Results 19,081-19,100 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

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

Róisín Shortall: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of antivirals and monoclonal antibody treatments which have been ordered; the schedule for delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10419/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 261. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for creating a fast pathway to accessing antivirals and monoclonal antibody treatments in view of the need to access these therapies within five days from testing positive for Covid-19; his engagement with general practitioners on this matter; if positive antigen tests will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10420/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 262. To ask the Minister for Health if private patients will be treated in the new national children’s hospital; if so, the level of clinical space this would represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10422/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 263. To ask the Minister for Health the consultancies engaged by the HSE from March 2021 to end of December 2021 in excess of €2 million; the full values of these consultancies in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10423/22]

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

Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to address the very substantial backlog of birth and death registrations and the great difficulty which the public has in making appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10470/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding motorway lighting along the M1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position of a matter (details supplied) regarding NCT testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 359. To ask the Minister for Health if he has responded to correspondence (details supplied) from an organisation; if he will address the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10633/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline the medicines management programme is working towards for completion of its examination of the appropriateness and feasibility of a patient-specific arrangement for a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10815/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline the women's health task force is working towards for completion of its examination of funding options for a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10816/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 453. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with an advocacy group (details supplied); the steps he is taking to provide support to persons with hyperemesis while the women's health task force and medicines management programme are examining a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the negotiations on a new consultant contract; the dates on which negotiations have taken place over the past six months; if he has appointed a new Independent chair since the previous chair became unavailable last month; the timescale to which he is working to complete these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of staff in the Sláintecare PMO office in February 2021 and a current list of staff; the person who is currently leading this office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10823/22]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Minister of State. I am supportive of the Bill but I have a couple of questions. This Bill is rushed. We waited a good while for it but it was only published on 9 February and we are now on Committee Stage. There has not been much opportunity to scrutinise the Bill, especially for the many advocacy groups working in this area. The dialogue forum was established under the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister of State be represented on that?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is really important.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Not at this point.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is on the Oireachtas website.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: The Bill is readily available.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Sections 3 and 59 appear to use different definitions of the term "specialist community-based disability services", which is strange. While the section 3 definition is provided, the section 59 definition states the term "has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act". I could not find this definition in the Principal Act, which is, as I understand it, the Act of 2004. I would like...