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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the recommendations of the report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on evaluating orphan drugs have been implemented; if an impact assessment has been conducted on those which have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10674/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the process for the approval of new drugs; his plans to review or alter this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10675/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise a point of order. We wrote to the Minister a number of times and the matter was raised twice in private session that we would ask him to set out his position regarding pay and allowances for student nurses and midwives in his opening statement. The matter was not addressed in his opening statement. It would be very unfair if time for members was eaten into by the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: I thank the Chairman for his indulgence, which I appreciate. It was important for the Minister to set out his position on this issue. Staying with this issue, can I put one point to the Minister. When Phil Ní Sheaghdha from the INMO was before this committee a number of weeks ago, she said: We are on the record and have said from the outset that when we have 6,000 staff out sick and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: The March agreement was that those first, second and third years would be offered temporary contracts and those fourth-year interns would be paid the healthcare equivalent rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: In my view, the reason the offer of €100 per week was declined by the healthcare trade unions was because it was seen as a slap in the face by most student nurses and midwives. I ask the Minister to revisit this issue, engage with the healthcare trade unions and put in place a fair settlement. There is universal political support for dealing with this once and for all. I hear what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: I will ask the Minister about testing and tracing, which is important as well. Unless we keep on top of the virus and unless we can keep the numbers down low, that will present more challenges for our healthcare system. The best we can do is to make sure that the overall strategy is correct in terms of the public health strategy and all of the tools that we have at our disposal are working....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: Is the Minister responding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: I will put one last question, if I may. We had all of the healthcare unions before us a number of weeks ago. There was much understandable frustration where they were representing their members who felt - in my view, rightly so - overworked, exhausted and at burnout. I want to relay to the Minister one remark that was made by the representative of the Irish Hospital Consultants...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if supports are available or will be provided for businesses in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11933/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has put in place measures to ensure that a person whose entitlement to illness benefit and similar has expired due to the lapsing of a time limit as a result of the pandemic-related suspension of health services continues to be entitled to receive the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11711/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 716. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the professions which are generally qualified or permitted to administer vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10993/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the professions which are permitted to administer Covid-19 vaccinations; the reason phlebotomists, healthcare assistants, social care workers, and others who could be trained to administer these vaccines are not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccines delivered and the expected deliveries for the remaining of quarter 1 by basis of delivery, that is, weekly, fortnightly and so on and by producer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 766. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including ozempic (details supplied) in the drugs repayment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug semaglutide (details supplied) was removed from the list of drugs included in the drugs repayment scheme; if he will consider including it in the drugs repayment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11236/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare assistant posts for each CHO; the number of posts funded, filled and vacant, respectively; the basis on which they are filled, that is, permanent, temporary, agency and locum by whole-time equivalent in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 820. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts for each CHO; the number of posts funded, filled and vacant, respectively; the basis on which they are filled, that is, permanent, temporary, agency and locum by whole-time equivalent in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 821. To ask the Minister for Health the number of registrar posts for each CHO; the number of posts funded, filled and vacant, respectively; the basis on which they are filled, that is, permanent, temporary, agency and locum by whole-time equivalent in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 Mar 2021)

David Cullinane: 822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of SHO and interns for each CHO; the number of posts funded, filled and vacant, respectively; the basis on which they are filled, that is, permanent, temporary, agency and locum by whole-time equivalent in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11391/21]