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

David Cullinane: I will make a very short opening statement before moving on to questions to the Minister. I have to say that his opening statement fell far short of what was needed. No timeframes or targets were given and the Minister did not revise the timeframes he had given to Deputies in this House and to the public over recent weeks. It pains me to say it but it is very difficult to retain confidence...

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

David Cullinane: My time is short, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. My question is a direct one on the 700,000 figure. I want to get information as I have six and half minutes left and I have many questions. Can the Minister answer the question? He said 700,000 people would be vaccinated by the end of March. Is that still the case?

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

David Cullinane: I have to ask the Minister again please to answer the question. It was a very simple, direct question. Is the figure of 700,000 by the end of March still the target?

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

David Cullinane: Is that a "Yes" or "No"?

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

David Cullinane: My reading of the Minister’s answer is that the 700,000 target may now not be met, which is exactly what he has just said. He said last week that we were expecting 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the first quarter of this year. It is obvious that is not now going to happen. There are media reports that that figure could be as low as one quarter of that 600,000. Can the...

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

David Cullinane: I have many more questions for the Minister now on that issue but I do not have the time to put them. On the question of family carers which I asked last week and which I have also asked in various different ways, I got four different answers as to where they will sit. I was told that they could be in group 2, group 4, group 6 and group 10. The Minister said last week that carers who...

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

David Cullinane: That is an unsatisfactory answer. Can I point the Minister to the HSE’s own roll-out of the flu vaccine, where carers are seen as a distinct cohort, yet when it comes to this vaccine they are not, and they are concerned about that. As the Minister knows, they do an invaluable job. I also wish to raise the issue of people in long-term care facilities and people with disabilities...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: The Government commissioned a report on pay and allowances for student nurses and midwives. Several weeks ago, as the Tánaiste knows, placements for student nurses and midwives in hospitals were paused for two weeks. That comes to an end this weekend and I have had many calls from student nurses and midwives worried that they have not had any calls from the hospitals where they were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals made to see a consultant for each month in 2020; the average per month in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by a consultant each month in 2020; the average per month for 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I thank the Chairman and welcome all our witnesses. I wish everybody well in the roll-out of the vaccine programme, including Mr. Walsh and his team, Mr. McCraith and Dr. Colm Henry, who is not on the call. Obviously, it is a difficult and challenging job. It is demand-led and supply-led in terms of the number of vaccines that come in. I want to make one observation, first, if I can,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Therefore, it is 1.1 million doses we anticipate we will have received. Is that by the end of March or April?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I want to put a number of question, if I can, to Mr. Walsh. I thank Professor MacCraith for that. I will focus, first of all, on the information technology, IT, system. I note in the opening statement there is still some work to be done for this to be a fully operational and fully live system. I refer to the first and obvious question that is being asked of us. When we get to the third...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome that. That is the appropriate course of action. Is that also the case in respect of the other groups right down to the over-70s?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I get that. For the over 70s, the GPs will contact the people themselves and that is how that will work out. For the general population, there was a promise of 15 mass vaccination centres or pop-up centres. Have we locations identified for those sites? When we get to that point, how will the IT system work? Is it at that point that people will have to contact the system because,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: That is welcome and it is a lot of staff. However, there are questions being asked in regard to the role of pharmacists. There are 2,500 pharmacists, who, obviously, can play a crucial role. The Minister said yesterday in the Dáil that dentists will also play a role, which is great, and it is all hands to the pump as far as I am concerned. However, the Irish Pharmacy Union is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Could Mr. Walsh provide clarity on the point that pharmacists will not be part of the roll-out for the over-70s? It is a yes-no answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to all those families who have lost loved ones in nursing homes, and I extend my solidarity and best wishes to all the staff who work in nursing homes throughout the island. I have a number of direct questions for Ms O'Neill and would appreciate short, sharp answers because I am just seeking information. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: That is a lot. How many positive Covid cases were there in January among either the staff or residents of nursing homes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: If there are over 190 confirmed outbreaks, I would imagine that we are talking about thousands of positive cases. Would that be fair to say?