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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...fertility-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical intervention necessary. This Model of Care comprises three stages, starting in primary care (i.e., GPs) and extending into secondary care (i.e., Regional Fertility Hubs) and then, where necessary, tertiary care (i.e., IVF and ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection)), with patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Maternity Strategy refers specifically to the importance of the bond between an infant and their parents, in particular its mother. The purpose of the Strategy is to ensure standard, consistent models for the delivery of a national maternity service, reflecting best available evidence, and ensuring that all pregnant women have appropriate and informed choice, and access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (5 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: This question relates to files provided to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission in the course of its work. I do not consider it appropriate to release sensitive personal information of this nature in response to a Parliamentary Question. As the question relates to the release of records, the Deputy may request access to these records under the Freedom of Information Act. The FOI process...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Acting Chairperson and Senators for inviting me to speak about the women's health action plan and the national maternity hospital, NMH. The new NMH has, of course, been recently debated extensively and the concerns raised regarding ownership, governance and influence have been addressed in the legal framework that has been published. In approving the legal framework, the...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: .... The proposed new building for the National Maternity Hospital is probably the most important investment in women's healthcare in a generation. It is widely agreed that the midwives, nurses and doctors in Holles Street provide great care and that they are leaders in advancing women's healthcare. After repeal, Holles Street was one of the first hospitals to provide termination...

Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am sharing my time with the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. I am delighted to discuss this important issue. Improving the outcomes and experiences of women in our healthcare system has been an absolute priority for the Government and will remain so throughout its term. This month we launched of the women's health action plan, the first of its kind in Ireland and showing a new future...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579, 580 and 649 together. The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme provides an agreed programme of care, free of charge, to an expectant mother arising out of her pregnancy and to her new-born baby for six weeks after birth. All expectant mothers who are ordinarily resident in Ireland are eligible to avail of services under the scheme. Women who choose to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...an mRNA COVID-19 vaccination between 14-36 weeks’ gestation following an individual benefit/risk discussion with their obstetric care giver. Following a review of the most recent evidence and in the context of the Delta variant, NIAC has recommended that the previous term limits for receiving a vaccine by a pregnant woman should be removed and pregnant women and adolescents from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 733 to 735, inclusive, together. The package of health and wellbeing supports for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and Related Institutions includes the provision of additional counselling services to help support the needs of former residents, the introduction of a dedicated patient advocacy liaison service for former residents and the commencement...

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

Stephen Donnelly: It is not lost on me that two men are discussing the future of women's healthcare. It must be pushed and funded. I might be wrong, but I do not believe that if men had babies that Holles Street, the Coombe or the Rotunda or other maternity services around the country would have the same level of investment as they have now. They would be state-of-the-art, brand new, custom-built, beautiful...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions (22 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The package of health and wellbeing supports for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes and Related Institutions includes the provision of additional counselling services to help support the needs of former residents, the introduction of a dedicated patient advocacy liaison service for former residents and the commencement of a targeted health research study, which will assist in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is due to submit its final report by 30th October 2020. The important work of this Commission will undoubtedly help us to acknowledge and better understand the truth of what happened in and around these institutions. Once available, the Commission’s final conclusions on all matters will be considered when determining the...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I move:That Dáil Éireann: recognises: - the need for Ireland’s maternity services to be as safe as possible for women and babies, including the need for women to be listened to and respected; - the hard work, skill and dedication of all staff across Ireland who provide maternity services; - the growing crisis in maternity care for reasons including:- outdated and...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 14:In page 9, to delete lines 10 to 12. I will discuss amendments Nos. 14 and 18 together. These are the amendments I tabled on Committee Stage in an effort make the legal situation around what happens when a foetus becomes viable very clear. The legislation requires some thinking through to get there. A number of people whose views on the legislation vary widely have...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Regardless of why it was included, it was included and, to my mind, it clearly formed part of what the people voted for and, for that reason, even though I do not agree with it, I will be supporting its inclusion and the inclusion of everything that lines up with the heads of the Bill. The same approach should be taken with all proposals to amend this Bill. The question we must ask of...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I wish to extend our thoughts to the mothers, fathers and babies at the centre of the Portiuncula University Hospital report. What the report highlights is truly outrageous and scandalous. The report on maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital was released approximately two months ago. It did not get much attention because we were in the middle...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: The questions being debated are these: should the eighth amendment be removed from the Constitution; and if so, under what conditions should abortion be available in Ireland? I will address each of these but before I do, I would like to recognise that there is a wide range of views, both in the Oireachtas and in the country, and say that I believe those on both sides hold their views with...

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to Government is taking. Second, the impact it will have. Third, some alternatives which would be better to some of the decisions made. In terms of the approach, the budget is technically unsound and incompetent. It has had inadequate parliamentary oversight and mangles basic economics in arriving at its conclusions. I will cover two examples of technical incompetence. One is VAT....