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Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (25 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The National Clinical Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG) was established in July 2024 to examine the clinical trials landscape in Ireland with the aim of supporting better clinical outcomes through increasing the number of trials taking place and improving access to domestic and international trials for trial participants. This will ultimately improve clinical outcomes for patients allowing them...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 874, 879 and 882 together. 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 (25 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: GPs contracted under the General Medical Services Scheme are required by their contract to make suitable arrangements to enable their patients to contact them, or a locum or deputy, for emergencies outside of normal practice hours. Most GPs participate in GP out of hours co-operatives as a means of meeting the contractual requirement, such services facilitate the provision of GP services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy for this question. As it relates to an operational matter for the HSE, I have referred your query to them for direct response to you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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 (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) has advised that the development of the National Framework for Endometriosis is nearing completion with final stakeholder engagement in progress to address issues identified during the consultation phase. The HSE continues to actively engage on these issues with a view to finalising and publishing the Framework as soon...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: A summary report on the Public Consultation on Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products was published on August 23rd 2024. This report provides an overview of the 15,821 submissions received, including the views of respondents on further regulation of flavours in nicotine inhaling products. The report is available at the link below:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Programme for Government 2025 commits to "Design a Statutory Homecare Scheme to allow people to stay in their own home for as long as possible." Achieving this commitment will require focused effort across several different workstreams, all contributing towards developing the statutory framework and improving the experiences of those receiving home support. The first element that is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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 Complaints Procedures (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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 Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you for your important query on the current shortage of Solpadeine Soluble Tablets. Chefaro Ireland DAC, the company responsible for supplying Solpadeine Soluble Tablets, has notified our medicines regulator, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), of shortages of Solpadeine Soluble Tablets Paracetamol 500mg Codeine Phosphate Hemihydrate 8mg Caffeine 30mg:In pack size 12...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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 (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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: Vaccination Programme (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: Shingles vaccination is not currently provided as part of the national immunisation programme but it is open to any individual who is aged 50 years and older and who wishes to receive the vaccine to consult with their GP or pharmacist. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the national immunisation programme are chosen by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: 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 (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: The role of the Minister for Health is primarily to deal with legislation, policy, overall budgetary allocation, and corporate governance. The HSE is a separate entity to the Department of Health and as such, the HSE has responsibility for matters relating to the staff within their employ or staff going through the process of recruitment. This query has been referred to the HSE for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Feb 2025)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together. As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputies directly, as soon as possible.