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Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: I did not ask the Minister.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: The Minister may respond to Deputy Healy-Rae but I will take time from the Minister's final contribution. I have been quite generous in the time he has been given and we are up against the clock because of Leaders' Questions. I ask him to be conscious of that.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: The Deputy may ask a question but the answer will not come until the very end.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: We have eight minutes remaining rather than ten. In the interests of impartiality, I was generous with regard to ministerial responses. Deputy McAuliffe has three minutes and the Minister has the remainder of the time available. I ask that this be reflected on the clock.

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the "RTÉ Investigates" programme on this issue. I wish to put on record that the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is blameless in regard to this matter. It is important to state that. I thank the Minister of State for being here. She has come to this place after only eight months in office. The question for me is how did we get...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: 377. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for vaccine passports in regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18074/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: All the talk of root canals has brought me out in goosebumps and a rash. I say that humorously but half very definitely not humorously. My colleague, Deputy Cullinane, asked a number of questions I wanted to ask. If I were to summarise by saying the focus of the DTSS tends to be reactive as opposed to proactive, would that be a good summary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: I meant to thank Mr. Hourihan, Dr. McAllister and Dr. Robins at the start. Maybe Mr. Hourihan could give us some information on that. The fixation on extractions struck me as being slightly Dickensian. From a business angle, what is the difference between the cost of an extraction and the cost of a filling and what kind of time is involved? Is there any reason extractions were favoured...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: That is what I picked up and that is very important for us in any kind of findings. A number of my colleagues asked the questions I wanted to ask and the witnesses have answered them. There are a couple of others I want to ask. It is not that I missed them. I am really keen on the answers the witnesses gave. Dentists were not the only ones to whom the HSE failed to deliver PPE. The HSE...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: It seems that this should not be the role of the Irish Dental Association but, rather, that of the HSE. I am sure the witnesses are far too busy in their working lives to have noticed it but we published a report yesterday on vitamin D. The public have been much more aware of that because of Covid and the context of it. I am taken with what the witnesses have said about being taken for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: Are dentists in the public care system still involved in testing and tracing or have they gone back into the community? Is it included as part of primary care? I know it is a stupid question from a politician.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Irish Dental Association (8 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: That is noted. Dr. Robins and Dr. O'Neill wanted to respond too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the witnesses for their work. I am sorry that time does not allow us to be more effusive than that but they can take it that we very much appreciate the work they are doing. I will not say that we have learned from mistakes, but a significant amount has been learned since before Christmas. I believe everyone understands the need for the cautious and gradual approach which, although...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: Okay. Dr. Glynn cannot shed any light on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: Okay. Can Dr. Glynn name the variants of concern? Are there any we have not heard of? There is the Brazilian variant, the B.1.1.7 variant and the South African variant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: How many people have been fully vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: How many people have been fully vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: According to the preliminary or draft programme or calendar issued by the Government, we were looking at the administration of 3.9 million vaccines by the end of June. I hope that will happen. That is not my question. We see the ratio on the app every day. It is approximately 2.5:1 between first doses and fully vaccinated people. That would mean that, if everything goes to plan - and, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: To go back to the issue of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it is good news that it is available. I am sure other members will be asking the witnesses to flesh out the details in that regard, so I will leave that to them. We are due to get 600,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is essentially equivalent to 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca or another two-jab...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

John Lahart: I wish to add my voice on the issue of signage and all of that. Whoever the contributors and stakeholders are, the signage has become wallpaper. It became wallpaper six months ago. I think it could be revisited and refreshed it in terms of reinforcing the message around caution. One of the restrictions that was eased involves two fully vaccinated people being allowed to meet indoors to...