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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I need to come back in and say a number of things. I will put my questions when I finish my point. It is immaterial how many cases there were during the summer months because we know that lockdowns are used to reduce the numbers. The time is then used to build up defences so that when the number of cases increases we have very robust testing and tracing that can then be used to hunt down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: That does not answer my question. It was not one issue. The email I received stated that the directive being given to SNAs and teachers from the HSE was that they should disable the app when they go to school and work. We are encouraging people to use the app. I use it every single day. I assume we want teachers and SNAs to use it. We need a more detailed explanation on that because it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: What about the person who had to travel from Bantry to Cork city?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: Okay. I thank the witnesses.

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I am sharing time with Teachtaí Ó Laoghaire and O'Reilly. I accept the reason the Minister must leave. It has been a long day and we have been discussing a number of different issues. I hope the Minister listens carefully to what the members of the group he is meeting have to say. That is an important issue, and they are quite sore about the fact that the tribunal has been...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I support all of the amendments in this grouping. They are variations on a theme. Essentially, the amendments propose that the regulations the Government will eventually craft will come before the Oireachtas for approval. I reiterate my earlier comments on a very important point that goes to the heart of my difficulty with the Bill. It provides for certain categories of fines and then...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I want my say on this section. However, it would be better to move on to the amendments.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: It is unacceptable that this legislation is being rushed through the Dáil and the Seanad in one day without proper scrutiny. The Minister will say, of course, that this is necessary because these measures have to be brought in as quickly as possible but we know that rushed legislation is never the answer. Elements of this Bill are obviously necessary but others concern me. Our job, in...

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I did.

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1: “To delete the words ‘9th day of June, 2021’ and to substitute the words ‘9th day of February, 2021’ therefor.” To the Minister for Health, I say that we all want to play our part in making sure that a date is ready and that we are equipped to deal with the real challenge Covid presents. We all support public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the process of a new capital project in health from end to end, that is, from design to planning to procurement to build; if he will identify the different stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I just want to raise one item which I raised yesterday in private session. I raised several issues where I sought reports from the HSE, one of which was on testing and tracing. Several members made the point yesterday that the anecdotal evidence coming back from people working in that area is that it is a system which is under real pressure. There is a lack of training and staff with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: There is a dual problem. There is a problem which testers and tracers face in the context of rising numbers. More than 1,200 cases on average a day is part of the problem. Equally, part of the problem is a lack of capacity. This has been flagged time and again by many of us with staff coming to us telling us there are problems. Time and again this has been raised. I have examples....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I welcome all our witnesses. We now only have ten minutes each for questions. A previous health committee may have spent a bit more time putting questions but given our current context, we must try to master the art of brevity. I will try to make my questions as succinct as possible and I hope the answers will come in the same spirit. How are nurses feeling now? I know they have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I wish to make a number of comments on foot of that response. First, this committee certainly should support the recommendation from the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response that Covid should be an occupational illness. We must put the Minister on notice that it is one of the issues we want him to address in his opening statement when he appears before the committee after the recess. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha. I wish to put questions to Ms Clyne and Professor Irvine. I attended Professor Irvine's national conference last week and found all the contributions to be very interesting, but the issue of pay parity has arisen time and again. This has been on the agenda for a long time. There are 500 vacant consultant posts and unless we deal with the pay issue, we will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a definition of a dance and exercise class as outlined in the plan for living with Covid-19; the reason gymnastic classes can go ahead under level 3 but yoga and dance classes cannot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30938/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 609. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); if there will be a January intake for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 612. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 16,000 healthcare staff who have been or will be hired in 2020 as outlined in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31253/20]