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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if customers will be paid for the energy that they create themselves in relation to the proposed microgeneration support scheme; if so, the cost; if there is a surplus generated by the customer, if the surplus will be sold back to the grid; if so, the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5446/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the reason dentists have been excluded from the vaccination roll-out programme given the average dentist administers far more vaccines daily than a general practitioner. [5148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to reconsider the proposed sequence of Covid-19 vaccinations especially in relation to persons with certain conditions (details supplied); if there are plans for an individual appeal mechanism in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 757. To ask the Minister for Health his views on claims from pharmacists that they have been side-lined from the Covid-19 vaccination programme of persons aged over 70; and if the vaccination of patients over 70 years of age is to be carried out exclusively by general practitioners. [5514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 764. To ask the Minister for Health if all persons administering the vaccine under the current Covid-19 vaccination programme have received the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5540/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 801. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate and effective healthcare for persons suffering from life-changing conditions due to the after-effects of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 802. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide nationwide long Covid clinics; when he expects these to be open; if there is a current waiting list for such clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5621/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 803. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide upskilling to general practitioners to give them the adequate skills to diagnose, treat and understand the myriad side effects from long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: 844. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the mental health supports being provided to persons during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5807/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: I wish to refer to a question that my colleague asked as it may have been lost. Did I hear correctly that the Irish Association of Social Workers and the Care Champions are invited to the monthly meetings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: Do they attend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: Given that such a large proportion of nursing homes are in the private sector, have all of the answers that have been given to date only concerned the public realm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: The witnesses mentioned HIQA and the private homes sector. I suggest that the committee looks for a report on some of the outstanding issues that cannot be answered by the witnesses present. As this is obviously a fraught situation for everyone, I want to thank people for their work at the front line. I thank the nursing home staff and management who I imagine in the vast majority of cases...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: I am sorry to press Dr. Kennelly but I ask her to keep her reply to a minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: I thank Ms O'Neill and Dr. Kennelly. Have there been any new residents admitted to nursing homes over the period? Obviously there must be families with elderly relatives who require nursing home care and attention. How is that managed? Are there some who are resistant to that option now because of the experience of the high rate of outbreaks and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: Will Ms Tuohy quantify, year on year if possible, how many new requests there would be for nursing home care at this stage in the year? She said there is a reduction. Can she quantify it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: That is clearly another challenge for the system and a significant consequence of the outbreak. Am I correct in saying there are some 2,000 staff on Covid-related leave in 100 facilities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: What have been the psychological and mental health impacts on residents and staff? I ask the witnesses to give us a picture of that. What recommendations, if any, do they have for this committee on additional resources they need or additional interventions the system requires?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

John Lahart: I have started my timer, which is set for ten minutes. Before I go into the preliminaries, rather than get a written answer I will reiterate the question Mr. Walsh did not completely answer on the role of pharmacists in the roll-out of vaccines to the over-70s.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

John Lahart: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their public service and dedication in recent months and the work they are doing. Generally, the debate and discussion on the issue needs to calm down a little bit. This committee meeting could serve a useful purpose for a resetting of the clock. It is not useful or helpful to talk about overpromising. What was said was based on figures that were...