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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 810. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review recommendation on screening mammograms for women under 35 years of age; if there are plans to allow routine screening mammograms for women under 35 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Functions (15 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 827. To ask the Minister for Health his plans and the actions under way to restructure his Department; the measures that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (15 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 973. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if vital dredging works can be funded from the recently announced €35 million piers and harbours funds at local authority managed harbours around the State including Ceann Heilbhic and Passage East in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8160/22]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I will share time with my colleagues, Deputies Tully, Ward, Martin Kenny and Gould. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and Minister of State. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this important Bill, which Sinn Féin will not oppose. It gives effect to the Government decision to transfer responsibility for specialist community-based disability services from the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (10 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increases and changes that are waiting to be sanctioned for Dublin Port pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7262/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the manner in which Cappagh kids ward and paediatrics at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11 are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the treatment and establishment of the orthognathic and orthodontic service in St. James's Hospital; the alternatives he will put in place in view of the fact that orthodontic surgery at St. James's hospital has been significantly delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the CAR-T related expenditure by the HSE and public hospitals since 2015; the breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7085/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome all of our witnesses and thank them for their opening statements and work in this area. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the recruitment crisis in the home care sector. Many of the issues raised by all of the groups are common and may of the solutions proposed are similar. I cannot ask questions of every group. Unfortunately, each member has a strict time limit of five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Okay. I have a number of questions. The answer is that Mr. Musgrave does not know. Will the advisory group consider the development of a professional home care sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: Will it look at a clear recruitment strategy? This matter has been highlighted by HCCI. We will have representatives of trade unions before us later. They and other groups are seeking changes to the complicated centralised system that they say is failing and does not work. Again, I imagine Mr. Musgrave's answer is that he does not know if the advisory group will look at recruitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: What about pay and conditions? Will the group look at that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: The advisory group was announced in October. Do we know if it has been established yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: It has met unofficially.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

David Cullinane: It was announced in October. We are in the middle of a crisis. The Government provided additional money that we all supported to provide additional home help hours. Budget 2021 provided for 5 million hours. Obviously, Covid had an impact on delivering some of those hours, but so too did the lack of staff. That recruitment crisis is one of the reasons we cannot deliver the level of home...