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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On 7 March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important role that Section 39 organisations and staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities and older people. A process of engagement to examine the pay of workers in Community and Voluntary organisations was committed to by the Government in October 2022. While the Government has committed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 was introduced to, and passed Second Stage in, the Dáil in March 2022 and has been referred to the Select Committee on Health for Third Stage. The focus of this Bill is on the regulation, for the first time in this country, of a wide range of assisted human reproduction (AHR) practices undertaken within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 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: Abortion Services (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister can confirm that he has received the Report of the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. The Report assesses whether services mandated under the Act are being delivered and makes certain recommendations in relation to service improvement. The Minister will review this comprehensive Report and make the necessary arrangements to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1355, 1356 and 1357 together. The National Treatment Purchase Fund was established under the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961, with the function of providing hospital treatment for citizens and the collection and validation of information in relation to waiting lists. Its role was extended in 2009, via the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009, to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Mar 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 Facilities (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: A Major Emergency was declared at Wexford General Hospital 1st March 2023 following a serious fire event. No injuries or accidents to patients or staff have been reported. HSE Estates and local services are working to access the extent of the damage and safely bring back services as soon as possible. Maternity services at the Hospital resumed on Friday 3rd March. Hospital Wards are being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 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 Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix is an evidence-based approach to determining safe staffing and skill mix levels for nursing and healthcare assistants and has been policy since 2018. The Framework, built on the principle that patients are individuals, determines nurse staffing levels based on care requirements. The impact of implementing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly with the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 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 (21 Mar 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: Hospital Services (21 Mar 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On 7 March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On 7 March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of a new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The policy decision regarding the allocation of medical intern places was put in place in 2016 to ensure CAO entry medical graduates are guaranteed an internship place following completion of their medical degrees. It is a priority that these CAO graduates have access to internships in order that they may obtain full registration with the Medical Council of Ireland, and subsequently obtain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Mar 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...