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Written Answers — Department of Health: Equality Issues (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...was undertaken by an independent assessor and the final report issued in January 2023. It was confirmed that medical laboratory scientists were performing the same duties as biochemists. This long-standing matter has now been resolved through the Labour Court, which examined all relevant issues including the review of the grades involved. The Labour Court determination was explicit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Coverage (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in the 6 months before they joined, the maximum waiting period is 5 years. Once the individual serves these waiting periods, they will not have to serve them again if they switch to another insurer, as long as they have not had a break in cover of more than 13 weeks. The insurer may also impose waiting periods for any extra benefits available on a new plan.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE's Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland action plan has been extended; if so, for how long; what plans are in place for the development of a successor policy; when stakeholder engagement will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15997/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Haughey: 632. To ask the Minister for Health if amputees can be added to the long-term illness scheme to enable them to obtain prostheses as necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Matt Carthy: ...public health service employees unfit for work post-Covid-19 infection; the supports available to front-line workers unable to work due to the impact of having contracted Covid-19, and particularly long-Covid, should the scheme not be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Róisín Shortall: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in each of the long-Covid and post-acute clinics, by clinic and year, in tabular form. [16012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (16 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 644. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for long term residential care by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16075/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Service Executive (HSE) provides a wide range of medical and surgical aids and appliances, including prosthetics, free of charge to eligible persons (such as medical card holders and people on the Long-Term Illness scheme) following assessment by a relevant health professional. These are provided through community services known as Community Funded Schemes and play a key role in assisting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Stephen Donnelly: ...Service Executive (HSE) provides a wide range of medical and surgical aids and appliances, including prosthetics, free of charge to eligible persons (such as medical card holders and people on the Long-Term Illness scheme) following assessment by a relevant health professional. These are provided through community services known as Community Funded Schemes and play a key role in assisting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I have requested the HSE to establish a Medicines Sustainability Programme to drive immediate savings under the medicines budget and to progress medium to long-term structural reform in respect of medicines expenditure. A Department of Health and Health Service Executive Medicines Sustainability Taskforce is established to support the HSE Sustainability Programme and to lead and drive the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...other relevant experts. The HTAR will also reduce duplication of efforts for national HTA authorities such as the NCPE and HIQA, and industry, facilitate business predictability and ensure the long-term sustainability of EU HTA cooperation. The Department will continue to engage with experts from the NCPE and HIQA to progress implementations of the EU HTA Regulation and its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 746. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16702/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (16 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 766. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on approving student accommodation schemes, in light of the approval of the long-term student accommodation policy approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16661/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Steven Matthews: ...has been quite good. I hope we can continue in that vein. We have a good deal of voting coming up. I urge members to attend and be present for votes. If they are not present, it takes a long time to get through votes, notwithstanding the right of any member to call a vote. I do not want to stymie the latter in any way. We have been working quite collegiately and well. Many of the...

Anniversary of the Introduction of the Smoking Ban: Statements (11 Apr 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Colm Burke: ...Comhairle and the Members here today for their kind comments regarding my new role as Minister of State. I look forward to working with all Deputies. As Deputy Shortall knows, I have served a long apprenticeship in the health committee. I think I am one month short of 13 years on the health committee, so I have served a long apprenticeship. I hope it can be of benefit to me in my new...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: I understand that can be done but the issue will be whether that will be a temporary emergency which is reversible or something else. The people need something more sustainable and long term to resolve this issue. The water levels are extremely high because of the weather over the past six months, which means the issue has been exacerbated. The OPW has been engaging with the National Parks...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: ...protection and international protection applicants. There are approximately 60 families there, so the Deputy can appreciate that existing uses of the site are adding to the complexity of its long-term development. Progression is happening. We will engage with the Deputy and the LDA to try to progress this. I appreciate that this is a hugely strategically important site for the town of...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (11 Apr 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: ...an update on building works at St. Francis Xavier Senior National School, Roselawn, Dublin 15. Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - The need for the Minister for Justice to outline her Department's long-term policy to ensure effective policing and security for the people of Rathangan, County Kildare. Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

John McGahon: ...as we see rising costs for building supplies, for example. This scheme has worked very well. We have seen a huge increase in the number of commencements in the past 12 months as a result of it. As long ago as last September or October, only a couple of months after the scheme was introduced, Senators Cummins and Doherty started the process when they said in the House that perhaps the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: ..., the importance of these buildings being available for that purpose. At that time, it was welcomed by the local community because it wanted to see the building finally put to use, with the hope that, in the long term, it would revert to the local community as a community building. The HSE again did nothing. In November of last year, I arranged a meeting with HSE estates because of...