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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (4 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the Community Drug Schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Reimbursement is for licensed indications which have been granted market authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 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: Medicinal Products (4 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Reimbursement is for licensed indications which have been granted market authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (4 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Work is ongoing in my Department to progress the development of the new home support scheme within the broader context of the ongoing reform of our health and social care system, as envisaged in the Sláintecare Report. The scheme will provide equitable access to high-quality services based on a person’s assessed care-needs. My Department is currently developing a regulatory...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 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: Home Care Packages (4 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The existing tender for home support services was extended by the HSE at the end of 2022 and is now due to expire at the end of April. The process of developing the new tender is underway. Officials in the Department are engaging at a senior level with the HSE. HSE has ongoing engagements with home care providers to progress the new tender. No final decisions on the tender content have been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Reimbursement is for licensed indications which have been granted market authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). In line...
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I am happy to move straight to the amendments, if that suits the Cathaoirleach and committee members.
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: They just relate to numbers. Various subsections and sections change as part of the amendments.
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, line 3, to delete “subsection (2)” and substitute “subsections (2) and (4A)”
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, line 10, after “State” to insert “, a Member State or the United Kingdom”. Social care work is a designated profession under the Health and Social Care Professions Act 2005. The profession, as members will be aware, is due to be regulated by CORU in November this year. This Bill, as initiated, proposed amendments to the...
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The nature of unforeseen consequences is that it is difficult for me to say that they will arise. We have to endeavour, as with all of the healthcare professions, to make sure they are well regulated, well supported, feature continuous professional development as part of that and that we as legislators make sure that the regulators – the professional bodies and training bodies...
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Can the Deputy give me more information on that?
- Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: We are very much into amendments Nos. 4 and 5 here. I will be guided by the Cathaoirleach. We can discuss it now.