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Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: A speaking order has been agreed.

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am sure the Ceann Comhairle has noted that a number of parties that insist on having priority over others have not bothered to show up this morning. That needs to be taken account of. The previous speaker spoke about putting the responsibility onto the public. Obviously, the public has a responsibility but the primary responsibility for providing leadership and taking action as...

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I trust the Minister will come in for the remainder of this debate. Before the break, I was saying we would be much better off concentrating on building solidarity through clear messaging because the messaging has been very weak so far. It is really important to bring the public along with any new restrictions to ensure they see that there is a logic to those, that they are reasonable and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (22 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation in Budget 2021 for local drug and alcohol taskforces to support local projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (22 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the allocation in Budget 2021 for drug and alcohol taskforce; if this allocation is already committed in the three-year Strategic Health Initiatives or if it is in addition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32167/20]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I have one amendment, amendment No. 21, calling for regulations to be brought before the Dáil for approval prior to taking effect and prior to this legislation coming into force. I believe that should be included in the first group of amendments because the objective is exactly the same. Will that be reviewed prior to the end of Second Stage? It is hard to know how many speaking...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. A briefing was called at short notice on Wednesday evening, which was highly unsatisfactory. We were told that this has nothing to do with house parties, yet the Government's portrayal is that it is all to do with house parties. I will come back to that later when we consider the regulations in more detail. That is no way to do business, however. We should not have to take key...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order-----

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I ask the Deputy to withdraw his remarks because they are not based on fact.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: This section is about definitions only. I urge Members to allow us to get on to discuss the amendments.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I make a very strong appeal to the Minister to work with other parties in the House. We all want to work together, we recognise that we are facing a very significant threat to our lives and livelihoods. It is a national threat and there is a need for a national response. The best way of demonstrating that is for us to work on an all-party basis and to co-operate, collaborate and be very...

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (23 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I know it is late on the Friday of a bank holiday weekend, but some of us are here. It is a pity that the Minister is not here for these comments. I do not know if some excuse was given. It is unfortunate because spokespersons want to raise a number of issues and it would have been good if we could have done that with the Minister. We have repeatedly rehearsed the reasons we find...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. I want to move on from the issue of staffing to the performance of the system, specifically its effectiveness or otherwise in driving down the level of the virus. What is the current estimated turnaround time from development of symptoms to referral for a test?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am asking what the estimated median time is for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: What is a reasonable estimate of that time lag?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Another figure, more like two or three days, has been suggested because people think Covid is a cold and take paracetamol and so on. Dr. Kelleher's figure, 24 hours, about which I am not sure, is a day. We are aware that the turnaround time from referral to a result is 2.2 days. The most recent turnaround time from a result to tracing in the HSE's report for the past week is 3.8 days....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry but all I can do is work on the basis of the figures on the HSE website. The most recent figures indicate that 3.8 days is the median time for tracing: "All contact tracing is completed within 3.8 days (median) – including all complex cases". I am just going by the figures the HSE is publishing on its own website. The dashboard indicates the period from referral to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Just a moment. I am concerned about the current situation. I am working on the basis of the figures provided on the HSE's website for this current week. According to those figures, the turnaround time from symptoms to the tracing of 80% of contacts is seven days. Do the witnesses accept the figure of four days is the optimum turnaround time for a testing and tracing system to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is a "Yes" or "No" question. Do the witnesses accept that four days is the optimum turnaround time from symptoms to the tracing of 80% of contacts? The research indicates this is what is required for tracing to be effective. Does Ms O'Beirne accept that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Does Ms O'Beirne accept that?