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Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: .... It is important for us to reflect that the interim report quite rightly calls out the things that need to change, but it also makes important points about what is working. It states that 225,000 appointments took place last year under these services. Some 21,000 young people are being supported by CAMHS. Critically, the interim report states that many young people, and their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (25 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., despite negative impacts throughout the year on scheduled care from continued COVID-19 surges, emergency department pressures and other operational factors, including staff hiring. In 2022, there were c.1.56m patients removed from the Waiting list and c.1.53m patients added to the waiting list – a net reduction of c.30k (4%). Long waiters were significantly reduced in 2022: the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 195, 196, 197, 198 and 199 together. The National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 was approved by Government in 2017. The main goals of the National Cancer Strategy are to reduce the cancer burden, provide optimal care, maximise patient involvement and quality of life, and enable and assure change. Effective prevention, early diagnosis, access to quality...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of increase in investment and some of the things that are happening. We are discussing what else needs to be done. Last year, post Covid, the allocation to oral health care was more than €200 million, a sizeable investment in oral health care from Government. It shows a commitment to the best possible oral healthcare. We want this and know we are not there yet, but we are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...assists patients to access emergency dental treatment by directly contacting private contractors or arranging treatment to be provided by HSE-employed dentists. An additional allocation of €15 million has been made in Budget 2023 to enhance the provision of oral healthcare services. This includes €5 million allocated on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...or arranging treatment through HSE-employed dentists. I am aware that there are some towns with no or very few DTSS dentists that have sufficient capacity to accept new patients. For this reason, €5 million of additional funding has been allocated through Budget 2023 on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care this year, including through a HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...assists patients to access emergency dental treatment by directly contacting private contractors or arranging treatment to be provided by HSE-employed dentists. An additional allocation of €15 million has been made in Budget 2023 to enhance the provision of oral healthcare services. This includes €5 million allocated on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental...

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

Stephen Donnelly: ...2020, in mixed retail outlets alcohol products and advertising are confinedto one of the following: - an area separated by a 1.2m high barrier, or - units in which alcohol products are not visible up to 1.5m height, or - up to three units that can be a maximum of 1m wide by 2.2m high. - In addition, alcohol products can be contained but not be visible in a unit behind the counter. (Section...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...worth noting that a lot of investment is going into the hospital, for example, in the radiation and oncology building, as I said. There is a new 12-bed cardiothoracic ward, in which have made a €5 million investment. I met the team there recently, and the ward is making a big difference to patient waiting lists. It is true that projects of this scale unfortunately take a very...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to meet the Sláintecare targets. We now have three-year waiting list plans. A great deal of effort was made on waiting lists in the last quarter of 2021, which resulted in a reduction of 5% in the lists. It was a successful activity. That effort transferred into the €350 million waiting list plan for this year, which mainly focuses on hospital waiting lists. It also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...begun on this review and officials in my Department are engaging with stakeholders. I expect significant further progress to be made in 2023 and have made an unprecedented additional allocation of €15 million in Budget 2023 to support this work and enhance the provision of oral healthcare services next year. This is additional to the €148 million that is already provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...begun on this review and officials in my Department are engaging with stakeholders. I expect significant further progress to be made in 2023 and have made an unprecedented additional allocation of €15 million in Budget 2023 to support this work and enhance the provision of oral healthcare services next year. This is additional to the €148 million that is already provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...investment in dementia services and supports in Budgets 2021 and 2022, the Government will continue to focus on enhancing dementia care for people with dementia in 2023. New funding of €2.1 million has been allocated in Budget 2023 to ensure that dementia-specific day care centres can return to full operational capacity. Dementia in-home day care supports will also continue for...