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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Perhaps Dr. Ní Bhriain can just tell us what they are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. Ní Bhriain told me about the Mater and Connolly. Neither of those have long Covid clinics. I am asking about the six long Covid clinics that have been established.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Can Dr. Ní Bhriain come back to us with details with the number of people who have been seen in the clinics and the number of people on the waiting lists?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: The indications are that there is a huge issue about lack of capacity. We know that 1.6 million people in Ireland have had Covid. That is just the diagnosed people, so it is presumably an underestimate. Even if the percentage suffering from long Covid is small, we are still talking about very big numbers. I do not have the confidence from what I am hearing today that there is the capacity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: As well as data on the numbers of patients seen and the number on waiting lists, could we also have the data on what the current planned services are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Including the different specialties that are or will be included in those six long Covid clinics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What is the treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome from clinics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Is it generally accompanied by brain fog?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What percentage of people with long Covid-19 would Dr. Bannan say have those particular type of symptoms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is part of the reason it is hard to understand why only one neurologist has been appointed to the clinics. I think that is the main condition that we hear about because it does drag on over a very long time and is massively debilitating.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 142. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 11 October 2022, if the position of chief health and social care professionals' officer will be established in his Department, following comments made by the Secretary General of his Department at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on 28 September 2022 (details supplied); the timeline that he is working...

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. It is always good to have time and space between the announcement of the budget and the consideration of the Finance Bill because it gives an opportunity to clear away some of the fog and spin and to understand exactly the impact of the budget provisions. One of the most disappointing aspects of budget 2023 is its permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legal Tender (25 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 249. To ask the Minister for Finance the current position regarding coinage and bank notes as legal tender in the State; if shops, restaurants, pubs, cinemas and traders in general are legally allowed to refuse to accept cash payment and state they are card only; if there have been any recent legislative changes in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53007/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the process for allocating a school bus escort and or special needs assistant in this circumstance; the length of time that such an allocation would take at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (25 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to correspondence from a school principal (details supplied); if the project can receive State funding; if she will liaise and meet with those who run the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52945/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (25 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department intends to issue a joint circular which explicitly states that schools should not use alcohol educational resources developed by the alcohol industry or alcohol industry-funded organisations; if so, the date that this will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53567/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (25 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 713. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department intends to issue a joint circular which explicitly states that schools should not use alcohol educational resources developed by the alcohol industry or alcohol industry-funded organisations; if so, the date that this will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53566/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: Can Mr. Gunning give me any indication of when that will be?

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

Róisín Shortall: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the integrated care hubs that are already operating or scheduled to open; the full staff compliment for each hub; the number of staff who have been recruited to date in each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Oct 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) of increasing misuse of fentanyl; the steps that his Department is taking to combat abuse of this drug and the expected rise in misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53817/22]