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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (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 Waiting Lists (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.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: We have to bear that in mind. If we do a line-by-line comparison with the proposals in the Bill and the recommendations in the report, the Bill before us does not reflect the recommendations in the report. The Committee on Health is the appropriate place to put this. Various members of the committee have raised questions about this. I am surprised at that. It was an Oireachtas...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I again thank colleagues for their time and for tabling this debate. I start by acknowledging the work of healthcare workers providing these services. Many statements have been made here today about the services not being sufficiently accessible and being flawed. They are not sufficiently accessible and there are improvements we can make but I can tell colleagues that I talk directly to...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann resolves that the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 be deemed to be read a second time this day twelve months, to allow for consideration by the Joint Committee on Health of the legislative proposals contained in the Report of the Review of the...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022. The Bill was initiated in the Dáil in September of last year and passed all Stages on 10 May. The Bill is fundamentally about health practitioners, who are the individuals working tirelessly to deliver the health and social care services...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank colleagues for their support for the Bill and will address some issues raised. The first was whether CORU can do more and do it quicker. I would say most parts of the health service can do more and do it quicker. We have significantly increased the capacity in CORU for exactly these reasons. In 2018, it had 48 whole-time equivalents; now it has 79. There has been a big increase...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Healthy Age Friendly Homes has been operating in 9 pilot local authorities since June 2021, and will be expanding nationally later this year to all local authorities. The programme received €5.2m in funding as part of Budget 2023 to facilitate this rollout, which will include the recruitment of a national manager, 6 regional managers, 44 local coordinators, and 15 administrative staff....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Safeguarding adults, including older adults, who may be at risk of abuse in the context of their interactions with the health and social care sector is a key objective of my Department, every statutory body under its aegis, and every health and social care service that interacts with such adults. In the health and social care sector, a framework of standards, policies and procedures is in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy may be aware that across the health and social care disciplines, there are a large number of students on placement in hospital and healthcare settings, approximately a third of which are final year students. The length of placements and the activities performed during these placements vary between the disciplines. These students are not employees, therefore not paid, and in many...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is well recognised that additional hospital in-patient accommodation is required across a number of larger hospital sites to improve patient flow and reduce pressures on Emergency Departments (EDs). In response, the HSE is progressing opportunities for additional capacity, in blocks of 50-150, on a number of Model 3 and Model 4 hospital sites with 24/7 EDs, across the country. Supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, following approval by Government on 13th December 2022, I was pleased to announce €9 million in additional supports for student nurses and midwives, €5.4m of which has been allocated to the HSE to introduce an enhanced Travel and Subsistence Scheme for eligible students while attending their supernumerary clinical practice placements. My...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 May 2023)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 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 (25 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: Data Protection (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department requires that all applications are used in line with policies and procedures in compliance with GDPR. All official departmental mobile devices and apps which run on them comply with guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This guidance is based on risk assessments appropriate to the circumstances and is kept under continuous review by the NCSC. My...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 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 (25 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) advise that the provision of systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACT) for patients with cancer can include many other additional elements to support the patient in the management of adverse effects associated with their treatment. Scalp cooling is an example of one such supportive care measure. There are 26 public hospitals providing SACT...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (25 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.