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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if drug and alcohol support groups will be exempt from the ban on indoor gatherings under level 3 of restrictions as an essential service which can operate in a socially distant and safe manner [26686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 922. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to move to saliva-based testing for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I will ask my two questions and give the HSE as much time as possible to answer. I think that earlier Mr. Reid was prevented from putting this on the record but all my questions are in the context of a line included in his opening submission, namely that Ireland has done more testing per capitathan France, Germany, Norway and Italy. I want to commend the HSE on the work it is doing. I am...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Regarding the walk-in test centre, Mr. Reid said he would continue to monitor that. What factors would be required to justify a walk-in test centre? We have very limited GP access in parts of that electoral district.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: A number of people have accessed the National Show Centre, which, while a fine venue, is difficult to get to other than by car. In an area that has levels of disadvantage, I urge Mr. Reid to consider some local access to a testing centre in that area, given the high infection rates. I think it is a way we can tackle the virus overall in the city.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I return to the point Deputy Hourigan made regarding Deputy Verona Murphy. If I am incorrect in saying this, please let me know. The road hauliers made a complaint about the RSA. The road hauliers were not being investigated. It could be compared to any of the grievances I might have dealt with in my clinic last week. I may have written to the Committee of Public Accounts in the past...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Hourigan is correct in saying that if Deputy Verona Murphy was the subject of correspondence and that was related to a public body, I would be uncomfortable with Deputy Murphy contributing in that case.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Shortall asked who made the decision to organise our businesses so that both witnesses would attend in the one session. I take it from the Chairman's answer that the decision was either made by the secretariat and then approved by him-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: It was not, therefore, an organisational or diary issue with the Department or NPHET. That was a decision-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I put to the Minister and Dr. Glynn a case from my own constituency, namely, the electoral district of Ballymun and Finglas. I use it as an example of how difficult it is to apply measures in the Dublin region, which is so large. That district has the highest level of the virus in Dublin, with 265 cases per 100,000. That is alarming locally. Sometimes there is a lack of understanding as...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I really appreciate that response.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: There seems to be a very positive GP-led triage service but there have been local concerns about accessing a GP appointment. Someone who develops symptoms overnight might contact a GP in the morning but might not receive a telephone consultation until 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. The test would not be until the following day. Is any consideration being given to walk-in clinics in high-cluster areas?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I take Dr. Glynn's point but I have heard anecdotal evidence that people may be reluctant to volunteer to go forward for testing because a test takes a number of days and because of the impact of self-isolation on the entire household. We do not know how long this pandemic will last. The committee has not really considered chapter 3. Reference was made to chapters 1 and 2. If the virus...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I wonder if I might raise a point in a very respectful way. I ask the Ceann Comhairle's office to come back to me on it. On two occasions this week, I have sat through Questions on Promised Legislation and have not been reached on either occasion. There were different people in the Chair. We have a constitutional obligation in this House to hold the Executive to account. Every Member of...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sharing time with Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. As a member of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response, I have had, perhaps, more opportunity than many Members to hear the different perspectives on this pandemic and the many opinions on how the Government should deal with restrictions, health interventions, testing regimes and the devastating economic and social impact on society....

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the witnesses, particularly those I saw only a few days ago. I ask the HSE and the Comptroller and Auditor General to comment on the differential between the value placed on a property and its sale price. Often, the value is set when a placement is made, but at the time of settlement or after the person has passed away, the value may have changed. Has the HSE lost out in some...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I refer to cases where the sale value might have been settled in 2007 or 2008 and when the property was sold in 2011 or 2012 it would have realised a price substantially lower than the value which had been put on it. In that case, the person would pay much more than the 15% of the value when the property was sold. Equally, if there is a significant uplift in the market the HSE may be losing...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps Mr. Hynes would come back to me.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am happy to receive a written reply. It unlocks my second point, namely if we are dependent on the market, is there a need to review the scheme to see if settlement can be made far earlier? I suggest this because there is a difficulty with housing. Selling the home at any point is an emotional issue but it often happens when the person passes away. Is there any way that if the scheme is...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Many people are fearful of the fair deal scheme and its legal complexities. I do not think that it is easily understood and there is no incentive to sell earlier. I referred to the financial product that is often called life loans. They are sold by banks which provide a lump sum but there is no capital or interest repayment during a person's lifetime. It is a punitive product which...