Results 161-180 of 244 for 5 million speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Over 3.1 million people have now received their first vaccine dose and over 2.4 million have received their second dose (as of 26th July). A detailed breakdown of the number of doses administered to each cohort is available below: Cohort Dose 1 Dose 2 Total Cohort 1 - Residents aged 65+ years in LTCF 114,780 108,934 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...-attack. Despite the challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic last year, by 31 December 2020 Children’s Health Ireland had carried out 322 scoliosis procedures, 163 of which were spinal fusions, and 159 other spinal procedures. Overall, scoliosis activity figures for 2020 were 16% lower than in the previous year, despite significant social distancing measures and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2456 an 2457 together. As the Deputy may be aware, an additional €100 million was provided in the 2021 Budget for new disability developments, reflecting the strength of the Government’s commitment in this area. This investment includes provision for increasing capacity within residential services in a planned way, continuing to respond to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: .... My Department does not have full access to information on the impact of this ransomware attack on elective waiting lists but will provide an update as soon as one is available. An additional €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 Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and had the effect of increasing access delays for services. At the 13th of May 2021, nationwide there were 11,073 patients waiting for an adult or child orthopaedic IPDC procedure, a reduction of 19% (-2,569) compared to the same period last year. Specifically in terms of hip and knee replacements, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) have advised the Department that at the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2751 to 2754, inclusive, and 2757 together. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last sixteen months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently as a result of the ransomware attack. While significant progress was made in reducing waiting times from June 2020 onwards, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...areas to avail of their treatment there. The impact of such initiatives can be seen in the reduction in the waiting times to access cataract procedures since 2019. At the 13th of May 2021 there were 4,275 patients waiting for a cataract procedure compared to 6,437 in January 2019. An additional €240 million has been provided in Budget 2021 for an access to care fund, €210m of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: .... My Department does not have full access to information on the impact of this ransomware attack on elective waiting lists but will provide an update as soon as one is available. An additional €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 Fund...

Seanad: Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Extension: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...circumstances. Up to 13 July, 8,420 people have quarantined in designated facilities. Latest figures show that 376 residents have tested positive for Covid-19. Cases were recorded in travellers from 35 countries. If these people had not been in mandatory hotel quarantine, it is likely to have resulted in a significant number of additional cases in the community. We know that variants...

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...fact that they have recovered from the disease, as well as certain children and staff. On 28 June, the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, advised that indoor activities expected to reopen on 5 July "which, by their nature are high-risk activities involving significant levels of social mixing in indoor environments, should only be permitted for those who have been fully protected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is moving well. By the end of this week we aim to have administered more than 5 million vaccine doses. We have very high uptake rates among the populations to whom it is available. We are now using the full range of vaccines across all age groups. That has helped because it means we can use all the vaccines coming in. We have good line of sight on many of the deliveries we are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...one of the lowest levels of excess mortality also. Our vaccination programme is also performing extremely well. By the end of the week the vaccination programme is expected to have administered 5 million doses, with more than 2 million adults fully vaccinated and more than 70% of the adult population having received their first dose. I am delighted to be able to share that when one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...for services. My Department  does not have full access to information on the impact of this ransomware attack on elective waiting lists but will provide an update as soon as one is available. An additional €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 NTPF. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The vaccination programme continues to make significant progress with over 4.55 million vaccines administered as of 7 July. Over 2.6 million have now received a first vaccine dose with more than 1.9 million fully vaccinated. The vaccine rollout continues at pace despite the HSE cyber-attack, albeit with some impact on data reporting systems. There are now 42 Vaccination Centre sites...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...delivery, it has not been allowed to impact the State's ability to deliver the vaccination programme, which is critical. Therefore, in spite of the attack, I can advise colleagues that almost 4.2 million vaccine doses have now been administered; more than two in every three adults in our country have now received at least one vaccine dose; and, at 45%, we are getting close to one adult in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (1 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A ‘rare disease’ is defined in Europe as a life-threatening or chronically debilitating disease affecting no more than 5 people per 10,000. There are an estimated 6-8,000 known rare diseases affecting up to 6% of the total EU population, (at least 30 million Europeans), and perhaps up to 300,000 Irish people during their lives. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...health; and engagement with citizens and staff. This was done against the backdrop of COVID-19 which has challenged our healthcare systems in a manner never previously seen. Budget 2021 allocated €1.235 billion to Sláintecare-related initiatives in 2021, including €136 million capital allocation. The allocation included €467 million for increased acute and...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...development of our maternity services, and in women’s healthcare in general, than ever before in a single year. Budget 2021 saw increased allocations of development funding for maternity and gynaecology services to the tune of €12 million. The funding allocated specifically for the implementation of the national maternity strategy is €7.3 million; that is the biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on April 14th 2021 and with regular updates provided through a dedicated webpage on the Department of Health’s website at gov.ie/en/campaigns/-Womens-Health/ Budget 2021 has provided a dedicated €5 million ‘Women’s Health Fund’ to progress a programme of actions arising from the work of the Women’s Health Taskforce. This funding complements the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...procedures 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 to improve access to care, €210m of which has been allocated to the HSE and a further €30m to the National...