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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner 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: Emergency Departments (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care 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: Primary Care 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: Health Services 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: Medical Qualifications (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 631 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and Registration Boards, collectively known as CORU, are responsible for protecting the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training, and competence amongst the professions designated under the Health and Social Care...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632, 633, 637, 642 and 643 together. As the matters raised by the Deputies are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputies directly, as soon as possible.

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 634 and 641 together. As the matters raised by the Deputies are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputies directly, as soon as possible.

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

Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 644 together. As the matters raised by the Deputies are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputies directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (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: Emergency Departments (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639 and 640 together. As the matters raised by the Deputy are service matters, 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 (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) has 20.5 whole-time equivalent staff. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible, providing the requested information on the number of staff in the Corporate Pharmaceutical Unit (CPU) and National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP).

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

Stephen Donnelly: Due to ongoing industrial action by FORSA staff in the Health Service Executive, it has not been possible to complete the Deputy's request for information by the required deadline. A direct reply will be issued to the Deputy when this information is available.

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

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: Ambulance Service (23 Jan 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy as the HSE was responsible for the rent or lease of hotels for different purposes during the COVID-19 response. However, as my Department separately operated and managed Mandatory Hotel Quarantine (MHQ), I have included a brief summary. Following Government decision...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (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: Hospital Facilities (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...