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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an Inpatient/Day case or Outpatient waiting list. The key criteria of the NTPF is the prioritisation of the longest waiting patients first. While the NTPF identifies patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs play a vital role in the provision of health services. They are usually the first point of contact when a person is unwell and act as gatekeepers to the wider healthcare service. They are a central part of our communities, caring for people and their families throughout their lives. All GPs, and in particular those who have an extension to provide GMS services past the GMS retirement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services to medical card and GP visit card holders. Under the terms of the GMS contract, the HSE deducts 5% of a GP's capitation earnings and makes an additional payment of 10% of a GP's capitation earnings to a private pension scheme administered on behalf of relevant GPs; the HSE has no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of GP services to medical card and GP visit card holders. Under the terms of the GMS contract, the HSE deducts 5% of a GP's capitation earnings and makes an additional payment of 10% of a GP's capitation earnings to a private pension scheme administered on behalf of relevant GPs; the HSE has no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme (COSS) is a national fee-per-item scheme which was introduced in 1979. Under the COSS, medical card holders aged over 16 years can be seen by ophthalmologists, community ophthalmic physicians, optometrists or dispensing opticians. Eligible patients can receive an eye examination and be provided with prescribed optical appliances in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Irish medical students who graduate from Northern Ireland are eligible to apply for internship in the Republic of Ireland. Under the current application process, all eligible CAO and non-CAO EEA work permit exempt applicants have been allocated an intern post each year since 2016. All eligible EU citizens and UK citizens who have applied for internship in Ireland have received an offer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599, 601, 629 and 631 together. Diabetes is a complex condition that can require management across the entire spectrum of healthcare delivery, including self-management support as well as care delivered through general practice, community specialist care and hospital inpatient specialist care. As part of Budget 2023, funding was allocated to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Diabetes is a complex condition that can require management across the entire spectrum of healthcare delivery, including self-management support as well as care delivered through general practice, community specialist care and hospital inpatient specialist care. Officials in my Department are engaging with the HSE Diabetes clinical team in consideration of the future development of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602, 630 and 632 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter. Requests for meetings with the Minister should be directed to his private office. The contact details are: Ministersoffice@health.gov.ie

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As recommended by the Labour Court LCR 29916, the parties committed to remain in process on the Review Body on Higher Remuneration – Report 42 under the recently ratified Public Service Agreement 2024 – 2026.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess". Persons who hold a medical card or a GP visit card are not subject to...