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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical goods, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE also has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community health schemes. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Work is ongoing to progress the development of the new home support scheme within the broader context of the ongoing reform of our health and social care system, as envisaged in the Sláintecare Report. The scheme will provide equitable access to high-quality services based on a person’s assessed care-needs. Work is ongoing across three workstreams:  (i) Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I take issues in relation to safeguarding very seriously. My Department is at an advanced stage of developing a national policy on adult safeguarding specifically for the health and social care sector, the policy will cover all public, private, and voluntary settings including private nursing homes. It is anticipated that the policy will cover a wide range of issues, which may include rights...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Access to independent advocates is governed by legislation under the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013. Regulation 9 provides that registered providers of nursing home care are obliged to uphold a residents’ right to access to independent advocacy services. The Patient Advocacy Service (PAS) is an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Reducing waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures remains a commitment of this Government. Earlier this year I approved an ambitious plan for Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to reduce the number of children waiting for spinal orthopaedic procedures (scoliosis and spina bifida) by year end. Both current and capital funding totalling €17.43 million has been approved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Reducing waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures remains a commitment of this Government. Earlier this year I approved an ambitious plan for Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to reduce the number of children waiting for spinal orthopaedic procedures (scoliosis and spina bifida) by year end. Both current and capital funding totalling €17.43 million has been approved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am referring the Deputy's question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 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 Staff (5 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 Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: This is a service matter regarding specialist cardiology workforce. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 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. As the deputy is aware, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (5 Jul 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 773 and 848 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this challenging period. As the deputy is aware, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a matter for the HSE, I have asked them to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Public Health Act (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, all infectious diseases are reportable to the Public Health Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting system (CIDR). The infectious disease, COVID-19 was included under the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No.53 of 2020) on the 28 February 2020. In addition, to the reporting requirements under these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (5 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 (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 780 and 792 together. Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least...