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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Nov 2023)
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’. The Government is committed to establishing a new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home support services, which the Department of Health is currently developing. Work is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 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 (8 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 Facilities (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their 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 significant...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Forums (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: For context, Government at its meeting on the 31st January 2023, approved the establishment of an Interdepartmental Working Group to examine the rising cost of health-related claims and consider mechanisms to reduce costs and approved the Terms of Reference and membership of the Group. The Group is chaired independently by an expert healthcare professional, Dr Rhona Mahony and is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, the SCA has provided me with the information set out below in response to the Deputy's question. I have been informed by the SCA that this information has been extracted from the National Incident Management System...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 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: Health Services Staff (8 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 Admissions (8 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: Health Services (8 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: Health Services (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Act (2004), as amended, provides the legislative basis for the preparation, submission and approval of the HSE National Service Plan. The Department and the HSE are continuing to engage on the development of the National Service Plan 2024 and the objective is an early approval of the National Services Plan.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the HSE, I have referred the question to the HSE for a direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for the question. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), as the pharmacy regulator, is responsible for protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of patients and the public by regulating pharmacists and pharmacies in Ireland and assuring public trust in the quality of pharmacy services through effective regulation. Under the Pharmacy Act 2007, there is no...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 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: Vaccination Programme (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC continue to revise its recommendations having regard to of the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. As the Deputy is aware, the varicella vaccine is not currently included as part of the primary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (8 Nov 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The delivery of capital projects is a dynamic process and is subject to the successful completion of the various approval stages, in line with the new lifecycle approach of the updated Public Spending Code (PSC). The proposed new Emergency Department (ED) at Beaumont Hospital, (which includes the reconfiguration of the existing ED), is a large and complex capital proposal, which is in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 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: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 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.