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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adapted bivalent mRNA vaccines currently available for administration in Ireland; the number ordered; the schedule of delivery for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all his Department’s buildings have recycling arrangements in place; if not, the steps that are being taken to ensure that the recycling of workplace waste is facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49555/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 383. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if all her Department’s buildings have recycling arrangements in place; if not, the steps that are being taken to ensure that the recycling of workplace waste is facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (6 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if persons with multiple homes, including non-principal private residence and holiday homes and so on will be eligible for the recently announced €600 energy credit for each of those homes; if he will provide a clear breakdown of all property categories to receive the €600 energy credit; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (6 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the additional €29 million announced in Budget 2023 for services and supports for adults with disabilities, including the amount that will go to additional personal assistants, home support, community-based services and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49213/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting admission to acute psychiatric inpatient beds in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49395/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentations. I would like to return to the table of claims we were talking about a few minutes ago and to clarify the situation. The number of claims determined by the employer's representative, ER, was 1,131. Determined claims that are disputed and referred to the project board amounted to 989. Does that imply that the difference of 142...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Eight cases out of 1,131 have been resolved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What is the timeline for resolving the other 1,123?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I accept that. However, is that not kicking the can down the road?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That would seem to indicate a problem with the disputes process. Parking that number of claims for some time down the road seems to make no sense at all. I would be concerned that the opening of the hospital will be delayed because of that level of ongoing dispute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. With all due respect, that is not normally the way big projects work. The development board does not want to find itself in a position where it is over a barrel in respect of the opening of the hospital because of the enormous number of disputes that have been parked and remain to be resolved. A difficult situation will arise because those disputes have not been resolved at the point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What is the proposal? When is the large quantum of claims going to be addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: When will that process commence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I understand that. When are we going to start tackling the claims? For how long have they been parked?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: How long more will it remain in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: There is no agreement on that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: We have no idea when these claims are going to be addressed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Has the Department concerns about this matter not being addressed and being pushed out to some point in the future and about the potential implications for the opening of the hospital?