Written answers
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Department of Health
Health Services
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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669. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6136/22]
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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670. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6137/22]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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671. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6138/22]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 670 and 671 together.
As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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672. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if an update will be provided on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6139/22]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled care demand.
Patient safety remains at the centre of all hospital activity and elective care scheduling. To ensure services are provided in a safe, clinically-aligned and prioritised way, hospitals are following HSE clinical guidelines and protocols.
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 the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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