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# Stephen Donnelly

Last week
17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023
# Stephen Donnelly
New round of Covid and flu vaccines to roll out at the start of October, minister says
The newest round of vaccines will come online on 2 October.
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Thu 8:39 AM
Sligo woman spent over 24 hrs on trolley in hospital hallway after life-threatening asthma attack
School teacher barely slept and couldn’t shower over four days in an emergency department.
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Sep 17th 2023, 7:00 AM
# Stateside
As Dáil returns, all three Coalition leaders head to New York for UN High-Level Week
Leo Varadkar will also travel to Miami on Wednesday for the official opening of Consulate General of Ireland.
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Sep 17th 2023, 6:30 AM
This month
September 2023
# Overspend
HSE deficit likely to hit at least €1bn with overspend to July running at €600m
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the overspend is being driven by the HSE “spending money in areas where it should not be spending”.
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Sep 12th 2023, 6:00 AM
# new book
Donnelly: 'Regardless of what he says about me in his book, Tony Holohan is an extraordinary public servant'
The health minister said he wished Holohan well.
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Sep 11th 2023, 7:39 PM
# Older People
Minister still has concerns about 'unintended consequences' of Fair Deal rental income change
Butler has concerns about the premature entries into nursing homes.
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Sep 11th 2023, 7:08 PM
# Hospital overcrowding
Donnelly: Emergency Department Taskforce will meet next Monday
The Emergency Taskforce was formed in 2015 to tackle emergency department overcrowding.
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Sep 11th 2023, 6:47 PM
# Healthcare
215,000 people become eligible for free GP care from today
People earning up to the median income will now be eligible for GP visit cards.
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Sep 11th 2023, 6:45 AM
# Cabinet
Cabinet to approve plans for new emerging health threats agency to prepare for future pandemics
A special Cabinet meeting is being held in Wicklow today.
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Sep 6th 2023, 6:30 AM
# stop smoking
Nicotine products to come under Drug Payments Scheme with cost capped at €80 per month
Currently you can get nicotine products for free if you have a medical card.
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Sep 4th 2023, 10:11 AM
# Women's Health
Free contraception scheme expanded to include women aged 27-30
It means women aged 17-30 can now avail of the scheme which was launched last September.
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Sep 1st 2023, 12:10 AM
Last month
August 2023
# Health
Eligibility for GP visit cards expanded for people aged up to 69 and children aged 8 and over
The online application system will open next month.
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Aug 31st 2023, 6:59 PM
# Elections
Eamon Ryan not concerned about constituency redraws and says Greens in 'good health' ahead of next election
The Minister for Transport said he believes the Electoral Commission “got it right” in trying to adhere to county boundaries in yesterday’s redraw.
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Aug 31st 2023, 4:56 PM
# Mental Health
Stephen Donnelly: We need to get ‘very serious’ about smartphones in schools
The Health Minister said he would be in favour of an outright ban in both primary and secondary schools, but he added that a voluntary approach led by schools and parents might work best.
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Aug 31st 2023, 2:15 PM
# constituency of death
Dogfight for Wicklow TDs in next general election as constituency becomes 4-seater
Wicklow and Wexford has now been split into three constituencies.
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Aug 30th 2023, 10:06 AM
# new children's hospital
No agreed completion date for new children's hospital, says Donnelly
The board for the project is refusing to accept the contractor’s revised date, after it said it would not meet the most recent deadline of May 2024.
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July
July 2023
# sláintecare
HSE to be split into six new health regions next year as part of long-awaited reforms
The plan says geographical appointments and appointments new roles will be complete by this October.
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Jul 31st 2023, 6:50 PM
# IVF
How do Ireland's age and BMI limits for free IVF compare to other countries?
The Journal understands that in crafting the Irish system, Scotland was looked to for guidance.
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# reproductive health
Couples can avail of publicly-funded IVF from September, but age and BMI limits will apply
One cycle of IVF will be available for eligible couples if they have availed of one privately funded cycle or have never availed of any.
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Jul 25th 2023, 12:15 AM
# Sinn Féin
Stephen Donnelly says speculation on cost of Children’s Hospital is ‘not helpful’
Donnelly said he believes Sinn Féin is “inadvertently” being used as “pawns” and that its members speculation on the cost of the NCH is not helpful.
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Jul 14th 2023, 6:21 PM
# HANDOVER DELAY
Children's Hospital contractor 'needs to step up' and deliver project on time, says minister
The contractor is pushing out the handover date from March to May 2024, says the minister.
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Jul 4th 2023, 2:59 PM
# call the doctor
Free GP care to be expanded to another 500,000 people from August
The move will cover all six and seven-year-olds and people who are earning up to the median income.
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Jul 4th 2023, 11:37 AM
# cariban
Nearly 2,000 women approved for reimbursement of cost of pregnancy drug
A HSE review into the current arrangement to provide Cariban to women is due to conclude this month.
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Jul 4th 2023, 6:15 AM
June
June 2023
# Health
Donnelly: Sugar tax will remain despite WHO saying artificial sweetener could cause cancer
Aspartame is commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum.
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:28 PM
# Transport
Ministers express unease over underspend on national roads projects
Cabinet was also told that Covid mitigation measures in hospitals are under review.
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Jun 8th 2023, 7:54 PM
# Optometry Ireland
Optometrists call for end to ‘geographical lottery’ in children’s eye-care
The Optometry Ireland CEO said efforts in addressing these geographical gaps has been ‘very slow, minimal, and piecemeal’.
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Jun 6th 2023, 6:10 AM
# cancer treatment
Access to cancer treatment has returned to pre-Covid levels, report finds
The government allocated €35 million in extra funding last year and recruited 172 additional staff to cancer services.
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Jun 6th 2023, 6:00 AM
# Health
Number of trainee GPs to increase by one third to tackle long waiting times
The number of trainees on the non-EU GP training scheme will also be increased to 250.
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Jun 2nd 2023, 6:00 AM
May
May 2023
# new children's hospital
'Not in interest of the State' to share estimates of Children's Hospital final cost
The Minister said that rising costs for the hospital will not impact other healthcare facility projects, despite the HSE warning that it will.
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May 30th 2023, 2:35 PM
# Dentists
Dentists pass no confidence vote in Donnelly as one in six wait three months for appointment
A survey of dentists in Ireland comes as the profession gathers in Kilkenny this weekend.
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May 12th 2023, 7:55 AM
# HSE
Donnelly in talks on establishing 'hospital-linked' accommodation for migrant nurses
The Health Minister said that he has spoken with hospital management about setting up accommodation for overseas staff in particular.
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May 5th 2023, 3:04 PM
# Healthcare
Patient Safety Bill, which aims to create 'culture' of transparency, signed into law
The Bill will require healthcare providers to disclose certain serious safety incidents to patients or their families.
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May 2nd 2023, 5:29 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you be happy for your pharmacist to treat minor ailments?
It is understood that the project is still at an early stage.
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May 2nd 2023, 9:42 AM
# Healthcare Reform
Health officials intend to allow pharmacies assess and treat patients with minor ailments
The proposal has been welcomed by the President of the Irish Pharmacy Union.
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May 2nd 2023, 7:00 AM
April
April 2023
# Healthcare
Hospitals and EDs 'don't hold all solutions to overcrowding', Donnelly tells committee
The health minister acknowledged that waiting lists for scheduled care increased by nearly 60% between 2015 and 2021.
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Apr 26th 2023, 10:30 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
Varadkar 'reluctant' to make changes after review of state's abortion laws seeks end to three-day wait
A report by
Christina Finn
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday on the report’s recommendations.
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Apr 21st 2023, 10:00 PM
# Robert Watt
Donnelly found out 'yesterday' that Robert Watt tried to email him about Holohan secondment
He said that he handed his phone and laptop over for a week due to a “security issue”.
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Apr 20th 2023, 6:22 PM
# Abortion Services
Donnelly: 'Unacceptable' that abortion services are not available in all maternity hospitals
The Health Minister also said that the review of Irish abortion law would be published “very shortly”.
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Apr 20th 2023, 12:14 PM
# watt now
Holohan report: Watt rejects most findings as Donnelly says all involved acted in 'good faith'
The finance committee heard that Stephen Donnelly’s laptop had been hacked during the period the secondment was agreed.
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Apr 19th 2023, 5:26 PM
# pandemic
Rollout of pandemic bonus has had errors but is largely complete, says Donnelly
A total of €208 million in tax-free pandemic bonus payments has been issued, the health minister said.
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