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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the witnesses. I had some IT problems at the beginning of the meeting so I apologise in advance if any of the points I raise have been covered. I am concerned that there is no clear advice and no recommendations from NPHET on vitamin D supplementation. I have tabled parliamentary questions on this in recent months, most recently a couple of weeks ago. The Minister told me that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I just have a few additional questions. Firstly, what would be the consortium's explicit guidance to the population on the level of daily supplements they should be taking? Secondly, given the data the consortium has provided showing 70% of people, especially in Dublin, are vitamin D deficient, how long would it take a person taking their daily dose to sufficiently build up his or her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is a daily dose the optimum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: What about the explicit guidance on the level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: How long does it take to bring it up to a sufficient level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is that the equivalent of 25 micrograms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is there any difference between tablets or capsules?

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The failure to address the issue of travel and the consequent importation of various strains of Covid into this country have been among the biggest failings of this Government. This absolutely baffles people and has made a major contribution to the low mood of the public generally, particularly since the Christmas period. We are all feeling that and hearing it from our constituents. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the statutory sick pay Bill; the timeline for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the in-person supplementary programme for pupils with special needs during school closures who are not attending special schools will be covered by her Department’s school insurance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers and SNAs will not be in a position to bring such children outdoors without insurance cover and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 646. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 277 and 278 of 3 December 2020 and 399 of 15 December 2020, when the requested data will be provided (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if he is taking steps to review access to services for persons with eating disorders given the diversion of funding from that area; if not, if the establishment of a working group for same has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Safety (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 897. To ask the Minister for Health the interdisciplinary measures taken recently to reduce the loss of life in the Corrib river in view of recent tragic loss of life in waters in County Galway; if further measures will be investigated such as an interdisciplinary task force; if such measures will be implemented to address the urgency of these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health if a list of hotels in which the HSE has accommodated healthcare workers during the pandemic will be provided; the number accommodated in each hotel; if any Covid-19-positive healthcare workers were accommodated in hotels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10483/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 1025. To ask the Minister for Health the regional basis upon which public health specialists are appointed; if they are appointed based on former health board areas; if not, if this has been updated to current HSE geographic divisions such as CHOs or hospital groups; the number employed in divisions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I understood that Deputies would be called in the order of the amendments they have submitted under this grouping.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is that not the convention?

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I rise to speak to this group of amendments and, in particular, amendments Nos. 33, 36 and 38 in my name, on behalf of the Social Democrats. All Opposition parties are represented in the context of this group of amendments because we are very much on the same page and have the same opinion on what needs to be done in order to increase our firepower in responding to Covid. It is quite clear...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to his statement of 17 December 2020 in respect of political involvement in the purchase of ventilators from a company (details supplied), if in his role as Taoiseach he had signed off on the deal at the time; the due diligence carried out by him at the time on the company in question; and if a response to the question asked...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who have arrived into Ireland from Brazil in each week from 1 January 2021 to date; the reason the weekly aviation statistics published on gov.ie do not include figures for Brazil despite reports that the three cases of the Brazil P1 variant of Covid-19 recently identified in Ireland are directly associated with...