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Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: The Irish Hospital Consultants Association yesterday published data on waiting lists for University Hospital Waterford. Some 50,000 people are on some form of health waiting list, the majority of whom are waiting to see a consultant. What is obvious about the figure is that it is huge and affects people from across the region. It is the equivalent of the population of Waterford city....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the options available regarding broadband at a location (details supplied); the status of the implementation of the National Broadband Plan; the steps his Department has taken in relation to full capacity fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overtime hours worked on a weekly basis by medical and nursing grade staff in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form. [3985/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee-approved consultant posts across each speciality; the basis on which they are filled as per DIME by discipline and tenure including the number on post-2012 pay rates; the number of each type of contract, that is, A, B and C across specialities filled and or allocated for all posts; the number of posts...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: When the Taoiseach builds affordable homes, he will get our support.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: What about the exemption?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference and membership of the panel which is to be established to examine the categories of workers entitled to the pandemic recognition payment; when this panel will be established; the way and when this panel will report; the criteria on which this panel will determine eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3647/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 144. To ask the Minister for Health the categories of workers entitled to the pandemic recognition payment; the way this has been or will be determined; the way the term clinical Covid exposed environment will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3648/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that he sought Government approval to delegate product liability claims in relation to mesh implants to the State Claims Agency; the effect this will have on ongoing litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the additional actions he plans to take to provide redress for mesh-injured persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3707/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe it will take to reduce waiting lists to a reasonable level and tackle the healthcare backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 162. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation to implement statutory waiting time targets as recommended in the Sláintecare report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3712/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of blood which was imported in 2021 to support the Blood Transfusion Service; the states from which the supplies were procured; the manner in which the availability of these supplies was identified; the controls in place to ensure safety standards conformed to Irish standards; the body responsible for inspecting the quality of blood; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CervicalCheck samples sent abroad in 2021; the laboratories to which these were sent; the way that these services were procured; if these laboratories were inspected by a State body or otherwise certified for quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome all of our witnesses and genuinely thank them for their comprehensive opening statements and the impressive supporting information presented to us. I am grateful for that. It helps us as a committee when we get that level of detail. I will first make a number of broad points before I put my questions. I was one of those who asked to have this session to put a focus on GP...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: What is Dr. Quinlan's assumption? Would Dr. Quinlan have a view that it would be based on a no-change policy? I will put the question differently. As we transition to universal GP care, will that increase pressures and demands on general practice generally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues Relating to General Practice: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

David Cullinane: Will Dr. Quinlan please answer my questions on what is possible, how many people can be trained and what is needed? Taking the mid-range figure of 1,500 additional GPs by 2028, we know that it has been estimated that 700 GPs will retire, then 2,200 GPs will be needed over the next six years. Given that currently we train 258, and the ICGP wants that number increased to 350, then we are not...