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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (16 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 536. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital patients who contracted a hospital inquired infection from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by month, hospital, hospital group and by infection type Covid, MRSA, CPE and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31706/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (16 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 537. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital visitors who contracted a hospital inquired infection from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022 by month, hospital, hospital group and by infection type Covid, MRSA, CPE and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31707/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. I will focus on a number of areas, namely, prevention, elimination and treatment. I will start with elimination. This was mentioned quite a lot in the opening statement. The World Health Organization is committed to a target of elimination by 2030. Different things are said in the opening statement. It seems to suggest Ireland's elimination progress could be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: Is it Mr. Keane's view that we are well behind? If we are behind, what needs to be done to get us back on track?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: One of the recommendations outlined in the opening statement was to bring in regional experts to address regional needs, which makes sense. I do not think anyone could argue against that. Given that over the next number of years we are hopefully going to see the establishment of regional health areas, which will align CHOs with hospital groups and result in much more streamlined and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: I am interested in the hub-and-spoke model but also in getting the treatments to people as quickly as possible. The witnesses will be aware that there were statutory entitlements for those who contracted or were infected with hepatitis C through blood transfusions. There is a range of statutory medical supports there. One was the two-week rule whereby they would be seen by a specialist,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: Does anybody else want to add anything? There is a minute left.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. Mr. Reid will agree that the frustration expressed by members comes on the back of the frustration, exhaustion and pain experienced by many parents of children with disabilities. On Tuesday, Deputy Tully organised a briefing in the AV room for parents of children of disabilities in Cavan and Monaghan. There were four parents at the meeting, all of whom held up...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: My points is that we have not accessed the care fund for acute services. It is approximately €200 million. Could any of that money be used for community services?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: Will Mr. Reid provide a note on how much of that €200 million has been drawn down or used for these specific purposes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. Mr. Reid will agree that the frustration expressed by members comes on the back of the frustration, exhaustion and pain experienced by many parents of children with disabilities. On Tuesday, Deputy Tully organised a briefing in the AV room for parents of children of disabilities in Cavan and Monaghan. There were four parents at the meeting, all of whom held up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: My points is that we have not accessed the care fund for acute services. It is approximately €200 million. Could any of that money be used for community services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: Will Mr. Reid provide a note on how much of that €200 million has been drawn down or used for these specific purposes?

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: I commend my colleague, Deputy Guirke, on tabling this motion and giving us an opportunity to debate this issue, which is really important. There was a meeting last week of Oireachtas Members, HSE officials, clinicians and others who work in the hospital group and very frank and important exchanges took place at that meeting. As the Minister knows, a document was circulated by the HSE which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 395. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 397. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 401. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 394. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32249/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 393. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

David Cullinane: 400. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given that it has exceeded the target issue date and applicant's travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32271/22]