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Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a matter for the HSE, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (22 Oct 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: General Practitioner Services (22 Oct 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 Charges (22 Oct 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 (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: There has been an unprecedented level of investment by this Government in the health service workforce in recent years, with the growth in the number of staff recruited in 2023 being the highest since the foundation of the HSE As of August 2024, there were 27,901 more staff working in our health service than there were at the beginning of 2020. That’s a 23% increase which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Oct 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: Medical Cards (22 Oct 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 Aids and Appliances (22 Oct 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: National Children's Hospital (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 683 to 685, inclusive, together. The New Children’s Hospital project remains the most significant capital investment programme undertaken in the healthcare system in Ireland. It will provide world-class, state of the art facilities where our healthcare professionals will deliver optimal care, leading to better health outcomes for all. This is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an administrative matter for the HSE, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 691 together. As our health system faces into what is traditionally the most challenging periods of the year, I would like to assure the deputy that every measure is being taken to ensure the smooth running of our hospitals over the winter period including Naas General Hospital and the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. We are making progress in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Oct 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. The Government is actively working to increase the number of GPs practising in the State and thereby improve access to GP services for all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. I am conscious of the burden this places on patients and their families. To address the issue, I adopted a multi-annual approach through a series of Waiting List Action Plans. Commencing in late 2021, these plans encompass short-term actions to increase capacity and activity in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 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: Cancer Services (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: In Budget 2025, I have secured €23 million for the National Cancer Strategy. This will deliver additional staff to screening and treatment services, expansion of existing screening programmes, and funding for community cancer supports. Since its publication in 2017, over €105 million new development funding has been allocated to the National Cancer Strategy for cancer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Coverage (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland has a voluntary community rated private health insurance market. One of its key principles is minimum benefit, whereby insurers are required, under the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) Regulations 1996, to offer a minimum level of cover in every insurance policy. This approach ensures that all consumers obtain an appropriate minimum level of health insurance cover,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Oct 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: Medicinal Products (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without undue hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards...