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Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...anywhere in the world. I will take this opportunity to say to all healthcare workers in Ireland: we see their hard work, we appreciate all they do and we thank them. Given the focus right now on immigration, I would like to say something specifically to our international healthcare workers. One nurse and midwife in every two working in Ireland was trained abroad. More than two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., as the regulator for the professions of nursing and midwifery, I welcome registration applications from those that were educated overseas as they seek to join the health service workforce in the State. The NMBI are the independent, statutory body which sets the standards for the education of nurses and midwives in Ireland and have a function in safeguarding the public. Ensuring patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: .... Earlier this year, Government gave approval for CHI to enter into contracts for an enterprise level EHR for the new children’s hospital, and work is now progressing on that programme of work. - On the 28 March 2022, the first ever Consultants in Public Health Medicine in Ireland started their tenure. - Approval of the 2022-2027 Risk Equalisation Scheme from the European...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...new Omicron variant, B.1.1.529. I would like to advise the House that a number of actions have been swiftly implemented to limit the potential spread of this new variant. People arriving into the State from overseas who have been vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19 will be required also to have a certified negative or "not detected" test result. This can be from an antigen test taken...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...will allocate available specialist training places in the first instance to those candidates who, at the time of application, are: - Citizens of Ireland - Nationals of another Member State of the European Union (including EEA and Swiss nationals) - UK nationals - All persons currently holding a Stamp 4 immigration permission (including holders of a Stamp 4 EUFAM...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Any person, other than an exempted traveller, who has been in a designated State within 14 days of arriving in Ireland must complete mandatory hotel quarantine. At present, the Minister for Health has designated South Africa as a designated state. The list of designated states is under constant review. The Health (Amendment) Act 2021 provides for exemptions from mandatory hotel quarantine....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Amendment) Act 2021 provides for mandatory quarantine in designated facilities for persons coming into the State from areas where there is known to be sustained human transmission of COVID-19 or Variants of Concern, or from which there is a high risk of importation of COVID-19 or any variant of concern by travel from that area, and for the designation of such areas by the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (31 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...continuation into force of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 to 31 July 2021. To remind the House, this Act provides for the mandatory quarantine in designated facilities of persons coming into the State from certain areas. Commonly referred to as mandatory hotel quarantine, it has been operational since 26 March 2021. It has been an important part of the public health measures to combat...

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the continuation in force of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 up to 31 July 2021. I remind the House that this Act provides for the mandatory quarantine in designated facilities of persons coming into the State from certain areas. Commonly referred to as mandatory hotel quarantine, it has been operational since 26 March 2021. It has been an important part of the public health measures to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...who are planning to travel to Ireland should familiarise themselves with the requirements for their arrival, including whether or not they are arriving from or have transited through a designated state in the previous 14 days. Persons who arrive from designated states are required to undergo quarantine in a designated facility, which they must pre-book and pre-pay for before arrival, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Protection (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller under the Act. All applicable travellers must reserve and pay for a place in mandatory hotel quarantine....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival and to observe mandatory quarantine. Checks of evidence of a negative/not detected RT- PCR Covid-19 test on all arriving passengers into the State are carried out by Immigration Officials of the Border Management Unit and An Garda Síochána at ports of entry to the State. All cases where a test result is not available, or where the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: All passengers arriving to the State are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator form, there are limited exemptions from this requirement for international transport workers, diplomats and children under 16. The Passenger Locator Form is used to support a system of engagements with arriving passengers including the targeting of public health messaging by SMS and email and may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on international passengers to have a pre-departure test is given effect by S.I. No 11/2021, Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Restrictions upon Travel to the State from Certain States) (No. 2) Regulations 2021. The regulations place a requirement on arriving passengers to present evidence of a negative test result to an immigration officer on arrival to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...have also recently reviewed language standards. The NMBI intend to further review the amendments after 12 months. In regard to visas, information provided by the Department of Justice and Equality states that applications for an employment visa on the Atypical Working Scheme for Nurses are processed in accordance with visa procedures. Applicants must satisfy English Language Competency...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: When we spoke on Brexit in the Chamber last week, I stated that the decision by the people of the UK to leave the EU is bad for the UK, Ireland and the EU. We see that the UK economy is already showing signs of some damage. We have also seen warnings from the UK Government that it will look to reduce spending on public services so it is already beginning to see some economic turbulence....