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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly with the information

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The New Children’s Hospital Project remains the most significant capital investment programme undertaken in the healthcare system in Ireland. It will play a key role in strategic reform for paediatric services and is fully aligned with Sláintecare. The New Children’s Hospital will have 380 individual in-patient ensuite rooms, including 60 intensive care beds. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (1 Jun 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 Meetings (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of bilateral meetings I have had with EU Ministers for Health to date in 2023 is provided in the table below. EU Member State Minister Role Date Italy Orazio Schillaci Minister of Health 22/02/2023 Belgium Frank Vandenbroucke...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Jun 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 Aids and Appliances (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement under the Community Drug Schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (1 Jun 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 Infrastructure Provision (1 Jun 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: Primary Care Centres (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jun 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. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (1 Jun 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: Healthcare Policy (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 has now passed all Oireachtas stages.  The Bill's key provisions relate to certain registration routes for social care workers and access for holders of UK medical degrees who wish to take up intern posts here. Once the register for social care workers opens, the Health and Social Care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Preliminary Business Case (PBC) and pre-tender Final Business Case (FBC) for the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) were submitted to the Department of Health by the NMH Project Board for combined review at Decision Gates 1 and 2 of the 2019 Public Spending Code (PSC) lifecycle process. Under the March 2023 update to the PSC, this review most aligns with Stages 1 and 2...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The New Children’s Hospital (NCH) project comprises the main hospital on a shared campus at St James’s, and two Outpatient and Urgent Care Centres at Connolly and Tallaght hospitals. Both satellite centres are now open and successfully delivering a new model of ambulatory and urgent care for children and adolescents in the Greater Dublin Area. Works are progressing well on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Over the past three years, there has been a targeted commitment to ensure significant expansion of the health sector workforce. This is evident through the record breaking funding secured in order to build this vital additional capacity. Since 2019, this record-breaking expansion has seen an additional 20 thousand whole-time equivalents added to the workforce. This is substantial growth of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for clarifying through her office that the question relates to the anticipated Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill and the rationale for this Bill being developed by my Department. I and my Department take the risk of abuse of vulnerable adults in healthcare and social care contexts very seriously. In the health and social care sector, various structures and processes,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services (1 Jun 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: Medicinal Products (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In February, I published the Mazars Review which examined the governance arrangements around the HSE’s Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Process. I fully support the recommendations contained in the Mazars report around improving the process, increasing transparency, providing easier access, and supporting value for money. An implementation group has been established between my Department...