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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to encourage dentists to provide treatment under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8261/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered revisiting the terms of the medical card scheme for dentists to ensure that the scheme is beneficial to both patients and dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8262/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 824. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to clear the BreastCheck backlog due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8485/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if the BreastCheck service is permitted to run for public health patients during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8486/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 826. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise BreastCheck appointments for patients who had their appointments cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8487/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 827. To ask the Minister for Health if he will waive the need for a general practitioner referral letter for patients who choose to get their BreastCheck appointment privately due to a cancelled appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 828. To ask the Minister for Health the current length of the backlog for BreastCheck screening appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 917. To ask the Minister for Health if he will add the daily breakdown of Covid-19 vaccine figures to the Covid-19 tracker application as opposed to the cumulative figure to give the public specific daily figures akin to the diagnosed case numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8771/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 941. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to vaccinate members of the Defence Forces who are serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (17 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 947. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered promoting physical activity as a way to improve mental health during the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8865/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16) (resumed): Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (16 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Commissioner for his comments. I will not add to the Chairman's remarks or to those of Senator Chambers other than to say I agree fully. Interestingly, the Commissioner said in his remarks that he would like to look to the future. Part of that - and this was alluded to by Senator Chambers - is the possibility, when it comes to Article 16 and a potential future triggering, of an...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister for coming to the House for this debate. I welcome his announcement that there is to be a review of the vaccination schedule for chronically ill people such as the 1,400 sufferers of cystic fibrosis and those requiring kidney treatment, whether dialysis or otherwise. I ask that he expand on his answer about when that review might be completed. We need to provide some...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with Bus Éireann following its decision to end discounted travel rates for passengers with epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the decision by Bus Éireann to end discounted travel rates for passengers with epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 191. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if childcare providers are permitted to continue to charge fees for parents who cannot avail of their services throughout level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7611/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 192. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has encouraged childcare providers to refund fees already charged to parents who cannot access their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 201. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if crèches who refuse the additional funding announced by him on 27 January 2021 still continue to charge fees to parents who are not permitted to use their service due to restrictions or parents who are permitted to avail of childcare but opt not to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 193. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports in place to protect childcare workers such as enhanced PPE, mass Covid-19 testing and so on; his views on whether these supports are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 194. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether remuneration for childcare providers is satisfactory; the steps he has taken to engage with providers and representative bodies on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 195. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when children with additional needs who avail of the ECCE scheme will be permitted to return to crèches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7615/21]