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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines. Therefore, the first matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. On the second matter, my officials have advised me that my Department has not received a request...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Apr 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 (27 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the HSE deliver all digital health solutions, my Department incurs no direct expenditure on eHealth but does provide the funding for eHealth via the ICT capital section of the annual service plan to the HSE, who have operational responsibility for delivery of eHealth and ICT solutions and services across the health service. This remit includes the delivery of eHealth programmes and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Apr 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 (27 Apr 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 Staff (27 Apr 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: Health Services (27 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the provision of services is an operational matter for the HSE, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services without charges to medical card and GP visit card holders. As GPs are private practitioners, data regarding the number of visitations by card holder by age cohort is not available. The annual Healthy Ireland survey may be of assistance in providing estimated visitation rates per age...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (27 Apr 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: Departmental Policies (27 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I recognise the significant role community pharmacists play in the delivery of patient care and acknowledge the potential for this role to be developed further in the context of health service reform. Their participation in the national COVID-19 vaccination programme – the largest ever undertaken by the State – and in the recently launched free contraception scheme are examples...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Apr 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: Medical Cards (27 Apr 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 Contracts (27 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has no contracts in place with the company detailed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (27 Apr 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.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: From the Seanad (26 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: This is an entirely technical amendment to delete the phrase "Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform" and replace it with "Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform". The amendment is required by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, OPC.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: From the Seanad (26 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank my colleagues across the Dáil and the Seanad for the speedy passage of the Bill through Committee and Remaining Stages. We all know how important the Bill is and what it will do for patients. It will provide mandatory open disclosure of serious patient safety incidences. It provides for notification to the regulator. It extends HIQA's remit to private hospitals, which is very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The partnership between Children’s Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic Hospital has grown successfully over the last number of years, with clinically suitable patients from CHI undergoing orthopaedic procedures at Cappagh to help address long waiting lists at the CHI hospitals. In 2022 I approved an ambitious plan from Children’s Health Ireland aimed at reducing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cybersecurity Policy (26 Apr 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: General Practitioner Services (26 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to the extension of GP visit card eligibility to those who earn the median household income or less, as announced in Budget 2023. In total, approximately 400,000 additional individuals are estimated to become eligible under this expansion. This measure will remove the cost of accessing GP care from those for whom cost is most likely to prevent access; helping...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Apr 2023)

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