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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for juvenile arthritis treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; the number of those in counties Laois and Offaly; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 839. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by general practitioners that they are not being adequately informed with respect to their participation in the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cancer Strategy (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national cancer strategy specifically the strategies recommendation to develop a systematic, evidence-based mechanism to ascertain the potential benefits and the cost effectiveness of various initiatives including chemoprevention which will inform future cancer prevention programmes; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 841. To ask the Minister for Health if any applications have been made to the HSE to provide dental services in Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6924/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 842. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of his Department with respect to the three year review of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6928/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 882. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines for persons with underlying conditions is being implemented; the underlying conditions being prioritised; the reason they are being prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 883. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by general practitioners that they are not being adequately informed with respect to their participation in the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (10 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 985. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which the appointments to the Horse Racing Ireland board from 1 January 2020 to date were nominated; the basis for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: I will make some points and ask some questions. I ask that the officials please send me written answers if they are unable to answer them today. The officials referred to a secure electronic prescribing system and mentioned farmer choice. Did the farmers look for the system to be changed? It is very disingenuous to suggest they did. I raised this directly with the Taoiseach in the...

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: The Minister will accept that finding solutions to the problem of childcare in the midst of a pandemic is no easy task. That difficulty was compounded by the fact the early years sector in particular, prior to the pandemic, felt it was unheard and disrespected, and that its solutions were only nominally accepted. Recently, I participated in a Zoom call with SIPTU and the early years sector....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: I will be brief but this is the same matter of the vaccine roll-out. I was contacted by the concerned parent of a vulnerable adult with cystic fibrosis who was almost hospitalised last week with a seizure. This parent is most concerned that vulnerable adults, and particularly those with underlying conditions such as cystic fibrosis, receive the vaccine as soon as possible. What is the plan...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: I commend the Minister of State for all of her work so far. She is doing great work and it is greatly appreciated. Mental health is an issue that I and my rural colleagues raised in our Private Members' motion in December, when we noted that Covid-19 was having a huge impact on people. We know that mental health is a serious issue in this State, without ever looking at any pandemic and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (4 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact assessment has been conducted by his Department with respect to the Irish feed industry following the imposition of duties on products listed in EU-US WTO Aircraft Dispute - Regulation 2020/1646; if he will consider introducing supports for the grain and feed sector in this scenario; and if he will make a statement on...

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: I fully support this motion on fuel poverty and am delighted to speak on the matter. It is particularly relevant to the midlands region from which I come. The Government does not seem to know or care about that region. That is the truth and that is the message that is coming through to my offices from constituents. If we want to talk about poverty, then this Government needs to get...

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: I also want to say that it is an insult to the people of Offaly-----

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: -----who are now going into shops and workers and families of workers-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts being made to address the delays being experienced by learner drivers in accessing the driver theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5312/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek an update on the legal advice submitted to the Office of the Attorney General by organisations (details supplied) with respect to the derogation provided for in article 105(4) of Regulation EU 2019/6 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns that the 5% nitrate reduction criteria of the BEAM scheme is generating significant concern among farmers particularly regarding their capacity to meet the reduction target before the 30 June 2021 deadline will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5909/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Census of Agriculture (3 Feb 2021)

Carol Nolan: 963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has conducted a census of agriculture in 2020 in line with the integrated farm statistics Regulation (EU) No. 2018/1091; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5910/21]