Results 11,841-11,860 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (24 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information (23 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 Appointments Status (23 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 (23 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: Public Procurement Contracts (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Government is committed to promoting care in the community for older people so that they can continue to live in their own homes for as long as possible. Home support is an increasingly important part of the supports we offer to older people and will continue to increase in importance into the future, as our ageing population grows. The Home Support Service is funded by Government to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 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 Services (23 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 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 Strategies (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to supporting our population screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. It is important to be aware that any decisions about changes to our national screening programmes, such as screening for Haemochromatosis, will be made on the advice of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 May 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: Public Procurement Contracts (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In order to examine the significant workforce challenges in the home-support and nursing home sectors in Ireland, Minister Butler established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022. This Group progressed a structured programme of consultative engagements with key sectoral stakeholders, including ICTU and the HCCI, to further explore and define the issues, and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 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: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an administrative matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an administrative matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Drug Payment Scheme (DPS) provides for the refund of the amount by which expenditure on approved prescribed medicines or medical and surgical appliances exceeds a named threshold in any calendar month. The DPS is not means tested and is available to anyone ordinarily resident in Ireland. The DPS threshold was reduced twice in 2022: - From €114 to €100 per month on 1 January...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the GMS scheme GPs receive a range of payments including capitation payments, fee per service payments and practice supports. Extending GP care without charges to all citizens who do not currently hold a medical card or GP visit card would encompass a further 3 million people approximately. It is not possible to definitively calculate the cost of universal GP care without charges given...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 736 and 742 together. The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. These services are provided by independent dental practitioners who have a contract with the HSE. As part of Budget 2010 measures, expenditure on the DTSS was capped at the 2008 level of €63 million....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As part of Budget 2023, I announced my commitment to abolish all public inpatient hospital charges this year. The Health (Amendment) Act 2023, signed into law by the President on 4 April 2023, removes the acute public in-patient charge of €80 per day for people accessing care as a public patient in public hospitals. This measure came into effect from 17 April 2023. The removal of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to making healthcare more accessible and affordable and has introduced several reductions in the cost of healthcare. On 1 November 2020, prescription charges under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme were reduced as follows: - For persons over 70, the charges were reduced to €1 per item with a maximum monthly charge of €10 per month. - For...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (23 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.