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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccine status of those staff, residents and patients involved in healthcare outbreaks of Covid-19 in hospital, nursing homes and residential care settings in the Roscommon-Galway region since July 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the weekly breakdown of all Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU which shows the precise number of vaccinated versus unvaccinated patients admitted to ICU and the cumulative weekly vaccine take-up by age in each corresponding week between 1 April 2021 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60360/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 606. To ask the Minister for Health the variations in vaccination status of Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU in Ireland in comparison with the UK cases in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60361/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 618. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the current reimbursement process in place for medical card holders seeking to claim back the costs of blood tests; if this has ever been reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders are advised of the reimbursement process to recoup the costs of blood tests with their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60452/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) on the charging of medical card holders for blood tests by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made for the reimbursement of costs for blood tests with a general practitioner in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of applications approved and paid out and the number refused; the current average waiting time for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if vaccination centres and other settings in which the booster vaccines are being rolled out including primary care centres are running at full capacity; if sufficient vaccinators are in place across these settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if he his attention has been drawn to the long delays at a primary care centre (details supplied) for Covid-19 booster vaccinations; the steps he will take to avoid such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60502/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of non-EU lamb slaughtered in Ireland in 2020 and to date in 2021; the origin of that lamb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the annual budget from his Department to Teagasc; the breakdown of the level of funding provided to Teagasc under each scheme in each of the past five years. [60512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount that was paid to advisers in relation to the Knowledge Transfer Programme; the amount paid to farmers during the three years of the scheme; and the average number of farmers per advisor. [60513/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I commend the work of Ms Feehily, the entire commission and Ms Burke. A large volume of work has been done. It is just a pity that it was not done before any mention was made of pension age increases in the first place. It would have been a huge help. The report contains a great deal of knowledge, and a great deal of work went into it, and I thank the witnesses for that. I agree with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I think so. I will come back at the end, if not. I thank Ms Feehily.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I have a question about the table on page 132 of the commission's report. It is fine if its representatives cannot answer it now. Do the Exchequer expenditure projections in that table include the indexation link to 34% of earnings or an increase in the State pension? I want to check that. The witnesses can come back on it, as I appreciate they may not have that information. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (9 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take regarding CAP following his tour of marts and his engagement with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60447/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (9 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that a site with full planning permission in an IDA Ballinasloe Business and Technology Park, County Galway is marketed globally by the IDA for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60441/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (9 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a site with full planning permission in the IDA Ballinasloe Business and Technology Park, County Galway that is ready for construction and to be marketed globally by the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60440/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 293. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1691 of 27 July 2021, if he will provide an update on the development of a regulatory framework for home support providers including an update on the primary legislation; when this will be introduced; the role HIQA will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60888/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 23 November 2021, if her attention has been drawn to delays in processing Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit applications in recent weeks; the processes her Department is putting in place to ensure those who contract Covid-19 or are close contacts and cannot go to work can avail...