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Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister come back with his own proposal on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I am pressing that amendment.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 9: 49.In page 39, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Report into the cost of smoking cessation supports 49.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas examining the cost of smoking cessation supports to individuals quitting cigarettes and the impact of making smoking...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is on the report. The committee has called for a report within six months on smoking cessation supports to individuals who are trying to quit cigarettes.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: That is okay.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: No. I will withdraw the amendment on the basis of what the Minister has said.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: It is not agreed. I welcome the fact that time is to be provided on Thursday for discussing the health funding issue. The Minister for Health will be there but should the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform not present himself to the Chamber to tell us about his role in the health budget? A Minister making statements in the Dáil does not...

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: From the outset, I have to say that I wonder about the motivation behind this debate. I also want to note that some of the people who were loudest in calling for this debate are not present in the Chamber for it at this point. One only has to do a cursory search of excess deaths on social media to find any number of conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine content. I am not by any means saying...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to issues raised regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the steps her Department is taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45253/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 372. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a disability allowance appeal (details supplied); the reason for the delay in an appeal decision being made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (18 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 237. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the new funding provided for disability services in Budget 2024; to provide a breakdown of the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (18 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 277. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the registration of psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2024 (18 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 282. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the new funding provided for mental health in Budget 2024; to provide a breakdown of the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45751/23]

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I am not sure what the point is of having this session and these statements. There had not been a demand for statements. The Minister and the two Ministers of State have come in here with scripts to try to put the best gloss on things. They have Government, or rather Fianna Fáil, backbenchers coming in and trying to put the best spin on things. I would have thought that the least...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I asked yesterday.

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. The Taoiseach was asked and he completely ignored this request. If we are to have accountability to the Dáil, which Ministers are provided to provide, then we need to have questions and answers. As I said, I do not know what the purpose of this session is. The whole issue of the underfunding of health, of course, actually started last year. The allocation made in budget...

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Excuse me, sorry, I did mention a person. I am talking about a mindset that has been in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, and has continued to be there for some time.

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. I will just say that a key element of the responsibility of a Secretary General is to secure adequate funding for what his or her Department requires. I am saying that there is a mindset in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, which has been there and continues to be there, that does not understand the principle of fully-funded public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Good morning. I thank our guests for coming in. It is particularly important that Dr. Duffy is here as well as Dr. Conlon because we know that there is very strong, evidence-based research accompanying the recommendations and it is very helpful to have both researchers here to answer questions. Our guests' report was presented to Cabinet on 25 April. While this committee is engaging...