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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the way a person can obtain an EU Digital COVID Certificate for travel purposes in circumstances (details supplied); and if advice will be provided for this cohort. [7086/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Tánaiste last week said we need to urgently increase the electricity rebate. We need to go significantly higher than the announced €113. We also need to address the issues in respect of fuel allowance, increase the benefits for people and the time, and the income they can get before they qualify. We need to look also at the squeezed middle, people who cannot pay their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the development of technological universities including the urgent need to progress technological university status in the north-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6117/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a noticeable difference in CAO applications given that the new format includes all options available to school leavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6116/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 490. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date or timeline for financial payments and a form of enhanced medical card for eligible applicants to be made available and to be in place for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme being agreed by Government and published on 16 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 635. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) in respect of the need for clarity on access to the booster certificate for children aged between 12 and 15 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6002/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Shared Services (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the memorandum of understanding, cooperation and information sharing signed in June 2015 between HIQA and the Office of the Ombudsman; the number of meetings that have taken place; the level at which they have taken place; the number of cases by HIQA and the Office of the Ombudsman in which information was shared; the number of cases in which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 666. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in respect of the Covid recognition payment will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 679. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which HIQA publishes its reporting policy and procedure used to decide the way that the allegations of physical abuse, sexual abuse, institutional abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse and neglect received in respect of nursing homes are reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the overall budget allocated to CAMHS in 2022 in the CHO8 region; the breakdown of the funding by county; the names of the individual CAMHS services provided with funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each community healthcare organisation or CHO area and subdivided into primary care centres waiting for a podiatry appointment through primary care services at present for zero to 12, 12 to 24, 24 to 36 and over 36 months; the number of podiatrists employed in each CHO, by each individual primary care centre; the vacancies in same;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of reports of alleged sexual abuse of residents in residential nursing homes or designated residential disability centres that HIQA has received since 2015 directly through unsolicited concerns and through its inspection work; the breakdown on the source of the allegations; the number of said reports that HIQA subsequently reported to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 791. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practitioners participating in the dental treatment services scheme in January 2021 and in January 2022, by county in tabular form; the total waiting list of patients by each county in January 2021 and January 2022; the category of each such patient including special needs patients and children and high risk categories; the emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 792. To ask the Minister for Health the podiatric waiting list by location and waiting time by month in counties Louth and Meath in January 2021 and January 2022; the number of HSE podiatric clinics by location; the number of staff employed; the number of vacancies for podiatrists by location; when it is expected these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister. I congratulate her on the excellent work she is doing. As she stated, uniquely, she has made significant changes for the first time in 17 years. The problem we have is recognised by the Government. At the time of the budget, inflation was predicted at 2.2%. It is now in excess of 5%. Regrettably, and through no fault of the Government, many families are choosing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that totally.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I very much welcome the Minister's comments. She has the support of every Member, those of all parties and none, to do what needs to be done. I accept and acknowledge that is her absolute intention. The key point is that older people, as well as those who are sick or disabled, need more heat than younger people do. That is why these schemes are there. If she can increase them, she...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 10. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to review the household benefits package due to the increases in cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5021/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Every family is worried about the cost of living increase. They are worried and fearful about their next energy bill, in particular. Will the Minister review the household benefit packages due to this significant increase in the cost of living, and will she make a statement on the matter?