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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of health services. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. For GMS patients unable to locate a GP themselves, the HSE may assign an eligible person to be included on a medical practitioner's GMS list where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their diligent efforts during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Last year the Government announced a once-off, ex-gratiaCOVID-19 pandemic recognition payment for certain frontline public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. Eligibility criteria for the payment were set following...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (14 Nov 2023)

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 (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The collection of taxes and issues relating to the interpretation of tax law are a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. New guidance regarding the tax treatment of GP's GMS income has now been issued by the Revenue Commissions. Officials from my Department and the HSE engaged with the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance prior to publication to understand...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600, 601 and 602 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy 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, 6 October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the competent authority in respect of the use of animals for scientific purposes within Ireland. Any project on animals conducted in Ireland must be evaluated by the HPRA in accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. This Directive seeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (14 Nov 2023)

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: Abortion Services (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is Government policy that termination of pregnancy services under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 should be provided in all 19 maternity hospitals. Currently 12 of the 19 maternity hospitals are providing termination of pregnancy services, as prescribed in the 2018 Act, which includes termination in early pregnancy (i.e. under 12 weeks) as follows:National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (14 Nov 2023)

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 Appointments Status (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Following contact from Officials in my Department, I understand the Deputy had agreed to withdraw this question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Nov 2023)

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.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I think we could do with a live fact checker for Deputy Doherty's contributions to the Dáil. He said I refused to come in here; the Minister of State, Deputy Butler came in.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: He said I refused to meet the GPs.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In fact, I wrote back to the GPs immediately and on the basis of their concerns and the urgency they raised, I said that on a Dáil sitting day I could meet them here or we would do a video conference call. They declined that offer. The offer stands. My understanding is that the issues raised are serious. What we have done is we have immediately sent an expert team into Letterkenny...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: If the Deputy wants to send me a note on that, I will get back to him with detailed points on it. We are very much aware of the long waiting lists for orthodontics. It is one of the areas that is funded in the waiting list action plan. Good progress has been made, as he said, for the children most in need of the most urgent care. I would like to see the waiting list action plan expanded...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for his question and join him in acknowledging the work that Tipperary University Hospital does. The hospital has gone from strength to strength in serving the needs of the population. There has been, as he will be aware, a very big increase in the amount going into the hospital from the Government, and rightly so. In fact, the budget has gone up nearly 30% since...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Any projects working their way through the process will be assessed on a project-by-project basis, as they always have been. When we look at Tipperary, Clonmel, the hospital there and the county as a whole, what we see in terms of health services is a story of more and better services being provided. We have gone through the very big increase in funding, staff and services for Tipperary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I certainly will look into it. The Deputy can give the details to me or the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and we will certainly take a look. The Minister of State and I are very much aware that while there are millions more home care hours being delivered and they are providing an awful lot of support to individuals and families right across the country,l a little more than 3,000 people...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The allocation of resources for next year is not at the same level that it was at for this year or 2022. The focus is on building capacity across the system. For example, I know the Deputy and her party are signed up to the safe nurse staffing framework. That is fully funded to roll out to every ward in every hospital around the country. It is to finish rolling out; a lot of work has been...