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

Stephen Donnelly: Officials of my Department engage with their colleagues in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to appropriate visa arrangements for healthcare staff, including doctors and other medical staff, from time to time. This engagement has included consideration of the visa arrangements that should apply in relation to doctors providing locum services.Engagement and...

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

Stephen Donnelly: GPs contracted under the General Medical Services Scheme are required by their contract to make suitable arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum or deputy, for emergencies outside of normal practice hours. While there is no obligation on GPs to participate in GP out of hours co-operatives as a means of meeting the contractual requirement, such services facilitate the...

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 is...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child...

Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I want to make a few comments, having listened intently to the debate. I have reviewed some of the core documents about implementation of Sharing the Vision and of CAMHS, as well as the report itself, during the debate. I want to make a few quick points. I thank colleagues. I have found this debate useful. It shows that Dáil Éireann can work well when we are united on a common...

Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Go raibh maith agat a Cheann Comhairle and I am sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. The Mental Health Commission's interim report is an important contribution to our objective of providing timely high-quality child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. The focus on service quality and patient safety is vital in developing and improving services. Following the...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I apologise about the timing. It was entirely my fault. I very much welcome the opportunity to address the House on emergency departments. Like many Members, I have visited emergency departments across the country to hear about the first-hand experiences of patients and staff. I have seen the distress that overcrowding causes to patients and their families and to front-line staff working...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I reiterate my acknowledgement and that of the Government that what is happening in some accident and emergency departments - not in all of them but in too many- is not acceptable. It causes immense distress for patients and families and it is a very difficult working environment for our healthcare professionals. It is a very serious situation and one we have had for many years. I...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Every single day, I meet nurses in hospitals and in community care who love their jobs, who provide great care to patients and who are immensely proud of what they and their colleagues do. You would swear there was not one who was doing a decent job based on what we hear in the Dáil and what we have heard here today from Opposition Senators. We do have real challenges. There is a real...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I will finish on this point. As I have said, capacity is part of the answer. Reform is the other part. There has not been a patient on a trolley at University Hospital Waterford in more than three years. In hospitals such as those in Portlaoise and Tullamore, the number of patients on trolleys is consistently very low. Why? It is because they roster differently. They provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 290 (26 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has responsibility for the distribution of aids and appliances under the Community Funded Schemes. Therefore, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the question raised relates to a service matter, I am referring it to the HSE for a direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: This PQ relates to operational matters and has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.