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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 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: Hospital Services (18 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: Hospital Services (18 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: Hospital Services (18 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: Hospital Services (18 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: Hospital Services (18 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: Hospital Services (18 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: Primary Care Centres (18 Jan 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: Mortality Rates (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health does not produce estimates of excess mortality. However, the Department closely monitors estimates of excess mortality which are published by a range of different sources. Ireland continues to participate in EuroMOMO, a European mortality monitoring activity, aiming to detect and measure excess deaths related to seasonal influenza, pandemics and other...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Last year, the Government announced a once-off, ex-gratia COVID-19 pandemic recognition payment for frontline public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. Following extensive engagement with healthcare unions on the matter, on 19th April last the HSE published eligibility guidelines and FAQs, as apply to the HSE and Section 38 agencies, which are...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 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: Legislative Reviews (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health commenced the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in line with statutory and Government commitments. The Review is assessing the effectiveness of the operation of the legislation and will be conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The Review is being led by an independent Chair Marie O’Shea and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 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 (18 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: Hospital Charges (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Access to the children's hospital at the St James's campus is well served by public transport, however the plans and design for the hospital recognise the need of families to access the hospital by car. The plans for the hospital provide for 1,000 car parking spaces, of which 675 will be dedicated for use by families, three times the number of spaces currently available at the three Dublin...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The details requested by the Deputy are supplied in the table. In the period 2019-2021, the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry data from the Healthcare Pricing Office reports that there was an average of 2,509 discharges per year of inpatients with a principal diagnosis code indicating a neoplasm at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, while a further 6,406 discharges on average per year have attended...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under Section 27(3) of the Dentists Act 1985, the Dental Council can refuse to register someone who is otherwise entitled to be registered on the grounds they are unfit to practise. While a decision on a matter like this would ultimately be a matter for the Council and would depend on the circumstances concerned, the Dental Council advise it is unlikely that a dentist who has been erased...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jan 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. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals are still impacted by operational challenges arising from the pandemic and the current pressures on Emergency...