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Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: The Minister proposed allowing the Garda to have more powers to enter peoples' homes.

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: The Minister's presentation of those arguments and issues was contradicted by the Taoiseach and other Government Ministers minutes and days later. That is a fact.

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: There was fearmongering about having second lockdowns, when the Minister had to be contradicted again by the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and other front-line Ministers. The Minister was also contradicted by the acting Chief Medical Officer. The Minister also did an interview in which he compared children who are going to school and the dangers and risks associated with that with children...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister back. He has been here a few times over recent days. I welcome the opportunity to have this debate. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a decades-long failure to build a public health system with enough doctors, nurses and beds. It has resulted in an unprecedented interruption to normal healthcare services, affecting community and acute settings. Our health service...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: I am sorry; I have seven minutes. I again raise with the Minister the testing and tracing regime. I genuinely believe that we have to do better. I looked at the figures for Scotland and it is doing far more than us. I have consistently called for a Rolls-Royce testing and tracing regime which we would use to hunt down the virus. It would not be reactive, but proactive. We would test...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: I will give my remaining time to my colleague.

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for taking these statements on this issue. I have consulted with many disability groups over recent weeks and months, as I am sure the Minister of State has. We all know that Covid has had a dramatic impact on people's lives. Children and adults with a disability have had a harrowing time, and their parents and those who care for, support and love them have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 234. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for expanding free access to the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23193/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. I also welcome the publication of their report and the fact that a clear focus was put on the experience of staff and, crucially, the experience of residents and their loved ones, which was a very important part of it. Does Mr. Quinn believe there was a failure of regulation in nursing homes that led to some of the circumstances we now know occurred during that time?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: Can I stop Mr. Quinn there? I am not trying to put the blame on his organisation. On page 42 of the report it is stated that HIQA has previously called for reform of the regulatory framework to allow other forms of care to flourish. It also speaks about the 2013 regulations that need to be strengthened. My point is that if HIQA is calling for regulations to be strengthened, the logic of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: How many times and in what way did Mr. Quinn and his organisation, or even his predecessors as I do not know how long he has been in his position, lobby either the Government, Departments or the HSE for improved regulations in nursing homes before Covid-19 struck?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: My point is that through all those years HIQA, which is the regulator, said it needed more powers and to strengthen the 2013 regulations and that it needed an updated regulatory framework. If that is the case, it seems that those calls fell on deaf ears.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: We will get to the expert panel report next week. Mr. Quinn is right that it is an important report as well. I wish to refer to the role of HIQA with regard to individual cases. I am not going to discuss any individual cases but some horrific ones were brought to my attention, including the one that was raised earlier. I had raised it as well. There are many other individual harrowing...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: Rather than calling on HIQA to do something it cannot do, Government members would be better served by giving the authority the powers to carry out these investigations and inquiries. There are very harrowing cases and I will get to some of them momentarily in the context of people's experiences. We are discussing people's experiences during Covid-19, but I am talking about abuse and...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: Can Mr. Quinn furnish this committee with details of representations that were made by HIQA to the Government, the HSE and Departments relating to regulation, clinical governance and powers of examination and investigation in respect of individuals? I wish to move on to a number of other cases so perhaps he could furnish the committee with as much information on that as he can.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: Page 36 of the report refers to the experience of staff. It states: Most inspectors recounted stories of management and staff becoming overwhelmed with emotion when speaking about how they managed during the pandemic. Some exhibited signs of extreme stress, fatigue, exhaustion and anxiety in trying to come to terms with what was happening around them. With regard to residents, the report...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank Ms Dunnion. I wish to make a final point to Mr. Quinn. I refer to the 44 risk inspections that were carried out. The figures are appalling. These were risk inspections in nursing homes where there were outbreaks and high levels of contraction. Only five of the 44 were found to be mostly compliant; 39 were found to be not compliant with at least one in three regulations. We have...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Examination of HIQA Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes in Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: We need to hear from the HPSC because we are hearing from HIQA that it can only account for unexplained deaths and cannot determine whether they were related to Covid. Next week, we need to hear from the HPSC. We need to get that information. Regarding the 39 nursing homes where there was very poor adherence to the regulations, we need to know whether there were higher levels of...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (15 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: It was about the communication. Nobody questioned-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (15 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: The Deputy is not being honest and truthful.