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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (30 May 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: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The final Report of the independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was considered by Cabinet on 25 April. There are a number of operational recommendations. Government agreed that the HSE will establish an implementation group to progress these recommendations. The HSE is currently in the process of establishing this group. There are also a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The final Report of the independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, was considered by Cabinet on 25 April. There are a number of operational recommendations. The Government agreed that the HSE will establish an implementation group to progress these recommendations. There are also a number of proposals around legislative change and those have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) was established in 1998 with the aim of promoting expertise in Ireland for the advancement of the discipline of pharmacoeconomics through practice, research and education. The NCPE is an independent Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Agency responsible for evaluating drug treatments for use in the Irish healthcare setting. The NCPE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 May 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 Service Executive (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive's Corporate Pharmaceutical Unit (CPU) commissions the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) to assess medicines following receipt of an application for reimbursement. The NCPE are commissioned to review the following classes of medicines: - New active substances seeking reimbursement in Ireland. - New indications for currently reimbursed drugs. - Drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 May 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 (30 May 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 (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In February, I published the Mazars Review which examined the governance arrangements around the HSE’s Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Process. As per their Report, the organisation undertook consultation with:The Health Service ExecutivePrimary Care Reimbursement ServiceThe Executive Management TeamThe Drugs GroupThe National Centre for PharmacoeconomicsThe Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 to 746, inclusive, together. Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH) is a common autosomal recessive disease resulting in over absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract. Over time, excess iron accumulates in cells of organs including the liver, pancreas and heart causing damage. Research into the condition by the HSE found that 1 in 83 people are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (30 May 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: Hospital Staff (30 May 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 (30 May 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 Services (30 May 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 (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In Ireland the profession of Audiologist is currently regulated for the purposes of access to public sector employment only. The HSE sets the approved qualifications and standards for employment as an Audiologist in the publicly funded health sector. These can be found on the HSE website at - www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/eligibility-criteria/audiologist.h tml. There are many professions engaged...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an administrative matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The regulations governing the pharmacy fee structure are set out in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (No. 34 of 2017) and in S.I. No. 639 of 2019, the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (Payments to Community Pharmacy Contractors) Regulations 2019, which put the current fee structure in place, with effect from 1 January 2020. Under Section 42(14) of the 2017 Act the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 May 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...