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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland welcomes the EMA age extension recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty and Spikevax to include use in children aged 6 months to 5 years. Following the recommendation for use of vaccines against Covid-19 by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and authorisation for use by the European Commission, the NIAC develops guidance for their use in Ireland which is contained in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: 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: Alcohol Advertising (25 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not appropriate that schools use materials or resources developed by organisations funded by the alcohol industry. The HSE, in conjunction with the Department of Education, has developed a national evidence-based resource on alcohol and drugs use for both senior and junior cycles in secondary schools. My Department, the HSE and the Department of Education continue to work closely...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Maternity Strategy refers specifically to the importance of the bond between an infant and their parents, in particular its mother. The purpose of the Strategy is to ensure standard, consistent models for the delivery of a national maternity service, reflecting best available evidence, and ensuring that all pregnant women have appropriate and informed choice, and access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: An independent review of the Radiation Therapist profession has been agreed under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission. Discussions are ongoing between the parties to finalise a Terms of Reference and appoint an independent chair. As this is an ongoing Industrial Relations process it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

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: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

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.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, funding for various services for children is in place. I have raised the case she highlighted with the HSE and I believe the Department has responded to her. It is an ongoing case. I will receive an update in approximately two hours and we will revert to her on it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for raising the point. The short answer is "Yes". We are expanding cancer screening services right across the board, including breast cancer. The Deputy will be aware that I have allocated money specifically in the budget for next year to expand it. The other initiative that is happening, which will be useful, is that we have just launched a new national genetics and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Our thoughts are with the gentleman and his family. I will talk directly to the HSE. I am not sure whether the treatment abroad scheme is the mechanism required. It may well be but we will certainly consider any and all routes available.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Your solution is a blank cheque to the energy companies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Even Downing Street-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: -----has walked away from the Sinn Féin solution, which is a blank cheque to the energy companies. We will help the people, not the energy companies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Even Downing Street has walked away from it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: While we need to keep going, what has been done this year? A number of community healthcare organisations, CHOs, have already run recruitment initiatives to fill the vacancies that exist. Vacancies equivalent to approximately 72 whole-time equivalent staff have been filled so far this year. That is very welcome progress. The HSE dental service recently held a recruitment event. It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I agree with all he has said. There are several layers to what we are doing. One is prevention. The programme we are now bringing in for children from birth up to seven years of age is really exciting. The second layer is building additional capacity in our public health service, which we have discussed, and the third is modernisation and reform. This is why we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I ask that the Deputy bear with me for just one second. I apologise.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The timelines will be worked through once we see the options. As we discussed earlier, families, some of whom I have met, have very reasonable and important questions. Essentially, they want to know what happened. In some cases, their loved ones died during the first Covid surge and they were faced with unimaginable difficulties in desperately trying to find out what was going on when not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Homes (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy's final point is very important. Have we systematically looked at what did and did not work and made decisions to improve protections? The answer is that we have. The expert nursing home group was put in place and came back with some very comprehensive recommendations. There has been full support from the Government and a lot of investment through the budgets. Those...