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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this issue is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Dedicated funding of €1.3m was provided in Budget 2023 to provide reimbursement support for Cariban, for women suffering hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea during pregnancy. Cariban has been available since the beginning of the year. As of 24 February 2023, 530 women have been approved for the product. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: That is concerning to hear. The HSE has engaged in good faith and the Government has funded the payments in good faith so that those in the voluntary sector and the private sector, such as in nursing homes, would make these payments. The criteria are clear for those employers in terms of the periods when the workers would need to have been there and whether they were involved in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: This is a matter the Deputy and I have discussed, and on which the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, engages with me probably on a weekly basis. There was a delay that I and none of the Wexford representatives are satisfied with. I have intervened. We are looking at a rapid-build process, which the Tánaiste referenced earlier. We are all aware that it takes too long to put these...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not acceptable and it is an issue in the Deputy's constituency and right across the country. What the Government has done is funded a very large number of posts. There are several hundred posts in the progressing disability services for children and young people which have not been filled. I have asked the Department and the HSE to find solutions to this, including, for example, more...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The ruling on the assessment of need has, unfortunately, caused real problems for the HSE in terms of getting the children the care they need. We have to resolve the assessment of need issue and the recruitment issue the Deputy quite rightly raised.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: If the Deputy wants to give me the particulars after this session on that issue, I will look into it. There is now significant funding for diabetes. Deputy Devlin, who is present, chairs the all-party committee on diabetes. Deputy Devlin and I met Diabetes Ireland before the last budget. I committed to Deputy Devlin and to Diabetes Ireland that we would put a strategy in place. One of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, many professions employed in the health service are not subject to statutory regulation, and this includes Clinical Measurement Physiologists. At present, eligibility criteria for posts within the HSE and HSE-funded services are approved by the HSE’s National Director of HR in consultation with stakeholders and with regard to recruitment challenges,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 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 Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. HSE decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds, on the advice of the National Centre for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland’s population is ageing rapidly, and for the most part, our older population clearly indicates their preference to age in place, in their own homes, for as long as possible. The Department of Health’s strategic policy goal is to deliver a new model of integrated, older persons health and social care services, across the care continuum, supporting older people to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Feb 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 (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea during pregnancy, which is expected to affect about 1% of the pregnant population. The Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Ovestin (estriol) 1mg per gram Vaginal Cream is authorised to be marketed in Ireland, however the company who holds the authorisation (Aspen Pharma Trading Ltd) does not currently market this medicinal product in Ireland and has not done so for a number of years. A company cannot be compelled to market any medicinal product in Ireland. A number of other HRT medicinal products are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department participates actively in the EU4Health Steering Group and Programme Committee, and together with its aegis bodies including the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Health Research Board (HRB), works to bring possible support measures under EU4Health to the attention of health authorities and eligible stakeholders. So far, Ireland has nominated national competent authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (23 Feb 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.