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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 1592. To ask the Minister for Health the impact the cyber-attack had on cancer services and patients attending these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 1588. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reassure the public that hospitals are safe to attend now that transmission of Covid-19 is minimal amongst healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34371/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 1589. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be set aside for a programme of recovery for cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34372/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 1590. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare workers are receiving adequate counselling and supports acknowledging the trauma they may have experienced working through the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34373/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 1591. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to engage with his healthcare colleagues and counterparts in Northern Ireland to establish a cancer services catch up programme task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the policy his Department will adopt for employees who opt out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31933/21]

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount it costs to run the HEAR and DARE initiatives on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37650/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated to fund the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2021-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the European funds that contribute to higher and further education in Ireland; if any contribute towards improving access to further and or higher education opportunities for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37652/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: I am in Leinster House. I thank our witnesses. It has been a fascinating discussion and their opening statements were certainly thought-provoking. I was taken a little by what Senator Dooley said about the school transport scheme. He made a very thoughtful remark on incentivising children to make the change at an early stage in their lives. Interestingly, the transport committee had a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: That point is accepted. This discussion is solely about transport emissions but I take Dr. Caulfield's point on board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: My apologies Chair, I was making my way from the convention centre and I have missed the opening statements. I will come in at the end if I may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses. The positivity in their opening statements was palpable. Many of the questions I had for them have already been asked. I am glad that the discussion has touched on antigen testing, international travel, the roll-out of the vaccine and other matters. Those issues are incredibly important in terms of a sustainable and safe return to third level education. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate Dr. Ryan's honesty. Ventilation is of critical importance to the safe and sustainable return of education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: As for the student experience, I appreciate the witnesses cannot control what occurs outside their campuses but the student experience is not all about the lecture and campus experience. It is also about the things that happen after 5 p.m. We had instances last year of campus parties and issues like that. We have seen the early vaccine roll-out for the over-18s in recent days and I am sure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: I am sorry about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: I fully appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: We will learn about this as a society in the coming months, particularly as we return to indoor dining, among other experiences. I am conscious of the time. The issues relating to international students have been touched on. I appreciate entirely that that is dependent on Government announcements. Dr. Ryan, I think, has said Anglophone countries are ahead of us. Can he help the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Alan Farrell: Professor Ó hÓgartaigh might have a view on that.