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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: On behalf of the Social Democrats, I thank Teresa Doolan for her service and congratulate Liam and Noel on their new appointments. Yesterday, the Committee on Health discovered that a business case for the implementation of regional health areas, RHAs, was presented to Cabinet on Tuesday. This is obviously a central element of Sláintecare. Three options were set out. The first was...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: That is minimalist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome our guests. I thank them for their presentation and all the work they are doing. I want to go back to the neuro-rehabilitation strategy. Most groups that appear before the committee call for a strategy. In this case, the strategy dates from 2019. For one reason or another, it has not been implemented. I ask our guests to expand on that. Ms Rogers stated that there was to be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: How many of the nine CHOs have community teams?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What about beds? How many beds were to be provided under the strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What is that in terms of numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is just the global figures I want. Was there a commitment to create additional consultant posts? What is the situation with vacant posts? Are there vacant posts in this area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: What is the view of the witnesses as to why the strategy has stalled? Where is the logjam? Is there an issue with access to the Minister, the Department or the HSE? Why is nothing happening on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Whose responsibility was it to call the meetings and to lead on the strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Who is it in the HSE or the Department that should be leading out on this? Who does Ms Rogers call about any of these issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I note the points Professor Hardiman has made on the various funding cuts. In this day and age we should not be operating key services on the basis of having various funding cuts and trying to put together funding packages. It is indicative of the dysfunction in the HSE. Does Professor Hardiman wish to make a comment on the proposal on the major trauma centre and separating it from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I accept that. I know it is a sensitive issue and the committee might look at it at some point. I also want to ask about the decision in 2018 when the HSE agreed to recruit six epilepsy nurse specialists under the valproate response project. Does Professor Hardiman know what happened to this commitment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I have questions on the governance of neurological services. We have spoken about various elements of neurological services. I have mentioned epilepsy. There is also Huntington's disease, motor neurone disease and many others. Is it possible to provide services to all of these categories of patients through a single model in terms of the strategy and the community neuro-rehabilitation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person can apply for a second VAT reclaim under S.I. No. 428/1981 - Value-Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order, 1981 for an upgraded appliance if they have already received a VAT reclaim on an older version of this device. [18696/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person can apply for more than one VAT reclaim under SI. No. 428/1981 - Value-Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order, 1981 on new equipment purchased during the four-year period. [18697/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a list of approved devices available to him under S.I. No. 428/1981 - Value-Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No. 15) Order 1981 that he can share with Dáil Éireann. [18698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Covid-19 Digital Certificates for persons who have received a fourth vaccine dose; if they must seek a corrected or updated certificate or if this will issue automatically to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 248. To ask the Minister for Health if a funding application has been received by his Department for the appointment of the four outstanding epilepsy nurse specialist posts committed to as part of the 2018 Valproate Response Project (details supplied); when a decision will be made on this application; if the application will be expedited given the urgent need for these posts; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (7 Apr 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department plans to introduce further legislation in addition to proposed legislation allowing for a right to request remote working allowing for a legal right to work remotely to avoid situations in which employers can simply dismiss requests from employees; the additional steps his Department is taking to create more...