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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

David Cullinane: -----they say differently in this regard. They state that there is a real challenge in accessing services in early intervention, and that in part, in the early 1990s and since, has led, unfortunately, to parents having to take the State to court. That should not be the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

David Cullinane: I am not satisfied with some of the answers I have received from Mr. Watt. Nor am I happy with some of the semantical-----

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: I am sharing time with a number of colleagues. Is the Government going to support the TRIPS Agreement waiver appeal that has been submitted by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organization? As the Minister knows, this would involve a temporary waiving of certain intellectual property rights. If it is implemented, it will bolster supply of Covid vaccines, which we all want to see,...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: I appreciate the response the Minister has given but my time is very limited. The question I asked is whether we are going to support, at a European level, what the Biden Administration is now supporting, which is a waiver under the TRIPS Agreement. When the matter comes up with the World Trade Organization, the European bloc will obviously have its position. Is the Irish Government going...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: I must say I am not comforted by that response. It was a heavily caveated response, which I was not expecting, but that is a matter for the Minister and the Government. It would be much better if we had a strong position on this but it is a matter for the Government. I will move to the vaccine roll-out and a question about registration. I am getting a lot of calls from people who are...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: It is important. I have checked with some of my colleagues, including those in government, who have been receiving similar queries. We want to be able to give the people the assurance that they are registered and will get a call. It would be good if we had some sense of the timeframe involved. I also wish to put to the Minister the issue of pregnant women and permission for their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to palliative care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23307/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to advance a successor to the dental treatment services scheme considering the recent collapse in the number of dentists contracted on the scheme; if he has engaged with dentists regarding the reason for widespread withdrawal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23382/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (6 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to engage with an association (details supplied) in collective bargaining as the representative group of dentists in the same way that he engages with other professional representative groups and trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23383/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: It is disrespectful. They are in the gallery.

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: There is no consensus on housing. We are certainly not as one on this issue. How could we be when one considers the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael way? Ever since I became involved in politics, I have seen Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael bail this State out of its responsibilities in terms of building social and unaffordable housing. This Government and that which preceded it have left...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Workplace Relations Commission (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 562. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made by his Department on the implementation of the Workplace Relations Commission agreement of September 2020 (details supplied) between a union and city and county childcare committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23667/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has acted on the Labour Court recommendation on regularisation of the terms and conditions for adult literacy teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 691. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 715. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of a dedicated specialist intestinal rehabilitation unit to treat and rehabilitate patients with intestinal failure; his further plans for the establishment of a new national specialist centre in St. James’s Hospital; his plans to fund same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines administered by cohort by county and for each vaccination centre as a percentage of the approximate target population per cohort which each centre is envisaged to service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 756. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2092 of 21 April 2021, his plans to appoint a specific reproductive immunologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24009/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 847. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of delivering an operating theatre; the estimated cost of equipment; and the estimated annual revenue cost. [24337/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 854. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence in relation to care in maternity units (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

David Cullinane: 859. To ask the Minister for Health the relevant regulation which grants exemption from hotel quarantine for those travelling for surrogacy reasons; if the regulation applies to those travelling for IVF; if he has considered an exemption for IVF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24405/21]