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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 is specific to the individual’s own financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (11 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: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: On the 4of July last, I confirmed that eligibility for GP visit cards will be extended to people who earn up to the median household income. Approximately 430,000 additional persons, who otherwise would have attended their GP on a private basis, are expected to become eligible for free GP care under this expansion, the largest expansion in GP care without charges in the history of the State....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The requested information relating to advisers in my Department is available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/9ad159-special-advisers-pay/ Staff emails in the department are structured as firstname_lastname@health.gov.ie and advisers can be contacted in this manner.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 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: Medical Cards (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: To ensure that people who need care have access to it, the HSE has developed and is currently implementing a plan to provide Long Covid services nationally. The investment allocated to this service has trebled in 2023 to 6.6 million. The Model of Care for Long Covid provides a framework for service delivery including care through GP services, community-led interventions and specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Pandemics occur when an infectious disease emerges and spreads globally. Whilst they do not tend to occur frequently, they are unpredictable events which have the potential to overwhelm the normal health services and severely disrupt the normal social and economic activities of the country, as we have seen through the COVID19 pandemic. Pandemics are identified as a national risk in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery 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 (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the matter raised is a service delivery 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 (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 701 and 702 together. Please note there is a typo in the above PQ it should read 'To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason behind the decision to remove mandatory masks in medical settings; and the evidence used to make this decision.' As the matter raised is a service delivery matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government recognises that there are significant challenges facing general practice, and that these challenges limit access to GP services in certain areas, including West Cork and impact on the timely provision of care. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 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: Departmental Policies (11 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: Medical Cards (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards based on having a particular disease or illness was previously examined in 2014 by the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 emphasises psycho-oncology services as a core part of complete cancer care and recommends the establishment of multi-disciplinary psycho-oncology teams in each designated cancer centre to deliver a comprehensive hospital-based clinical service. A Clinical Lead for Psycho-Oncology was appointed in December 2018 to engage with the designated centres with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Research (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In recent years, my Department has made significant progress in improving clinical trial infrastructure. In an effort to improve transparency, streamline approval mechanisms, and provide a robust framework for ethical approval process for clinical trials, my Department established the National Office for National Research Ethics Committees (NREC). This office, which plays a critical role in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.