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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 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: General Practitioner Services (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 586 and 695 together. My officials and the HSE have made preparations for the expansion of GP care without charges to all children aged 6 and 7. Engagements with the IMO, representing GPs, in relation to the necessary fee structures are ongoing with the intention of introducing this service as early as possible. Furthermore, from 1 April 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: All documentation to progress the proposed inquiry into the historical licensing and use of Sodium Valproate in Ireland is been finalised by officials within the Department of Health. A Memo for Government will be brought as soon as this work is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department funds health research through the Health Research Board (HRB). The HRB is not currently funding any research projects on the reasons persons travel abroad for surgery and potential associated risks. Proposals on this topic, along with any other health-related research topic, would be welcome. The HRB has a suite of grant programmes always open or planned. Projects can focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (31 Jan 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) publishes a list of medicines currently in short supply on its website with the reason for the shortage and expected dates for the return of supply. This information is dynamic and changes depending on the current information the HPRA has to hand, including removal from the list when a shortage has been resolved. The list of shortages in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In Ireland, national suicide statistics are provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) through their Vital Statistics publications which provide statistics on births, deaths and marriages. Legally, in Ireland, a death can be registered up to three months after the date of occurrence.  In addition, all unnatural deaths, including deaths from intentional self-harm must be referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: There has been, and continues to be, substantial investment in the University of Limerick Hospital Group. In October 2022, I broke ground on the new 96-bed inpatient block project at University Hospital Limerick. This €90m capital project will deliver a 4-storey, 96 single bed acute inpatient ward block, which will go some way toward addressing capacity issues in the region. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (31 Jan 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: Nursing Homes (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Private Nursing Homes are privately owned and run. Their terms and conditions of employment, once in line with employment legislation, are strictly between the employer and the employee. The terms and conditions available for nurses and care workers in the public sector are set by their individual employers and are currently covered by national wage agreement, Building Momentum.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Jan 2023)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational 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 (31 Jan 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: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of Budget 2023, I announced €32.2 million in funding for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023, to include dedicated funding for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine). The dedicated funding for Cariban® will help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during pregnancy. Cariban® is an Exempt Medicinal Product, i.e., it...