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Stephen Donnelly

Birthing mothers forced to detour on way to hospital due to marathons and parades
Hospitals
The master of Holles Street Hospital said there have been 'innumerable circumstances' in which patients and staff have been unable to get to the facility as a result of races and parades
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Women to receive equal wig and mastectomy product grants after cancer treatment
Cancer
It follows a discrepancy that meant some women were entitled to a higher allowance depending on where they lived
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Ireland takes eight Palestinian children with urgent health needs for treatment
Palestine
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly confirmed the first group of Palestinian children arrived in Dublin on Thursday evening, along with eight carers and 11 siblings
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Ireland General Election 2024: Tallying shows potential new breakthroughs and trouble for incumbents
General election
The tallies, carried out by party activists and volunteers as boxes opened at 9am, give a more localised sense of the potential result
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Wicklow general election 2024 results in full
General election
See election results for the Wicklow constituency including which TDs were elected
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Health Minister says national children’s hospital developers have committed to June completion date
National Children's Hospital
The project has been blighted by delays as well as cost increases, from an estimated €650 million in 2014 to €2.2 billion
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Parents and representatives of children on prolonged spinal surgery waiting lists to meet with Taoiseach
Stephen Donnelly
The latest figures published by CHI last July showed that 287 children were waiting for spinal surgery as of July 26
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Taoiseach warns builders could lose future contracts as Children's Hospital faces 14th delay
National Children's Hospital
In a letter, seen by the Irish Mirror, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly who warned Taoiseach Simon Harris that the State cannot be seen as “a soft touch or to reward poor performance and behaviour”.
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Outlets to be hit with €2,000 on-the-spot fine for selling vapes at children's events from today
Vaping
The measures form part of the Health Minister’s strategy to introduce stricter regulation of nicotine inhaling products and to eliminate the use of tobacco products
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National Children's Hospital builder rejects claims it is 'holding State to ransom'
National Children's Hospital
When the planning application was permitted in 2015, it was estimated that the NCH would cost €650 million - but in 2024 the bill will now exceed €2 billion
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'Lower the age of consent to avoid silly plan, Minister'
Contraception
'If we want to make contraception free to 16-year-olds, then let’s make the age of consent 16 too.'
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Aoife Johnston: Health Minister urged to “dig deeper” into report on death of teenager at UHL
Stephen Donnelly
Aoife, from Shannon, Co Clare, died of meningitis on December 19, 2022 at UHL after she was left for more than 13 hours without antibiotics - a “vital” treatment to help save her life
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HSE paid out more than €2.5bn - price of National Children's Hospital - in compensation over last decade
HSE
The money relates to damages paid out under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme and the General Indemnity Scheme and associated claims for misdiagnosis and negligence
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Free contraception for 16-year-olds a 'licence' for underage sex, says TD
Contraception
As reported by the Irish Mirror, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is calling for the free contraception scheme to be extended to women aged 16 as part of his Budget 2025 allocation
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Budget 2025: Health Minister to call for increased IVF and contraception in budget
Budget
The budget is now less than two weeks away and negotiations will continue to heat up as the Dáil returns from a two-month break today
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Cabinet to discuss sick children from Gaza travelling to Ireland for treatment
Cabinet
Cabinet will meet in Government Buildings ahead of the return of the Dáil after the summer recess this afternoon
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Cabinet to hear proposals to ban disposable and flavoured vapes
Cabinet
Sources said that that single-use vapes are “relatively inexpensive” and are “often an impulse purchase in shops and disproportionately used by younger people who often experiment with them”
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Stephen Donnelly compares social media firms to tobacco industry in fight for child online safety
Stephen Donnelly
As he launched the establishment of a new Online Safety Taskforce, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said that parents are not fully aware of the “mental and physical injuries” that are being inflicted on children on social media platforms.
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Health Minister insists there must be improvements at University Hospital Limerick amid multiple 'issues'
University Hospital Limerick
Speaking at the Department of Health on Tuesday, Stephen Donnelly said that "there is no reason why there shouldn’t be" improvement at the hospital by the busy winter period
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Tánaiste says 'majority' of money allocated for spinal surgeries not spent on intended purpose
Scoliosis
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly told the Seanad on Thursday evening that money that was given to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) to tackle spinal surgery waiting lists was spent on other things
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Free Contraception Scheme expanded to include women aged up to 35
Health
The scheme covers GP consultations, family planning, student health and primary care centres and prescriptions for contraceptive options
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Ban on cigarettes for under 21s delayed so current 18-year-olds can keep smoking
Smoking
The Government approved legislation brought forward by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to Cabinet on Tuesday to raise the age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21.
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Number of Irish hospitals providing abortion services has increased dramatically
Abortion
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that termination services in early pregnancy - up to 12 weeks - are now currently provided in 17 of the country’s 19 maternity hospitals
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Cabinet to discuss plans to introduce digital health records and to extend DART line
Cabinet
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been very critical of the lack of electronic health records in Ireland, describing the country as a “laggard” in Europe.
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