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Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Insofar as the purpose of the Bill is to get the approval of the House to establish the risk equalisation mechanism in order to support community-rated health insurance, and the decision must be taken on an annual basis, I have no difficulty with it. I recognise it for what it is. In the context of a private health insurance market, it is better that there is risk equalisation, lifetime...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 120. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is giving consideration to the provisions of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59827/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding payments to parents who take time off work (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60500/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 280. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be provided for a baby (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60504/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a disability claim by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60499/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons living with type 2 diabetes who are eligible for the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme through having a GMS card or a general practitioner visit only card; the number of persons living with type 2 diabetes who attended the programme in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 566. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 833 of 19 October 2021, the reason he has not approved funding for the four unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts agreed in 2018 for the implementation of the Pregnancy Prevention Programme (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to re-introduce the temporary assistance payment scheme for private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding patient visits at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60533/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I want to speak on amendment No. 20, which is in this group. The Minister is not making it easy for us to support the legislation. We have already stated that we will support it, as we supported the previous legislation last month, but the Minister does not make it easy because he does not meet people halfway at all. This legislation grants wide-ranging powers to Government to introduce...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: They did not get time to-----

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It would work much better if the Minister listened to the science, but he did not do that with ventilation and antigen tests, even though expert groups were set up for those matters. Members of the Opposition and the public are asking why the Government is mishandling this to the extent that it is and they are asking why it is not doing the logical and obvious things it has been advised to...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Ventilation and antigen testing were the two issues I raised.

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It was six months after the Minister got advice from Professor Mark Ferguson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the two groups for attending and for their presentation and the work they do all year round. There is a lot of similarity between them in terms of their asks. To what extent have the two organisations discussed these asks with the Department? What has been its reaction in respect of additional measures in the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I accept that Ms Power has presented the evidence to us but where is the opposition coming from? If, as she said these flavoured vaping materials help people, who is expressing that view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. Macey for that. We will pursue that with the Department. In regard to the issue of illegal sales of cigarettes, this was very prevalent up until a couple of years ago. I am not aware of it to the same extent now. Is that an accurate assessment of the situation, or is it just that I have not come across it? What is Mr. Macey's information on the extent of illegal sales? It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that. In terms of the practice of illegal sales of cigarettes, I would not be aware of people going door to door or selling on the street in town. I would not be as aware of it now as I had been previously. Has it reduced or is it just that we are used to it and do not notice it as much?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Regarding the practice whereby people go to Spain on holidays and come back with case loads of cigarettes, what is Mr. Macey's information on that? Is that as prevalent as it had been previously? Mr. Macey made comments about the Revenue Commissioners and the need for additional personnel, so what is the evidence on the extent of illegal importation?