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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...expansion of the health sector workforce, with an increase of 16,000 whole-time equivalents over the original January 2020 estimate of public service numbers. The allocated pay budget has increased from €7.95 billion to €9.055 billion in 2021. The impact of the latest Covid-19 surge in the first quarter of this year has had an obvious impact on service delivery. Some...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on the additional capacity provided through the community healthcare organisations. On the expansion of home care, we have a very ambitious target for this year, that is, to add an additional 5 million hours. Some €150 million for additional expenditure was allocated. Of this, €140 million was for the provision of the hours and €10 million was for the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1717 and 2051 together. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last year as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elective hospital care was curtailed for the first quarter of 2021, in line with the rapid increase in Covid-19 hospital admissions, with only critical time dependent elective...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...are provided at the same time as outpatient consultations, funding hybrid services where public and private hospitals contribute to the treatment of patients, virtual clinics and clinical validation. €240 million has been provided in Budget 2021 for an access to care fund, €210m of which has been allocated to the HSE and a further €30m to the National Treatment...

Caring for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...therapy services in some parts of the country are unacceptably long and that this is a matter of legitimate concern for individuals and their families and carers. In response, budget 2021 has provided €150 million in new development money, plus additional Sláintecare funding, to support the roll-out of the enhanced community care programme. This level of investment in primary...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and communities. I thank every person, family and community for everything they have done so far. I am acutely aware of the frustration the public feel in the face of the continuing level 5 restrictions, with a daily case number that remains higher than any of us would like. I have no doubt that, for many, it feels like we are not making progress in our fight against this disease and...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In response to Deputy McAuliffe, the news about the walk-in test centres is good. I echo the Deputy's message, which is for people living within 5 km of these centres to turn up and get PCR tests. It is only one measure. There is no silver bullet but it is an extra measure to target and find this virus. It is to support people, communities and geographic areas where people need this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (10 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...are provided at the same time outpatient consultations, funding hybrid services where public and private hospitals contribute to the treatment of patients, virtual clinics, and clinical validation. €240 million has been provided in Budget 2021 for an access to care fund, €210m of which has been allocated to the HSE and a further €30m to the National Treatment Purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has worked intensively to put in place a comprehensive, reliable and responsive testing and tracing operation which has seen the completion of over 3.5 million tests for Covid-19 to date. The median time for community referral to appointment is less than 5 hours with almost 91% of GP referrals provided with a COVID-19 test appointment within 24 hours. Serial testing programmes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the UK. That is one part of the strategy. At the same time, we need to continue aggressively suppressing the virus here. Very good progress has been made, thanks to people sticking with level 5. We got good, heartening evidence from the ESRI to the effect that while people have been finding it really tough, they have understood that we absolutely must keep going. If the vaccines are...

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...with consequent increases in hospitalisation and mortality rates; — that the Government, following advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), took decisive and proactive action and put in place Level 5 restrictions from 31st December, in order to reduce the rate of infection and to prevent mortality from the disease; — the widespread commitment and...

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of Covid-19 measures; — the closure of many viable businesses across the country and the devastating impact on particular sectors including the arts, hospitality, tourism and sport; and — an increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 7.5 per cent with 71,800 more people unemployed compared to last year; further notes that, thanks to the collective efforts of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to live independently at home, promote self-empowerment, and have a focus on preventing illness, across 122 sites all around the country; - 96 Sláintecare Community Healthcare Networks based on populations of 50,000 people, and Specialist Hubs for Older People; - the agreement with General Practice to deliver a national Chronic Disease Management (CDM)Programme; and - Patient...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of every person's needs. Rather than saying one can have five hours or six hours, it will be a bespoke individual assessment. The programme for Government commitment on increased hours was for 5 million hours over five years. We have allocated funding in the health budget for next year for all 5 million of those hours next year. That does not mean we will not do any more in the future....

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I will take this opportunity to update the House on the Government's ongoing response to Covid-19. Right now, as we look to exit level 5, we are at a critical juncture. From a healthcare perspective, we are facing the most challenging winter in living memory, and the solidarity and resilience that have been shown by our healthcare workers and the entire country will be more important than...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...as I could but at some point I must go, which I am sure colleagues understand. As Senators will be aware, last month the Government took the very difficult decision of moving the country to level 5 of the strategy for dealing with the virus - Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021. The decision to move to level 5 was driven by a concern that the spread of the virus in Ireland would, if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Promotion (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...programme for Government. I am pleased that budget 2021 provides a very significant investment to deliver on this commitment, something I have been pushing very hard for. I have allocated funding of €12 million to ensure a renewed impetus in the implementation of the national maternity strategy and the new model of maternity care and to improve gynaecology services as well. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Support Grant (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: .... Budget 2021 contains additional funding for initiatives to support carers in their vital role, including funding for a range of measures to support service users. Such measures include five million additional home support hours for older people, more community-focused supports for people with dementia, and funding for additional respite services for people with disabilities My...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...will be aware, ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19’ outlines Ireland's strategy for dealing with COVID-19 over the next 6-9 months. It sets out a Framework of 5 Levels which outlines the broad measures which will apply depending on the level of the virus at any given time. The Plan is designed to help everyone – individuals, organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Capacity Review and the commitments in Project Ireland 2040. The Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031 (2,100 inpatient, 300 day case and 190 critical care). The National Development Plan provides for the addition of the full 2,590 beds by 2027. This winter is expected to...