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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that will be made to provide Covid-19 vaccination centres to the wider population in County Louth by location, including in Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 724. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the health budget provision for 2021 to employ 16,000 additional healthcare staff; the details of the positions to be filled and the proposed recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 800 persons outside the top two priority groups of nursing home residents and staff and front-line healthcare workers currently being inoculated have received Covid-19 vaccines; the location and reasons given for inoculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8371/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason and the way in which a nursing home (details supplied) placed two staff members who tested positive for Covid-19 in a local hotel instead of ensuring that they went to the dedicated accommodation provided by the HSE under the healthcare workers temporary accommodation scheme; the action the HSE is taking as a result; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers who tested positive for Covid-19 and were subsequently placed in accommodation provided by that healthcare facility and not placed into dedicated accommodation provided by the HSE under the healthcare workers temporary accommodation scheme; the subsequent actions carried out by public health bodies to ensure that any worker...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 982. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding designated quarantine centres for healthcare workers who test positive for Covid-19; the number of such centres; when they commenced operation; the location of each; the number of persons who have been quarantined in such centres to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) on casual traders and the Covid-19 business aid scheme will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9065/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (18 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 302. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to representations (details supplied) regarding wedding issues and the numbers allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9249/21]

New Decade, New Approach Agreement: Statements (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fáiltím roimh an díospóireacht seo. Tá sé an-tábhachtach go bhfuil na tuairimí á nochtadh againn ó gach taobh den Dáil agus gur féidir linn comhoibriú leo siúd a bhfuil ar an taobh Thuaidh den teorainn. Tá sé tábhachtach, ó thaobh cúrsaí eacnamaíochta agus sóisialta de, go mbeidh an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) on the renewal of approved driver instructor registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if queries raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9878/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in the provision of a headquarters for the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, in Drogheda, County Louth since 2014 (details supplied); the amount expended to date; the outcome of a recent meeting between her Department and the LMETB in relation to the project; the reason for the prolonged delay in this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response. [10179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mop-up clinics that have been set up to date, by county; the number of mop-up clinics that are still waiting to be set up, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 983. To ask the Minister for Health if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in respect of kidney patients and their position in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10178/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 826. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents who have now received their second Covid-19 vaccination; if there are nursing home residents who wish to be vaccinated but have not yet been able to receive the first vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: The first issue I wish to highlight is where Ireland stands internationally in terms of vaccine provision. The previous speaker should take the liberty of checking the facts before he makes claims which are not true. The fact is that Ireland is ahead of Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy and France in terms of vaccinations per 100,000 population.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I did not catch the Deputy's interjection, but I wish to make clear to him that Ireland is doing extremely well compared with other countries. Indeed, if he had been listening to the Minister for Health, he would know that we have ordered in the region of 10 million vaccines. The issue about vaccination is that we all went together as European citizens. The Deputy may be aware that there...