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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE, as Sponsoring Agency with day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of each of the six surgical hubs to respond directly to the Deputy on the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Jan 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 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: Medical Cards (23 Jan 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Jan 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: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Management of radioactive waste is a matter for the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications in the first instance. The Deputy should relay the question to that Department for response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Following the opening of the surgical hub in the Reeves Centre at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH), there was a significant decrease in the number of patients waiting for elective day case procedures at TUH. As such, Government decided to advance a minimum of six more surgical hubs, including one in Dublin South at Mount Carmel Hospital. Work has commenced on site at Mount Carmel...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Since 2020, there have been new openings of specialist inpatient palliative care units in Wicklow (15 beds), Mayo (12 beds), and Waterford (20 beds). This means that CHO8 is now the only community healthcare organisation without at least one specialist palliative care inpatient unit. In December 2021, I announced €10million in once-off funding to support a number of voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: In Ireland, specialist palliative care services are delivered by the HSE in partnership with voluntary agencies to provide integrated, high quality and accessible palliative care to patients and their families. Specialist palliative care is provided by multidisciplinary teams in acute hospitals, specialist palliative care inpatient units (hospices) and in community settings by community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: A priority for 2024 is to continue implementing the recommendations from the HSE 2020 report 'Clinical Governance and Operational arrangements for supporting a model of care for children with life limiting conditions towards the end of life in the community in Ireland'. The new HSE Service Plan 2024 will underpin further improvements in children’s palliative care services. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this a service issue I have referred the matter to the HSE for direct reply to the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Jan 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". In 2024, the Department of Health is focused on developing the regulatory framework for providers of home support services. It aims to ensure that all service users are provided with regulated care. Work...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (23 Jan 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. 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: Care of the Elderly (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I am pleased to provide the Deputy with an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop the role of advanced nurse practitioners in older person services and chronic disease management. In November 2021, I increased the target of the number of nurses and midwives practicing at an advanced level across the health service from 2% of the total nursing and midwifery workforce to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The provision of digital health solutions is a fundamental enabler for the reform of the health service and the implementation of Sláintecare. Digital health solutions played a key role during the Covid-19 pandemic with solutions developed to facilitate monitoring and managing the spread of infection as well as the administration of vaccines when they became available. Many other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2020 Programme for Government commits to delivering a ‘Carers Guarantee’ to provide a core basket of services to carers across the country, regardless of where they live. Annually recurring funding of €2 million was provided in Budget 2021 towards delivering the Carers’ Guarantee, providing a more standard package of supports to family carers in every region,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently not in a position to answer PQs 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 reply as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Jan 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.