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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

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 aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including the limited access to GP services in certain areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for his interest in this important topic. The joint HSE and ICGP Non-EU GP Programme is on target to bring up to 100 non-EU GPs to Ireland in 2023 which will help to quickly improve access to GP services, particularly in areas with limited capacity. It is planned to bring up to 250 more non-EU GPs by the end of 2024. A Doctor wishing to practice medicine in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, as such GPs arrange professional indemnity insurance from private medical indemnity providers. This is an arrangement between the two private parties in which the Minister for Health has no role. The State indemnifies enterprises on behalf of the Minister for Health under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS) when national policy confirms that this should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 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: Emergency Departments (13 Jul 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 Admissions (13 Jul 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 Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 692 together. It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (13 Jul 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 Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is important that I acknowledge the important role that Section 39 organisations and their staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities and older people. A process of engagement to examine the pay of workers in Community and Voluntary organisations was committed to by the Government in October 2022. While the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 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 (13 Jul 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 (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Medical Council, the statutory agency responsible for the registration and regulation of doctors in Ireland, have provided the information requested by the Deputy. The data, below, is taken from the Medical Council’s register of medical practitioners, which is a “living” database. Each working day doctors are entered on, removed from, or transferred between the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme, GPs can receive subsidies towards the employment of practice staff, contributions towards locum expenses to cover periods of leave, contributions towards medical indemnity insurance premiums and support payments for rural GPs who qualify under the Rural Practice Support Framework. A support is also available to GPs working in areas of social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 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 Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: This PQ relates to the HSE funding relationship with s38 and S39 agencies and therefore they are best placed to answer. Can we request for DoH to be copied on the response, please. similar PQ already referred PQ Ref: 34586/23

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is important that I acknowledge the important role that Section 39 organisations and their staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities and older people. A process of engagement to examine the pay of workers in Community and Voluntary organisations was committed to by the Government in October 2022. While the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter