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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1680. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is monitoring and recording the number of deaths in long-term care facilities following administration of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if there is an increase in the confirmed deaths of persons aged over 65 in these settings. [15103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will enlist the expertise and global logistical contacts of pharma and medical companies in Ireland to accelerate the supply of vaccines to Ireland. [15107/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1712. To ask the Minister for Health when timelines will be available in relation to the vaccination of the clinically vulnerable and in particular cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1722. To ask the Minister for Health when a timeline will be available for the vaccination of heart and stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1716. To ask the Minister for Health the situation in CHI in relation to the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant roles; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in chronic pain have been without a proper full-time pain consultant care service for over 16 months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15210/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1718. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the multidisciplinary pain team roles at CHI that have been filled for the past three months are not seeing any patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15218/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1719. To ask the Minister for Health the situation in relation to waiting list reporting for children waiting for chronic pain treatment at CHI; if the waiting list for new referrals to CHI for children in chronic pain was closed during 2020; his views on whether the current waiting lists for children in chronic pain properly reflect the number of children waiting on a service; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1723. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing standard allowance, placement grants and payment for work carried out by student radiographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15231/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1742. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to let go 15 newly qualified doctors from University Hospital Galway will be reversed given the doctors are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1808. To ask the Minister for Health the category that pharmacy technicians are in to receive the Covid-19 vaccination; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15518/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1827. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 rules in hospitals will be relaxed to allow a partner to attend with a woman experiencing a miscarriage given that support is necessary for women experiencing the pain, grief and emotional turmoil of a miscarriage and the importance for a couple to have the support of a partner at this traumatic time; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1828. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of ultrasound scans at weekends in acute hospitals; if there is a discrepancy in availability across the country; if his attention has been drawn to the backlogs and issues being caused within the health system by the lack of CT availability at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1829. To ask the Minister for Health if improvements are planned across the health system for women experiencing miscarriages including awareness campaigns for all medical personnel, including sonographers, nurses, doctors and administrative staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1830. To ask the Minister for Health when the main and lead pain consultant specialists for children’s pain management will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 1942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criteria to become eligible to allow nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law to use a herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 2017. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has introduced a farm buildings relocation scheme for farmers whose buildings were flooded during flood events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15287/21]

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank everybody for their support for this Bill. Once a claim is notified to an insurance company, the company against which the claim has been lodged sees its insurance negatively impacted with the cost of its premia going up. That is a consequence for the company. For the person who may have instigated a fraudulent claim, there are no consequences. That is not right. This Bill is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inland Fisheries (25 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the National Inland Fisheries Forum; when it last met; his plans to reconvene the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16106/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Housing Policy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for joining us today. The first thing I want to talk about is the local authorities' housing adaptation grants and all that goes with them. I have come across a situation in my constituency whereby people apply for these grants and find themselves going over an income threshold, in some cases because they have somebody in the house. I know of...

Caring for Carers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to be able to come into the House and support the motion tabled by Sinn Féin. It is very important that we put in place measures for family carers once and for all. Carers will tell one that this is not about them but about the people for whom they are caring. Carers are not selfish people. They are not seeking sympathy. They are not seeking platitudes and soft talk...