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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 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: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in respect of this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Oct 2023)
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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Oct 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: Home Care Packages (3 Oct 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. This is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Oct 2023)
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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 597 to 605, inclusive, 611, 622 and 623 together. Budget 2023 provided funding for a number of initiatives aimed at improving diabetes care, including commencing the development of a National Diabetes Registry and the commencement of a National Paediatric Audit of Type 1 Diabetes. Any decisions with regard to future funding for Diabetes care in Budget 2024...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Oct 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: Dental Services (3 Oct 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: Tobacco Control Measures (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will introduce a suite of measures which aim to reduce the appeal and availability of nicotine inhaling products such as electronic cigarettes to young people. Measures contained in the Bill include: A prohibition on the sale of nicotine inhaling products to those aged under 18.The creation of a licencing system for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, a temporary pause in recruitment has been introduced across managerial and administration grades in the HSE and Section 38 organisations. To begin, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all managerial and administration staff across the health service. Their roles are of significant importance in the running of our services. This recruitment...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: For a certain cohort of employees suffering from long-Covid, a Special Scheme ofPaid Leave for Public Health Service Employees unfit for work post Covid infection, specific to the public health service was introduced on 1 July 2022. This Special Schemewas due to conclude on 30 June this year. In recognition of this ongoing matter, sanction to extend the Special Schemefor a period of 12...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The table below sets out the number of personal data breaches logged by my Department since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 to date. Personal data breaches are dealt with in line with the Department’s Data Breach Management Policy and obligations under the GDPR. Year Number of Data Breaches 2018 4...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (3 Oct 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 Staff (3 Oct 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 Procedures (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for it to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Oct 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.