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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As recruitment and staffing 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: Child Protection (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter relating to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Sep 2024)
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: Dental Services (19 Sep 2024)
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: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: My Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill will increase the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco products to 21. It is designed to decrease our 18% smoking rate in adults and particularly to impact on those under 18 who are less likely to have friends aged 21 or over who might purchase cigarettes for them. This is an urgent and necessary intervention as our 2022 data shows us that 1 in 20...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Each year tobacco products kill 4,500 people here and cause an enormous range of illnesses including, but not limited to; at least 16 types of cancer; multiple respiratory diseases including COPD which leads to airflow obstruction that is irreversible; cardiovascular diseases including aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease which can lead to gangrene and stroke; diabetes; rheumatoid arthritis...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to raise the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco products to 21 in order to reduce smoking prevalence and ultimately reduce the disease, disability and death and economic costs that it brings. Analysis of the 2007 increase in the legal age of sale from 16 to 18 here found reduced smoking prevalence and a reduction in the likelihood of ever having tried a cigarette among 14- and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Sep 2024)
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: Public Sector Pay (19 Sep 2024)
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: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Ensuring that all home support users are provided with high quality care is a priority for my Department and the Government as a whole. As such, considerable work has gone into developing a regulatory framework for home support providers. This work comprises of primary legislation for the licensing of home support providers, regulations for home support services which will set out the minimum...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As recruitment and staffing 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 (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I made one visit to the United States of America in July. Accommodation was sourced through the Department of Foreign Affairs and normal travel & subsistence arrangements applied. Costs for these have not yet been submitted to my Department. All flights were booked economy class and the attached tables outline accommodation and travel details.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Sep 2024)
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: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: This is a matter for Department of Taoiseach and was answered by the Department of Taoiseach on the 9th of September 2024 (PQ35897/24).
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 Sep 2024)
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: Healthcare Policy (18 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The various policy options and legal aspects to prevent exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunbeds are being considered by my officials, including the feasibility of a ban on commercial sunbeds. The EU's response to tackle cancer is set out in Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. This includes Action 18 on measures to prevent exposure to UV radiation, including from sunbeds. I...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (18 Sep 2024)
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: Assisted Human Reproduction (18 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, a commitment to “introduce a publicly funded model of care for fertility treatment” is included in the Programme for Government. The Model of Care for Fertility was developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) in order to ensure that fertility-related issues are...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Sep 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.