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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccine status of those staff, residents and patients involved in healthcare outbreaks of Covid-19 in hospital, nursing homes and residential care settings in the Roscommon-Galway region since July 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the weekly breakdown of all Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU which shows the precise number of vaccinated versus unvaccinated patients admitted to ICU and the cumulative weekly vaccine take-up by age in each corresponding week between 1 April 2021 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60360/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 606. To ask the Minister for Health the variations in vaccination status of Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU in Ireland in comparison with the UK cases in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60361/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 618. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the current reimbursement process in place for medical card holders seeking to claim back the costs of blood tests; if this has ever been reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders are advised of the reimbursement process to recoup the costs of blood tests with their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60452/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) on the charging of medical card holders for blood tests by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made for the reimbursement of costs for blood tests with a general practitioner in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of applications approved and paid out and the number refused; the current average waiting time for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if vaccination centres and other settings in which the booster vaccines are being rolled out including primary care centres are running at full capacity; if sufficient vaccinators are in place across these settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if he his attention has been drawn to the long delays at a primary care centre (details supplied) for Covid-19 booster vaccinations; the steps he will take to avoid such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60502/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of non-EU lamb slaughtered in Ireland in 2020 and to date in 2021; the origin of that lamb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the annual budget from his Department to Teagasc; the breakdown of the level of funding provided to Teagasc under each scheme in each of the past five years. [60512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount that was paid to advisers in relation to the Knowledge Transfer Programme; the amount paid to farmers during the three years of the scheme; and the average number of farmers per advisor. [60513/21]

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to share time with my colleague, Deputy Ó Murchú. I will take 15 minutes and he will have five minutes.

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for her opening statement. I welcome the announcement this evening of the reopening of the pandemic unemployment payment. It is important that we give workers and families some little bit of certainty given the changing public health guidelines that emerge as well as, unfortunately, some restrictions. As I always do, I welcome any increase in social welfare payments,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if INTREO front and back office set-ups established in response to Covid-19 have been reviewed; if she will advise on when front and back office set-ups will return to normal office set-ups following the lifting of certain public health guidelines particularly in consideration of the impact that prolonged front-back INTREO...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is flexibility in which a person (details supplied) has the required number of PRSI contributions but not at the necessary class for the invalidity pension given that through no fault of their own they had paid a WOPS stamp during their early years at work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reopening the Covid-19 testing centre in Athlone, County Westmeath to save persons from having to travel long distances for a Covid-19 test given the current difficulties for persons seeking a PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/21]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I thank you, a Chathaoirligh. I thank the Minister for her opening statement and for the information provided by her Department. I have a number of questions on to the Supplementary Estimate that is before us. I was surprised to see a substantial reduction in the exceptional and urgent needs payments due to lower numbers of people accessing them. I have raised this issue with the Minister...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I asked about the child maintenance review group. I thank the Minister.

Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Claire Kerrane: I do not know what is more ridiculous, the fact that both Government speakers have commended the local employment services and the job clubs or that they are dismantling them. The Government is getting rid of the current services that exist in the local employment services and the job clubs. The Minister said my reference to the Indecon report was selective. Yes, the Indecon report put...