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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: We are going to see changes next year. The budget for next year will have a subheading for each of the six regions. We are moving to regional reporting, which is only one thing, but it is an important change in the system and in how everybody thinks about it. Work is ongoing on healthcare econometrics and what the demand is region by region. There will be adjustments over time on that....

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The regional executive officers have already been given that authority. It marks a substantial shift. I will give one example to illustrate it. The Wicklow town primary care centre urgently needs therapists. During the embargo, one of the major hospitals in the same region hired quite a number of staff. Not only did the hospital have no money and no sanction to hire those staff, it was...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The scheme is GP access to diagnostics. I will get the exact figure for the Deputy but I think it is approximately €46 million this year. It is very expensive. It is brand new. We started it in 2021. It is very expensive but has been very popular with GPs. To be honest, it is probably one of the reasons we see such an increase in referrals to the outpatient lists because more...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: If it is a referral from a GP, private health insurance is not needed. It is free.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Certainly, for the ones I have listed. There may be ones, cardiac CT, for example, that are not covered. I imagine there will be some tests that are not covered but the ones I have listed are.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I am taking it very seriously. We have had several debates in the Dáil on exactly this, which I think the Deputy might have been involved in. I wrote to the Chief Medical Officer recently to ask for a full review. There are certain areas, particularly in more disadvantaged communities, where they simply do not have enough staff. There are other areas where they are well resourced....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Oct 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: Debt Collection (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: This PQ has been referred to the HSE for response. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Nitrous oxide has various uses such as catering and industrial purposes and, because of its legitimate uses, it is not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts. Under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, it is an offence to sell, import or export a psychoactive substance for human consumption, including nitrous oxide. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Oct 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 Staff (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, involving recruitment and costs, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Oct 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: Emergency Departments (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: In 2019, Our Lady’s Hospital Navan had a budget of €48 million. As of May 2024, the budget for the hospital stands at €72 million. The budget for the last 5 years for Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan was: 2023 - €76,000,000 2022 - €65,000,000 2021 - €63,000,000 2020 - €58,000,000 2019 - €48,000,000 Approximately 70% of the budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information has been collated.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of data subjects and adhering to obligations as a data controller under data protection legislation.  The Department deals with personal data breaches in line with the Department of Health’s Data Breach Management Policy.  All personal data breaches are assessed on a case-by-case basis.  Once a potential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Travel (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The table below shows the total cost of trips abroad taken by Ministers in my Department since 2019, including the costs of accompanying advisors and private secretaries. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 € € € € € € ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has the following information for the period 1 January 2013 to 11 October 2024: YEAR COST 2013 €0.00 2014 €0.00 2015 €0.00 2016 €0.00 2017 €95,874.63 2018 €20,731.44...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Consultations (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The table below shows expenditure on consultancy in my Department for each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. Year Total (€) 2014 1,554,510 2015 814,476 2016 704,804 2017 1,341,064 2018 1,414,425 2019 928,666 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The amounts outlined in the below table were spent on traditional and online advertising over the years 2014-2023 and up until Friday 11 October 2024. This includes Healthy Ireland campaigns, Departmental notices, departmental COVID-19 public health guidance and other departmental campaigns. The overarching aim of Healthy Ireland is to bring about a healthier population by supporting people...