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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Sight testing, eye examinations and optical appliances are provided to medical card holders by ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing opticians through the Community Ophthalmic Services Schemes (COSS). Patients may access these services following a referral by a healthcare professional such as their general practitioner. All children, including those not covered by a medical card,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme (COSS) is a national fee-per-item scheme which was introduced in 1979. Under the COSS, medical card holders aged over 16 years can be seen by ophthalmologists, community ophthalmic physicians, optometrists or dispensing opticians. Eligible patients can receive an eye examination and be provided with prescribed optical appliances in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The programme for Government commits to ‘Introduce a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, which will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care’. Work is ongoing within the Department across four broad areas to progress this commitment: (i) Regulation of home support providers; (ii) the examination of future funding options for home...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Technology and innovation offer some unique opportunities to support and improve home and community care services in keeping people well, and provide support for them in their communities and homes whenever they may require health and social care assistance. Peoples willingness to adopt solutions that are enabled through technology was demonstrated throughout the pandemic, which required...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I wish to advise the Deputy that this is a matter for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: In the public health sector, a temporary Special Scheme has been in place since July 2022 to provide special leave with pay for eligible staff in respect of Long Covid. Sanction to extend the Special Scheme has been granted a number of times by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform (DPENDPR), however it will conclude as planned on 31st March 2024 and DPENDPR have been clear...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) continues to manage high volumes of presentations for unscheduled and emergency care. The latest available data shows that up to the 18th of February 2024, ED presentations at UHL increased by 19% on last year and emergency admissions by 13%. This trend is more pronounced among the over-75s with ED presentations having...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there...