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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jul 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 Staff (14 Jul 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 Staff (14 Jul 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has provided the attached table which outlines the number of patients aged 60-74 and the number of patients over the age of 75 on the acute hospital Inpatient/Daycase and Outpatient waiting lists at the end of May 2022, by hospital, by specialty and by time band.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has provided the attached table which outlines the number of patients under 18 years of age on the acute hospital Inpatient/Daycase and Outpatient waiting lists at the end of May 2022, by hospital, by specialty and by time band.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, waiting list information by hospital and by specialty is published monthly and is available on the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) website at: The NTPF only collects data on patients currently on the waiting list. The time to treatment of patients who have already received their care is not collected. As a result, the health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware from my previous responses on this issue, including Parliamentary Question No 404 of the 23rd June 2022 (PQ 33335/22), and No 874 of 12th July 2022 (PQ 37406/22), the validation process is carried out through cycles where the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with individual hospitals, via specified waiting lists, in order to identify appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy was not immediately available. I have surveyed the Department and my officials are collating a reply which will issue by the 15th July as requested.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: PQ 35162/22 of 30 July 2022 was referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. I have contacted the HSE about the matter and they have re-assured me that a reply will issue by 14thofJuly 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 850 and 851 together. GP GMS contractors receive a range of capitation rates, fee per service payments and practice supports. The cost of GP visit and medical cards varies significantly with the age of the cardholder. Cost calculations require complex and detailed modelling exercises to account for a range of demographic changes, future projections of service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Normal patient activity has been affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic and as a result 2020 and 2021 are not representative of normal services. Therefore 2019 would currently be the best representation of Income levels outside of the COVID Pandemic. In 2019, €30.6 million was raised through the statutory inpatient charge in the Acute Hospitals.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government, as provided for in the Programme for Government, is committed to introducing a public-only consultant contract in a timely manner. It is intended that the Contract will be introduced following engagement with the representative bodies, the IMO and the IHCA, that is currently in train. I appointed a new Independent Chair, Tom Mallon, in early June. Engagement between the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The vision of Sláintecare is to deliver safe, quality health and social care services that meet the needs of the growing population. General practice policies central to the implementation of Sláintecare are the reform of the GMS GP contract and the roll out of a Chronic Disease Management programme for GMS patients, and the move towards universal access to GP services without...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 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: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 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: Vaccination Programme (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland's COVID-19 vaccination programme is based on the principles of safety, effectiveness and fairness, with the objective of reducing severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths from COVID-19 infection. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC makes recommendations on vaccination policy to the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. On January 19th, the Government announced a 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (14 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Women and Infants Health Programme was established in the HSE to lead on the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services nationally. In that context, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.