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

Róisín Shortall: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the responsibility of his Department for recording and monitoring passengers entering Ireland; the role his Department plays in relation to the passenger locator form and follow-up calls to passengers; the number and grade of staff allocated for this specific purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/20]

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is a well-established convention of the House that all parties have an opportunity, in order of their size, to speak on legislation or statements in the first round. We are merely seeking to ensure that that convention be continued. It is very disappointing to see the new Government, in one of its earliest moves regarding the business of the House, seek to dispense with that convention....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements for ensuring adequate contact and monitoring of travellers entering Ireland in respect of the need to restrict their movements; the personnel that will undertake this work; the number of staff being allocated. [20867/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine a matter in relation to the help to buy scheme outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a recent High Court judgment (details supplied); the implications that this case will have on the current planning process; and if he plans to introduce changes to the planning regime in respect of strategic housing developments, the lifting of height restrictions and the reduction in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1229. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the approval of transfer for the shareholding of St. Vincent’s Hospital Group to a charity (details supplied) was made with the proviso that certain canon laws are to be observed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20286/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1230. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no provision for a public interest director, ministerial representative, a women’s interest director or a representation from the National Maternity Hospital itself on the board of a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20287/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1231. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the board of a charity (details supplied) will be a self-selecting and self-perpetuating board; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the State has no control over the ownership or governance of the charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20288/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1233. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the clinical governance of the proposed national maternity hospital is planned to be fully integrated into St. Vincent’s Hospital Group, meaning the hospital will not be co-located as was originally reported nor will it have its own governance or budgetary independence; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1234. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the people of Ireland, that will fund the new national maternity hospital, deserve absolute clarity regarding the ownership and governance of a charity (details supplied) before the State-funded new national maternity hospital is handed into its ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1232. To ask the Minister for Health the estimate for the cost of construction of the new national maternity hospital on the site of St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20289/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1295. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the implications of obesity as a comorbidity for Covid-19; if additional resources are planned to address obesity in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1423. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the advice from the EU Commission to member states to commence the flu vaccination programme early in view of the pressure on health systems due to Covid 19; and his views on this advice. [20864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of flu vaccines which have been secured for the upcoming flu season; the way in which this compares to the number in 2019; the estimated uptake figures for each target group; his views on the advisability of a full population uptake programme in view of the pressure on hospitals as a result of Covid-19; and if he is satisfied that the current...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The rota circulated yesterday evening did not seem to make sense.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Yes. Each of the medium size parties has ten minutes, after which the smaller parties contribute.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: What did the Chairman say about ten minutes?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The rota circulated last night showed some members taking ten minutes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to start with the question of testing and tracing, which are some of the key tools in our living with the virus. It would be helpful if the witnesses were up front with the committee on the reasons the HSE is not using the full capacity of 100,000 tests per day. What is the main threat to having that kind of rapid and agile testing and tracing service in place? Is it a staffing...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (26 Aug 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that, but will Mr. Reid be specific about what the main threat to utilising that full potential is?