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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reserve HSE staff available to assist in nursing homes in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak in a nursing home; the number of reserves per county; and if the HSE is still in a position to provide emergency staffing supports to nursing homes. [59980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were tested for Covid-19 in pop-up testing centres since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic; and the breakdown per county. [59982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who are taken to hospital via ambulance are confined in a Covid-19 ward pending a negative PCR test as a matter of policy; if the case of a person (details supplied) is a policy particular to the hospital in question or due to the reason for the person's admission to hospital. [60006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children born either addicted to or severely affected by alcohol or drugs in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE has carried out an internal review or investigation into the impact of the three-day waiting period provision within the existing abortion legislation. [60095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 555. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the groups and persons that have requested to meet him regarding the three-year review of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the groups and persons that his Department has initiated a meeting with; the requests that were granted to groups or persons since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 581. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a study on the effect or impact of lockdowns and restrictions on children, particularly vulnerable children. [60274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (7 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 629. To ask the Minister for Health when patients will be able to access medical cannabis from the Medical Access Programme. [60505/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: We in Aontú will be opposing the extension of this legislation. We are the only political party in the Chamber that has opposed each extension of these measures. Governance of this country is at a low ebb. It is incredible that even today, details of NPHET's proposals concerning potential restrictions were leaked to the media before that information was even given to the Government....

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: He wants to control RTÉ now.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Are you telling RTÉ what to do now?

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I have plenty of manners.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I am just making a point.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I wonder whether the Minister got lost on his way to this debate or did not have it in his diary. Is it not the case that Opposition parties like mine should be listened to by the senior Minister on debates as important as this one? In most debates in the House, the Minister is typically gone by the time the Regional Group gets to speak. That is a pity, as we can all learn from one...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 92. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a study on the impact of lockdowns on cancer services including diagnostic and treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59767/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I read the annual report of National Cancer Registry Ireland, NCRI, during the week. I am sure the Minister has also read it. It stated that there would be a shortfall of between 10% and 14% in the number of cancer diagnoses for 2020. As somebody who had cancer during the first wave of the Covid pandemic, I am deeply worried that there is a significant problem with people not getting a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Today, 480 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 24 people will die of cancer. It is one of the biggest threats to human life in this State. Timely diagnosis can and will make all the difference for many people. The Irish Cancer Society says that it is worried that many people have cancer and do not know it. This will impact on their outcomes. The Marie Keating Foundation anticipates...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand this is a difficult situation for the Government. Nobody expects it to be able to deal with the issue 100%. We talk about capacity ad nauseumin this Chamber but there is a difference of 260 between the number of ICU beds there should be and the number there are. There are 112 to 117 people in ICU beds with Covid at the moment. The lack of capacity is a bigger threat to ICU...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health Services (3 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Where are the hospital beds the Minister referred to?

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: The truth is that the Government is travelling blind. It has been blindsided. I am not necessarily saying it is the Government’s fault, because many things have happened that people did not accept. I am not saying anybody could be fully aware of what is going to happen but the Government was going to wrap up NPHET in October. This is how close we were to the Government saying it...