# stephen-donnelly - Monday 27 June, 2022
# Job Vacancy
# Job Vacancy
Questions have been raised about whether tensions between the HSE and Department of Health played a part in Paul Reid’s decision to step down.
# stephen-donnelly - Sunday 26 June, 2022
# Emergency Care
# Emergency Care
Last week the Health Minister said he was not satisfied with the plan.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# Hiqa Report
# Hiqa Report
A performance management improvement unit of the HSE is to “engage urgently” with University Hospital Limerick.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 21 June, 2022
# Meath
# Meath
A Government countermotion has been tabled as health and justice minister seek clarity from HSE.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 14 June, 2022
# HSE
# HSE
The Health Minister said several issues must be addressed before any transition can take place, including capacity at other hospitals.
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 27 May, 2022
# Dentists
# Dentists
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said not everyone is getting the high-quality dental care they deserve.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 24 May, 2022
# Cystic Fibrosis
# Cystic Fibrosis
Donnelly said it is important to him ‘that children get access to the drug that they need’.
# stephen-donnelly - Sunday 22 May, 2022
# Camhs
# Camhs
Sinn Féin’s Mental Health spokesperson says the closures “will create nothing short of a crisis for child and adolescent services in the Dublin region”.
# stephen-donnelly - Saturday 21 May, 2022
# HPV
# HPV
It will be available to women up to the age of 25 years who have left secondary school and who did not receive it previously.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 17 May, 2022
# Big In Turkey
# Big In Turkey
The minister and his Department said they did not pay for promotion of the tweet.
# stephen-donnelly - Monday 9 May, 2022
# Cervical Screening
# Cervical Screening
A cyber-attack on The Coombe at the end of last year resulted in the hospital losing its IT connectivity with CervicalCheck.
# Health
# Health
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly launched the survey’s results today.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Health
The Oireachtas Health Committee is set to interrogate the plans before the matter goes back to Cabinet in two weeks' time. Minister Catherine Martin has described this as "a valuable process". Minister Simon Harris says there was agreement across the three government parties, and all genders, to delay a decision.
# stephen-donnelly - Saturday 30 April, 2022
# Overcrowding
# Overcrowding
There was record-breaking overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick in April.
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Women's Health
# Women's Health
A total of six menopause clinics will be rolled out nationwide this year.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 26 April, 2022
# Cabinet
# Cabinet
The Government plans to abolish charges for overnight stays as well as fees for day cases.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 20 April, 2022
# Maura Quinn
# Maura Quinn
Quinn is the the outgoing Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors.
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 15 April, 2022
# Recognition Payment
# Recognition Payment
The payment is being made to public service healthcare and ambulance workers, in recognition of their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Botched Appointment
# Botched Appointment
The Health Minister said he ordered the review “to examine learnings and recommendations that could inform future such initiatives”.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 12 April, 2022
# CMO's Department Move
# CMO's Department Move
Dr Holohan says he will not be proceeding with the TCD role as a Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership.
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 8 April, 2022
# Confusing Caper
# Confusing Caper
Holohan’s move is an “open-ended secondment” from the Department of Health.
# stephen-donnelly - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# New Job
# New Job
Controversy has surrounded the salary payment of for his new professorship in Trinity College.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 6 April, 2022
# Tony Holohan
# Tony Holohan
Dr Holohan will be stepping down as the country’s Chief Medical Officer to take up the role at TCD in July.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 5 April, 2022
# Regional Health Areas
# Regional Health Areas
There will be a total of six RHAs under the new plans approved by the Government.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# Covid-19
Around 14 people will sit on the new group, due to be announced this week, Christina Finn writes. Government reportedly believes some 'fresh' thinking is required on group. It is understood that Health Minister wants to ensure scientists are well represented and that there is a better gender balance.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Covid In Cabinet
# Covid In Cabinet
Taoiseach Micheál Martin tested positive for Covid-19 in Washington last week.
# stephen-donnelly - Thursday 10 March, 2022
# Patient Safety
# Patient Safety
Stephen Donnelly said he does not want to create a culture where people are ‘too afraid’ to report incidents.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
# Essential Workers
# Essential Workers
The HPSC reports that 22 healthcare workers have died having contracted Covid.
# stephen-donnelly - Saturday 5 March, 2022
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
International travellers to Ireland will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative PCR test upon arrival.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 1 March, 2022
# Health Reforms
# Health Reforms
The plan contains pledges to cut waiting lists and continue Ireland on the path to universal healthcare.
# stephen-donnelly - Monday 28 February, 2022
# IVF
# IVF
An Assisted Human Reproduction watchdog is to be set up under the new bill.
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 25 February, 2022
# Waiting List Action Plan
# Waiting List Action Plan
Stephen Donnelly said the plan will see 1.7 million people treated and removed from waiting lists, and reduce the total number by 18%.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 23 February, 2022
# Hyperemesis Gravidarum
# Hyperemesis Gravidarum
U-turn on calling Cariban a food supplement as HPRA says such classification is not appropriate.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 16 February, 2022
# Sláintecare
# Sláintecare
Over 1.5 million people will be added to the waiting lists this year, the Oireachtas Health Committee will hear.
# Hospital Parking
# Hospital Parking
The private members’ bill is being brought forward by the Aontú party.
# stephen-donnelly - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said “far too many” children are waiting too long for orthopaedic surgery
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 11 February, 2022
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
The drug, known as Cariban, is currently unavailable on the drugs payment scheme or by medical card.
# stephen-donnelly - Friday 4 February, 2022
# Severe Morning Sickness
# Severe Morning Sickness
When Stephen Donnelly was in Opposition he told Simon Harris that the drug called Cariban should be available on the drugs payment scheme.
# stephen-donnelly - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Cost Of Cancer
# Cost Of Cancer
There is cross-party support for a motion that calls for the scrapping of €80 inpatient charges and parking charges.
# stephen-donnelly - Sunday 23 January, 2022
# Nphet
# Nphet
The Health Minister said that the Government is currently looking at a medium-term strategy for current Covid-19 protections, like vaccines and testing.
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