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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 900. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for procuring rapid antigen tests for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if a workforce for deploying rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 has been trained; if so, when the training commenced; the number of persons that have been trained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38594/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 902. To ask the Minister for Health when rapid Covid-19 antigen tests will be deployed as part of the public testing system now that the European Commission has recommended their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 904. To ask the Minister for Health when rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 will be deployed in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 905. To ask the Minister for Health if rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 will be made available on a widespread basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 906. To ask the Minister for Health if rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 will be made available in local community testing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 903. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he, his Department or the HSE have had with the developer of an application (details supplied); if there are plans to endorse same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 231. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the guidance that has been issued on pregnancy and Covid-19; when the advice will be updated in view of the most recent research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 258. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the PCR testing for Covid-19 runs for between 40 and 45 amplification cycles when the general international consensus is 35; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39127/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the colleges and universities from which graduates were considered for jobs in contact tracing; the reason an exhaustive list was provided; if this limited those short-listed for interview; the reason notable universities such as TU Dublin were excluded from the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39255/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 347. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase pay for healthcare assistants and other health and social care workers; if there has been any engagement from or with trade unions on the matter; the changes in rates of pay there have been for these workers over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place or planned to be in place for aftercare of Covid-19 patients who are suffering from one or more of the post-Covid-19 syndromes commonly referred to as long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39280/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 351. To ask the Minister for Health his understanding of long Covid and associated syndromes and symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39281/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons suffering from one or more syndromes commonly referred to as long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to raise awareness of the combination of syndromes known as long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39293/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the changes or supplements being made to advise on persistent or long-term illness relating to long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the current understanding of long Covid; the symptoms or syndromes associated with the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 361. To ask the Minister for Health if clinics or similar services will open to support and treat those suffering from long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the supports, treatments and rehabilitative services that have been identified for sufferers of long Covid to address the physical, cognitive and psychological consequences of the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39297/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if he has or will establish a task force for developing a greater understanding of long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39298/20]