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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the situation for undocumented workers in the hospitality, retail and service sector who have been in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment until now who may be called in for intermittent precarious days and hours of work and who may not be entitled to a jobseeker’s payment thereafter if they don’t...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of scam calls reported to her Department in view of the surge in fraudulent calls claiming to be from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39037/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 276. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding restraints are affecting the availability of placements for young person's moving within the children’s residential network; if funding issues are affecting the availability of placements for young persons who are aging out of care or in aftercare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to address the surge in scam calls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39036/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 324. To ask the Minister for Health when he will review the EMA approval of a vaccine (details supplied) for 12-15 year olds; if medically vulnerable children in this age cohort will be included in cohorts 4 and 7 for the vaccine roll-out; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the role he envisages rapid antigen testing playing in respect of Ireland's implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31859/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 327. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with a hotel group (details supplied) regarding a mandatory hotel quarantine refund with a view to processing the refund. [31860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 345. To ask the Minister for Health if steps are being taken to address glitches in the Covid-19 vaccination appointments system given that some persons in the older age cohorts have been overlooked for their appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 346. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the appropriateness of an appointment to the board of Safefood Ireland (details supplied); his views on whether this represents a conflict of interest in the context of Safefood Ireland progressing Ireland’s breastfeeding strategy in addition to the WHO’s recommendations on breastfeeding; if he will review this decision; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 347. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32073/21]

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order, what amendment are we discussing now?

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: My understanding is that we have not agreed section 3. The Minister of State indicated her intention to move an amendment. Can she provide a brief summary of what that amendment will entail?

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The decision is whether to agree section 3.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister of State indicated something there and I ask her to expand on it.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: There is no need at this point.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is grand. I was looking for a brief idea of what it entailed.

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I am going to speak on my amendment now because there is no point having two debates on it. My amendment proposes that a report be produced on this issue and that it would come back to this committee at an early stage for a decision. Deputy Denis Naughten has made many of the points in this regard already. Some of us have been talking about this issue for years. Its impact is really...

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister of State very much for that response. I agree with the points made by Deputy Naughten about using similar rules to the Department of Social Protection. It also crossed my mind that there is an incredible contrast in the approach to rental income for people in nursing homes and the treatment of rental income for investment funds. We need to get our priorities right in...

Select Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 7: In page 39, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “24. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 45A (inserted by section 23): “45B. (1)The Executive shall prepare, within a year of the Act taking effect, a report containing information in relation to— (a) the legislative and...