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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2262. To ask the Minister for Health the options he is considering for students returning from abroad for the summer or Irish citizens who are otherwise repatriating in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine; if they will be added to the list of essential travellers and permitted to self-quarantine; if the cost of hotel quarantine will be covered or subsidised by the State; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2263. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medication Epidiolex; when it will be approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20340/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2264. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medication PCBD-110; if it will be approved for addition to the medical cannabis access programme or otherwise approved for prescription and reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20341/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2265. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of Brexit, any products currently listed as to be available via the medical cannabis access programme will be available in June 2021; if he will bring forward amendments to the legislation which underpins the programme or has consulted the Minister for Justice to permit the addition of products which have not been produced and prescribed in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2266. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering amendments to legislation relating to the medical cannabis access programme or has consulted the Minister for Justice on such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2267. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering adding any pure cannabidiol product with trace tetrahydrocannabinol content to the medical cannabis access programme considering that no products on the programme currently are suitable for treating epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2268. To ask the Minister for Health if there are barriers to adding pure cannabidiol products to the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20345/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2269. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the sodium valproate inquiry; when this inquiry will be established; the status of the planned inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20346/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2295. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering or has consulted with the Minister for Justice on amendments to the legislation underpinning current access to medical cannabis products to permit UK-prescribed cannabis-based medical products to be brought here in cases in which there are legitimate medical reasons for the use of this product lawfully prescribed in the UK; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting lists for PrEP treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: First, I join the Minister in commending all those in the HSE and NIAC on the work they are doing on the vaccine roll-out. I also commend those in our wider health services, both in public health departments and in our hospitals, on all the work that has been done over the past year in difficult and trying circumstances. As we come out of Covid-19, there are an awful lot of lessons to be...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: We have been calling for this now for some time. In my view, we need weekly reporting on the estimated delivery of vaccines. We accept all the caveats that can be put on it. The Minister is correct that the HSE confirmed to us that there were a number of interruptions on the supply side. We accept that those interruptions are not the responsibility of the HSE or, indeed, the Government....

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: Some journalists have been getting emails from the Department of Health stating that it is going to move to fortnightly or biweekly reporting. I ask that the Minister takes that up with the HSE and makes sure reporting is on a weekly basis. The projection of all those targets for each week also needs to be set out. The issue of pregnant women was raised with Professor Karina Butler and...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for that response. I believe it is an urgent issue. One of the lessons we have surely all learned over the past year is that we must, at all times, stay ahead of the virus and new variants. Pushback from some within government, mainly within the Fine Gael Party regarding mandatory quarantine, is not helpful. When NIPHET talks about that horizon, the finishing line and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if he has evaluated all available evidence for prioritisation of pregnant women on the vaccine priority list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20957/21]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister and his staff. With regard to the headline figure, that is, the total gross provision figure of €22.13 billion, how much of that does he anticipate will form the baseline for next year as we look towards budget 2022? Obviously, a portion of it is Covid-related and allocated to dealing with issues such as testing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: If I may interject, my point is that at a policy level, whatever about what the money is spent on, the Minister or the Government could decide that we have to invest more in health. There is a commitment this year to slightly more than €22 billion. Some of that money could be re-profiled and spent in other areas of healthcare, as all present know is necessary. Is the Minister saying...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I move on to the briefing note we got from the Department. On page 15, under acute services, it talks about a €236 million additional spend on acute beds and says there will be an additional 1,146 beds by the end of 2021 as compared to 2020. What is the anticipated number of funded beds?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: It is €236 million. It is on page 15 of the briefing document.