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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to an individual application I have asked CORU to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone needing a termination of pregnancy can access services in safety and with privacy and dignity. Government approved the General Scheme of a Bill on 27th July 2022 and it was published on 5th August 2022. Since that time officials from my Department have worked with the Office of the Attorney General and other relevant stakeholders to draft...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone needing a termination of pregnancy can access services in safety and with privacy and dignity. Government approved the General Scheme of a Bill on 27th July 2022 and it was published on 5th August 2022. Since that time officials from my Department have worked with the Office of the Attorney General and other relevant stakeholders to draft...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: On 27th July 2022 I secured Cabinet approval to legislate for the designation of safe access zones around certain healthcare facilities. The General Scheme of a Bill was published on the 5th August 2022. Since that time officials from my Department have worked with the Office of the Attorney General and other relevant stakeholders to draft the text of a Bill. This Bill is now at second stage...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 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: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jul 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: Dental 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 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 (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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government and I are fully committed to improving genetics services in Ireland. One of the key ambitions the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetics and Genomics Medicine in Ireland, launched in December 2022, is to build a strong national genetics service. This will be a patient and family-centred service that can be accessed equitably across the country and across the lifespan of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (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: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred this question to the HSE for direct response.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy 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: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The key...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental 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: Dental 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: State Claims Agency (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: This matter has been referred to the HSE for direct response as this relates to operational matters in the HSE.