Results 161-180 of 36,164 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Unlike the position for capital expenditure where multi annual commitments are made within the National Development Plan, the Estimates process for current expenditure currently allocates funding on an annual (single year) basis. No formal mechanism currently exists to provide current funding on a multi-annual basis to Departments, or onward to the HSE or other service providers for national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (2 May 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government and I recognise that acute hospital scheduled care waiting lists are far too long, and that many patients are waiting an unacceptably long time for care. As part of efforts to address this, the Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) multi-annual approach, was initiated in September 2021. The WLAP approach encompasses a combination of short-term actions to increase capacity and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 made a range of recommendations most of which are operational in nature. The final Report of the Review made a number of recommendations in relation to increasing access to services. The Government asked the HSE to establish an implementation group to progress the operational recommendations. An action...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 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 Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I launched the Women's Health Action Plan 2024-2025, Phase 2: An Evolution in Women's Health on the 18 April 2024. The Action Plan focuses on improving health outcomes for women and girls in Ireland and builds on the progress made under the first Women's Health Action Plan 2022-2023. Delivery and implementation of the new Action Plan in on-going and is being supported through the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 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 Services (2 May 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, Committee Stage in respect of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 was completed on 6th March 2024. The text of the Bill as amended by the Select Committee on Health was published on 22nd April 2024 on the Oireachtas website: data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2022/29/eng/ver_a/b29a 22d.pdf. I can assure the Deputy that finalising the Bill is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I recognise that hospital waiting lists are too long and that many patients including children, are waiting an unacceptably long time for care. I acknowledge the impact this has on patients and their families, and especially the impact on children. As the particular case raised by the Deputy relates to service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 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 Services (2 May 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 Services (2 May 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 Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) Programme continues to remain a priority of mine as Minister for Health, and I am pleased to note that progress continues to be made in this regard. Significant progress has been made on the expansion of the NBS Programme since I became Minister for Health. As the Deputy will be aware, last year I approved recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 May 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is likely aware, Long COVID is a new clinical entity, characterised by a wide variety of symptoms, for which there is, as yet, no evidence-based treatment. It is the subject of ongoing research in Ireland and internationally and the HSE responded to the need by establishing clinics nationally to support this newly emerging condition. The FADA survey (Follow-up After Disease...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (2 May 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: Departmental Policies (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that there is no statutory limit on the time taken to receive CORU registration. However, I can provide information on the average time from when an application for registration is submitted on-line to the date an applicant is added to the register currently stands at 67 days as highlighted in the table below. Average Processing Times (in days) by Profession ...