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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects in the Waterford Garda division in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33121/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 542. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the administration of vaccines by clinics and vaccination centres to identify cases of vaccination unreasonably given outside of the sequencing order set out in the national strategy and secondary documents; if he has considered sanction in these instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have considered plans submitted by a society (details supplied) relating to a dedicated unit to treat and rehabilitate patients with intestinal failure; if he has made a decision on the proposal for such a unit at a location such as St. James’ Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists that are currently working on a voluntary capacity within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 545. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recruitment of assistant psychologists in an unpaid capacity; if the review has been carried out; if the results of the review will be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 546. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the current national pilot assistant psychology programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 572. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the reopening of amusement parks (details supplied) is not permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new framework agreement on the supply and pricing of medicines; the steps he has taken to help reduce the cost of medicines to the HSE and to patients; the timeline for negotiations for this agreement given the existing agreement is due to expire in July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25677/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 577. To ask the Minister for Health the organisations that he or his officials have met since July 2020 in relation to the process to agree a new framework agreement on the supply and pricing of medicines; his views on whether increased usage of generic medicines and biosimilars can help reduce the cost to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25678/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if he has examined the policy proposals by an organisation (details supplied) which if implemented could help free up €1 billion in expenditure over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds in the health service; the number of beds in wards; the number of beds in single room isolation; the estimated cost to replace 10% of beds in wards with single isolation; if he has plans or targets to replace beds over a fixed time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 648. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has commenced a review of the funding scheme for local authority fishery harbours, with particular regard to the difficulties experienced with Cé Heilbhic, in which the local authority may not apply for funding under the scheme for the preparatory work required to dredge the harbour (details supplied); if he...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (22 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 660. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated full year cost if the budget for the social inclusion and community active programme increased by 5%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33123/21]

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: I commend the Social Democrats on tabling this motion and for giving us the opportunity to discuss this issue. I discussed this privately with the Minister a number of weeks ago and have raised it a number of times in the Dáil and at meetings of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health. In recent months the Minister has given us some assurances, as he would see it, regarding religious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome all of our witnesses. I will put my questions to specific witnesses. I will get to everybody. I am not looking for every witness to answer every question. I will start with Mr. Collins. In his opening statement, he made reference to the previous national plan. It is my understanding that the previous national plan for cardiovascular care ran from 2010 to 2019. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: There is no new plan. Mr. Collins also said that no evaluation of the previous plan had been carried out by the HSE or the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: In his opening statement, Mr. Collins said that this is a recipe for failure. There is an old adage: fail to plan, plan to fail. It is extraordinary that a strategy for a period of almost ten years has not been evaluated. We do not know what has worked from the HSE's perspective or what it might be looking for in a new plan. From what Mr. Collins said, there does not even seem to be an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: Okay, that is perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: I might come back in. It is obvious that we need a new strategy. There is a role for the committee in ensuring that is developed. Following this session, we need to write to the HSE to find out what is happening and to put pressure on for a new strategy to be put in place. It is extraordinary that an advocate organisation has to go to the lengths of seeking parliamentary questions and...