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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 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 (18 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 (18 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: General Practitioner Services (18 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private contractors, most of whom hold GMS contracts with the HSE for the provision of services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. GMS contracts are held by individual GPs and payment for the related services is made by the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service to the GP concerned. In accordance with tax legislation, Professional Services Withholding Tax is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone needing a termination of pregnancy can access services in safety and with privacy and dignity. The purpose of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022 is to ensure safe access to termination of pregnancy services for women, service providers and their staff throughout the country. Government approved the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 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: Nursing Homes (18 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: All vacancies in the public health service are advertised online here Ms Carnevali can utilise the 'job search' option to search for suitable vacancies. Qualifications per vacancy differ, however the 'eligibility criteria' are also published at the link above and may be of assistance to Ms Carnevali in respect of role suitability.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (18 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I am advised that in response to ongoing clinical advances in neonatal care, both nationally and internationally, the survival of premature infants born at 23-weeks gestation has improved. Increasingly, infants born at 23-weeks gestation are being offered resuscitation and neonatal intensive care. This is the experience both in Ireland and in other developed countries. In that context, the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (18 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Finglas has long been identified as a priority location for the development of a Primary Care Centre due to the population level, care requirements for the community and the HSE Sláintecare programme which will provide care for patients closer to their home. The Finglas primary care centre is included in the capital programme 2023 A design team has been engaged for the project, the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 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.
- Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I echo the sentiments of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, in her opening remarks to Deputies, particularly the Deputies who tabled what is a constructive motion and have made positive contributions to this important debate on targeted investment in our health service. As colleagues will be aware, our health service has been through extraordinary challenges. A global...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. However,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Adult and child waiting list information by hospital and specialty is published monthly and is available on the NTPF website at: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 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 (17 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 (17 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cybersecurity Policy (17 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I am committed to significantly improving the digital transformation of healthcare. That is why I sought and received Government approval for the General Scheme of the Health Information Bill in April. The Bill is about enhancing the delivery of patient-centred integrated care; improving performance and innovation in the health service; supporting digital and data initiatives in...