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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. My question is, why are those blockages still in place? For example, how often does the national treatment programme meet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. Presumably, there have been recommendations from that programme to the clinical advisory group that these barriers be removed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Why then have they not been removed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I meant that, presumably, the national treatment programme is the overarching body in this regard-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: -----and that if it requests the clinical advisory group to do something, there needs to be a response to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Why is that not then pursued by the national programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Is the national treatment programme not active or robust enough to pursue the clinical decisions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Who heads up the national treatment programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Ms Perry also talks about the importance of eliminating hepatitis C. Are there best-practice models at a European level that have done that? Has that been achieved anywhere, and are there lessons to be learnt from what such countries may have done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Elimination of Hepatitis C: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Presumably, the severe restrictions that exist here do not exist in Scotland. I am referring to the need to be on opioid substitutes and the restrictions on community pharmacists-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the stopping distance formula used by the Road Safety Authority Chief Operations Officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the name of the company used to provide independent third party analysis of responses from candidates for the role of Road Safety Authority Chief Operations Officer; the stopping distance formula used by this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a company (details supplied) was used to provide independent third party analysis of responses from candidates for the role of Road Safety Authority Chief Operations Officer; the stopping distance formula used by this company; if this company was not used, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale behind the current tax regime for Exchange-traded funds in Ireland, including the higher-than-previous tax rate applied to gains and the approach to deemed disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 440. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a child’s fight for an appropriate school placement; the way that she will intervene to ensure that the child receives reasonable and suitable accommodations to further their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding backdating a social welfare payment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32688/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (22 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (22 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to progress nurse prescribing of opioid substitution therapy; the status of the working group set up to examine this issue; the timeline that he is working towards for introduction of nurse prescribing of opioid substitution therapy; the reason for the delay in progressing this policy; and if he will make a statement on the...