Results 10,501-10,520 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (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. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
- 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (6 Jul 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: Health Services Waiting Lists (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for scoliosis treatment, and I remain conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. Last year I approved an ambitious plan from Children’s Health Ireland to reduce the number of children waiting for spinal orthopaedic procedures (scoliosis/spina bifida) by the year end. Some €19...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Technology Assessment Regulation (HTAR) entered into force in January 2022 and will fully apply as of January 2025. Its purpose is to strengthen the quality of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in the European Union and ensure efficiency in the evaluation of new medicines and technologies in a consistent way across member states. The European Commission recently sought member...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The NCPE was subject to audit in 2019 as part of a review commissioned by the Department of Health and conducted by Mazars examining the governance arrangements to support the HSE’s drug reimbursement process. In relation to staffing and governance the report highlighted that: “As their roles are so specialist, we reviewed the qualifications of the staff at the NCPE. We noted...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (6 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 Admissions (6 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 (6 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: Ambulance Service (6 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: Health Services (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Sight testing, eye examinations and optical appliances are provided to medical card holders by ophthalmologists, optometrists and dispensing opticians through the Community Ophthalmic Services Schemes (COSS). Patients may access these services following a referral by a healthcare professional such as their general practitioner. All children, including those not covered by a medical card,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 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: Departmental Websites (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The situation described has not arisen in the Department of Health.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE published its Annual Report and Annual Financial Statements for 2022 on the 4thJuly 2023.The report highlights the activity carried out across our health service during the year and giving an analysis of progress on reform, operations, budget management and governance. The report is available at ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (6 Jul 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’. Work is ongoing within the Department across four broad areas to progress this commitment: (i) Regulation of home-support providers; (ii) the examination of future funding options for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 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 Records (6 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 Staff (6 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Health and Social Care workforce planning and ensuring an appropriate pipeline of suitably qualified healthcare professionals is a top priority my department. Department of Health officials engage on an ongoing basis with officials in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that we train enough graduates...