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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The shortage of some medicines are a feature of modern health systems worldwide which have been exacerbated by recent worldwide events. There are a multitude of reasons why a medicine may not be available including: shortages of raw materials; manufacturing difficulties; sudden unexpected increase in demand; or product recalls due to potential quality issues. In February 2023 the Mazars...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jul 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: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 and 409 together. There are 10 products meeting the definition of "specified controlled drug" in S.I. 262/2019, the Misuse Of Drugs (Prescription And Control Of Supply Of Cannabis For Medical Use) Regulations 2019, however 2 products, made by Aurora, have not been brought to market by the manufacturer. There are 55 approved individuals on the MCAP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: A Ministerial Licence issued pursuant to Section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, entitles the clinician licensee to prescribe, import, supply, possess and administer a cannabis-based product containing Tetrahydrocannabinol. To date 372 Ministerial Licences have been issued to clinicians for the treatment of 77 different patients. Currently 28 patients are being treated under the programme.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (10 Jul 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 (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to acknowledge the very important part that both Clinical Nurse and Midwife Managers (CNM/CMM) and Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists (CNS/CMS) play in our health sector. They have a key role in the effective coordination of care for patients in our Health Service. Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to acknowledge the very important part that Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists (CNS/CMS) play in our health sector. They have a key role in the effective coordination of care for patients in our Health Service. The Department of Health is committed to the continued and ongoing development and support of the CNS and CMS roles going forward. Recent increases applied to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government acknowledges the very important part that Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialists (CNS/CMS) play in our health sector. They have a key role in the delivery of specialist care and effective coordination of care for patients in our Health Service. The Department of Health is committed to the continued and ongoing development and support of the CNS and CMS roles going...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (10 Jul 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 Waiting Lists (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I want to acknowledge that waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida services are unacceptably long. I am acutely conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In 2022, I asked Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to come up with a plan to achieve a 4-month waiting time for in-patient access to treatment. I committed €19 million to this plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Equal Opportunities Employment (10 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The minimum statutory employment target for the employment of persons with disabilities rose from 3% in 2023 to 4.5% in 2024 and will rise again to 6% in 2025. The Department of Health currently exceeds the statutory target. The Staff Disability Survey conducted in February 2024 (which only seeks a response from department staff who were employed by the Department on 31/12/2023), showed...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Senator both for the amendments she tabled and her very considered contribution on what she is trying to achieve. I will not accept the amendments and will explain why. However, I fully agree with her healthcare objective, which is to make sure that people who are in addiction and need opioid substitution treatments can get them in as easy a way as possible. It is interesting...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Senator. I see three layers to this. The first is the pharmacist using it himself or herself. If someone overdoses on the street, can a pharmacist go out to them and use naloxone? As the Senator said, that is already catered for and we already have provision to allow that to happen, subject to the pharmacist getting the appropriate training. I would certainly be more than...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Senator for her amendment and her contribution. The good news is this is the Bill that creates what we were calling the minor ailments scheme and are now calling common conditions, with those requirements to be set out in secondary legislation. As to the report on how this scheme might work, we will not need the amendment the Senator has tabled because this is the enabling...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank colleagues for their support in passing the Bill. As they have said, it does a number of important things. It provides an income disregard of €14,000 from medical assessment for anyone who wants to use the rent-a-room scheme so that should increase, maybe in a modest way, the provision of those who want to rent out their rooms, which we all know will help. The Bill also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (9 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.