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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for giving me, on behalf of the Minister for Health, the opportunity to clarify the position on the availability of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel, known as Duodopa, for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. As the Senator may know, the HSE has been given statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions under...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I will ask the Department and the HSE to follow up on the Senator's requests. We appreciate that Parkinson's disease is a debilitating condition and fully acknowledge that it is a worrying time for patients, families and carers, as Senator O'Reilly outlined in his remarks. I hope for all concerned that a final decision on this reimbursement application is reached shortly. It is important...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and giving me an opportunity to outline to the House the position regarding the new emergency department at University Hospital Galway. University Hospital Galway provides regional services for a wide range of specialties that serve a catchment area of approximately 1 million people along the west from Donegal to north Tipperary. University...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I hear the Senator's frustration and anger on behalf of his constituents and the people of Galway and the west of Ireland with this ongoing issue and the lack of a coherent timeline. I will communicate his frustration on behalf of the people he represents to the Minister, the Department and the HSE. I also echo the Senator's words of thanks and appreciation to the front-line workers in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Warfield for raising this matter. The fee payable by students can vary depending on a variety factors, including, of course, the type of course and the student's access route, including previous education. Higher education institutions are autonomous bodies, and the total level of tuition fees payable is a matter for the institutions to determine, including during the period...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator. When the Minister, Deputy Harris, and I engage with the heads of our universities and institutes of technology they tell us that the fact that the vast majority of tuition is now taking place online does not mean that the provision of it is cheaper for them. I am relaying to the Senator what they have said to us. We are very aware of the difficulties facing students...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (21 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his plans to connect Limerick city to the Great Southern Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (21 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a query in relation to turf cutting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ministerial Correspondence (21 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 269. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: Apprenticeship is primarily a contract of employment which incorporates a minimum of 50% on-the-job training with off-the-job training which is delivered in a number of different ways according to the apprenticeship programme. These range from remote or online learning to one day per week in an education institution or, in the case of craft apprenticeships, in periods of 10-35 week...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (21 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise regarding correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2994/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 13. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address a matter relating to Brexit customs issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2463/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter relating to Brexit customs issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter relating to Brexit customs issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance which can be provided to a person (details supplied) with a query regarding incremental progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2251/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive arrears of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2568/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a copy of a report will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, all construction workers in Ireland are required to hold a valid Safe Pass Registration Card in Ireland. In March 2020 the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation amended these regulations to extend the expiry dates of valid Safe Pass cards due to expire after the 1stMarch 2020 for the duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: Education and training relevant to skills needs in the construction sector is delivered through ongoing apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship further and higher education and training as well as through specific activation programmes such as Springboard, the Human Capital Initiative and Skillnet Ireland. Government has moved to ameliorate the impacts of Covid-19 on the continued skills...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (20 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: 452. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2219/21]