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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Okay. To be clear, what Dr. Glynn is saying is that NPHET has previously recommended mandatory quarantine and its position has not changed, and the reality of how that will happen has to be worked out by Government, but NPHET’s advice is there should be mandatory quarantine. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Thank you. I say all of that because it is important that we do everything we possibly can to have the strongest public health interventions to reduce the transmission rates and to reduce the number of people who contract the virus. That in itself will help our front-line healthcare workers and admissions in hospitals as well, which is an obvious point to make. I will come to Mr. Woods....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: What is the maximum capacity in the public system? What is the most that we can get?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: What is the maximum that we can have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Then we are very close to maximum capacity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: What did the bed capacity review, mentioned in the HSE report, recommend we should be at by the end of 2020?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: The cancellation of non-urgent care is obviously necessary because of the dire situation we are in. Would Mr. Woods accept that is going to present real challenges for hospitals when we start to reopen that care again and that we are going to need a very substantial catch-up plan? I say this because the front-line staff I talk to daily are exhausted and absolutely at breaking point - not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Is Mr. Woods aware of any hospitals that are continuing to put patients in wards where there are confirmed outbreaks? As the Chair is telling me I am short on time, I have one last question. I want to ask about St. Brigid's Hospital in Carrick-on-Suir. I understand it has been closed without consultation with people in that community and they are very upset about that. Mr. Woods might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I am sorry. I had a question about patients potentially being admitted into wards in acute hospitals where there are confirmed outbreaks. Has the HSE been made aware of any situations that have arisen in that context?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if instruction has been given to higher education institutions on relaxing fee payment timelines with consideration to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on students and their families’ financial situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4091/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HIV Incidence (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 824. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new HIV diagnoses in each of the years from 2010 to 2020, by gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports have been made available for those living with HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HIV-AIDS Programmes (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 826. To ask the Minister for Health if regular HIV testing is ongoing at the same or a reduced rate; if it has halted due to the closure of sexual health clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HSE Data (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on panels for the various occupations within the HSE nationwide across the various recruitment channels currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of placing a person on a general practitioner only card or a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 841. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per annum incurred by the State for a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: General Practitioner Services (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 842. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per annum incurred by the State for a general practitioner card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 844. To ask the Minister for Health the current known length of time that immunity is provided by the different Covid-19 vaccines; if it is considered to be an annual vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medicinal Products (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 845. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drug group has met to date in January 2021; when the group will next meet; if the drug dupilumab will be approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4328/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: As I will get to in my own contribution, the Minister's opening statement is completely unsatisfactory. We have not got the information we would have expected from the Minister and yet he is sharing his time with a backbencher. We are here to do business with the Minister for Health and to get information and the maximum of clarity and yet he is not using his ten minutes to give us that...