Results 19,581-19,600 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Jun 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 Facilities (28 Jun 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 (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 898 and 899 together. Changes to COVID-19 testing and tracing as part of the overall transition arrangements for the pandemic were approved by the Government in February 2022. There is no longer a public health rationale or need for extensive testing, case finding and tracing of infection to reduce COVID-19 transmission. The focus now is on mitigation of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The operational detail of this question is a matter for the HSE and I have asked them to respond to you directly in relation to that detail.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 901, 914 and 918 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Jun 2022)
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: Health Strategies (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services commenced in January 2018 under the Chairmanship of Professor Phillip Nolan and a Steering Group formed from nominations of interested stakeholders representing medical, professional/technical staff, nursing and patient representatives. The aim of the Cardiac Services Review is to achieve optimal patient outcomes at population level with...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to supporting our population screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. It is important to be aware that any decisions about changes to our national screening programmes, or the introduction of new programmes, such as screening for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I welcome the EU4Health Programme which, with a budget of €5.1bn, is ten times larger than the previous European Health Programme. Mandating a wide range of support to health policies and actions, it presents a significant opportunity for Ireland. The EU4Health annual work plans are structured around four overarching strands – crisis preparedness, health promotion &...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 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: Home Help Service (28 Jun 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: Public Sector Pensions (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the HSE, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jun 2022)
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: Abortion Services (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 required a substantial shift in how care is provided across the health service, including the adoption of measures to facilitate social distancing, reduced personal contacts and footfall within medical facilities, as appropriate. As part of the health system response, a revised Model of Care for the Termination of Pregnancy Service was agreed to facilitate...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and limit the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) worked together in 2020 to put arrangements in place to allow termination of pregnancy services in early pregnancy to be provided remotely. For the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, where the need for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Jun 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: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Jun 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: Healthcare Policy (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot (NBS) Programme is a priority for me, and the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) has been progressing work on this expansion. The NSAC is an independent, expert committee which makes recommendations to me and my Department on new screening programmes, as well as changes to existing population-based screening programmes, based on...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Jun 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Ireland's first National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020 , known as iNAP1, was published jointly by the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in October 2017. Ireland's second One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021-2025, known as iNAP2, was published jointly by the Department of Health and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (28 Jun 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.