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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Feb 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: Vaccination Programme (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow for the introduction of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 and 527 together. As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, we have referred it to the HSE for answer.

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

Stephen Donnelly: With thanks to the Deputy's office who clarified that the term used by the Minister was 'Virtual Wards' rather than 'Digital Wards'. The Minister used this term during his opening comments at the joint committee on health, which he attended last week. Virtual Wards have emerged as a viable clinical intervention, enabled by technology, that is a safe and efficient alternative to inpatient...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to operational data, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Successive National Cancer Strategies have delivered continuing improvements in outcomes for Irish cancer patients in terms of earlier diagnosis, better treatment, and improved rates of survival. The National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 was approved by Government in 2017. The Strategy has a robust implementation framework which is used to actively track cancer services across the State....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The NTPF was established under the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961, with the function of providing hospital treatment for citizens and the collection and validation of information in relation to waiting lists. Its role was extended in 2009 (via the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act, 2009) to provide for negotiations with private nursing homes in the context of fees payable for Fair Deal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The spending related to departmental office space, furniture and office IT equipment for the time period requested is detailed below. Year end IT Office Equipment Office Furniture Office space 31/12/2014 €151,964.88 €8,263.35 €0.00 31/12/2015 €188,265.60 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Feb 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 the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. However, Members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently not in a position to answer Parliamentary Questions due to industrial action. It is hoped that normal services will resume soon. In the meantime, this Department will continue to refer PQs to HSE for their direct...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Period Poverty (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 547 together. Following the publication of a Plan International Survey in 2018, which found that 10% of teenage girls were significantly impacted by period poverty, Private Members’ Motions on the topic were passed in both Houses of the Oireachtas and a sub-committee of the National Strategy for Women and Girls Strategy Committee was set up to...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently not in a position to answer Parliamentary Questions due to industrial action. It is hoped that normal services will resume soon. In the meantime, this Department will continue to refer PQs to HSE for their direct...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an enforcement matter I have asked the relevant authority, the Environmental Health Service of the Health Service Executive, to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Consultations (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Public Consultation on Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products, which ran for six weeks and closed on January 5th 2024, received 15,822 submissions. Analysis of the data is ongoing and a report will be published upon completion.

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

Stephen Donnelly: Waiting list information by hospital and specialty is published monthly by the NTPF and is available on their website: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm.