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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 Staff (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: 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: Medical Cards (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 624 and 627 together. Eligibility for a Medical Card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (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: General Practitioner Services (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The capitation rates payable to GPs under the GMS scheme and other GMS payment/support rates, as well as fees for certain non-GMS services, are set out in the Public Service Pay and Pension Act 2017 (Section 42) (Payments to General Practitioners) Regulations 2019 as amended. It is important to note that the capitation rates payable to a GP under the GMS scheme are dependent on the contract...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to making healthcare more accessible and affordable and has introduced several reductions in the cost of healthcare. Prescription charges were introduced in the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2010. On 1 November 2020, prescription charges under the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme were reduced as follows:To €1.00 per item for persons over 70, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE currently operates three schemes that facilitate patients accessing treatment abroad. The HSE operates the EU Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled under EU Regulation 883/04. The TAS is a consultant led scheme and allows for an Ireland-based public consultant to refer a public patient who is normally resident in Ireland for treatment in the public healthcare system of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund looks to source treatment or an appointment for all patients waiting more than 3 months subject to available public and private capacity. As part of the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) 20 specific high volume procedures were identified, that at the end of 2022 accounted for more than 40% of the IPDC waiting list, with a commitment that anyone...

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: Departmental Reviews (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

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: Departmental Expenditure (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: Disease Management (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Diabetes is a complex condition that can require management across the entire spectrum of healthcare delivery, including self-management support as well as care delivered through general practice, community specialist care and hospital inpatient specialist care. The planned delivery of diabetes services is ongoing. As part of Budget 2023, funding was allocated to implement a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 641 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement under the community schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the Act to have regard to a number of criteria...

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: Abortion Services (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644, 645 and 646 together. I am committed to ensuring safe access to termination of pregnancy services. Officials from my Department have worked with the Office of the Attorney General, Tailte Éireann, and other relevant stakeholders to develop the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 . This Bill designates Safe...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Eligibility (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 conditions covered by the Scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (3 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 commenced in line with statutory and Government commitments in December 2021. The Review assessed the effectiveness of the operation of the legislation. As part of the first phase of the review, information and evidence on the operation of the Act was collected from a range of stakeholders. As part of this process the...