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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am puzzled by the Minister's last comment because, too often, cost is a barrier to people accessing care. For cancer patients, in particular, unless they have a medical card or private health insurance, they are faced with a bill of up to €800 per year just to get life-saving treatment. How can the Minister defend that? It is utterly indefensible. While, of course,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is not true. Listen to the Irish Cancer Society.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is absolutely a barrier. They are hounded by debt collectors.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: They hound them for the bills.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a disability application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8932/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 241. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the certain institutional burials (authorised interventions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (17 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the women's health task force; the steps being taken to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8873/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (17 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 295. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to increase the income threshold for qualifying for a medical card in line with increases in the State pension to take account of the fact that those with private pensions move closer to the threshold when State pension payments increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter in relation to approved driving instructors (details supplied); if he plans to address the cost of such tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9089/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the current estimated waiting times for motorcycle driving test applications at each test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners' public office on Cathedral Street, Dublin 1 will reopen to the public; when the public inquiry telephone numbers will be available again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to increase the availability of multi or non-denominational secondary school places in Dublin 9 and 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder unit places in primary and secondary schools in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; the timescale for delivery of each in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10022/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a disability payment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10021/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 666. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for rolling out antivirals and monoclonal antibody treatments; if any further deliveries have been received since 20 January 2022 when approximately 1,000 treatment courses arrived; the number of the first delivery that has been used to treat patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9087/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a representative group (details supplied) to discuss his plans for antivirals and monoclonal antibody treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9088/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 821. To ask the Minister for Health if the three-year grace period for a holder of an over 70s medical card following the death of their spouse remains in place; if he can ensure that this information is explicitly stated on the HSE website and information leaflets and not just in the guidance documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9790/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the recommendations contained in the clinical governance and operational arrangements for supporting a model of care for children with life limiting conditions towards the end of life in the community in Ireland in particular, recommendations 14 and 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HPV vaccine doses which expired and were therefore unsuitable for use in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10268/22]