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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Public Health Measures: Update from Health Service Executive (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: When the State is in crisis due to fires, floods and weather outrages, the State relies on the Defence Forces. They are front-line workers many of whom are involved in the roll out of the vaccine and so on. The rest of that cohort is comprised of 6,500 personnel, which is a fairly small group but they are a key component for dealing with crisis situations. When do we expect to see them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Public Health Measures: Update from Health Service Executive (9 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I again thank the witnesses for their contribution here today. I know there has been a lot of focus on things that have not gone quite right but we do appreciate all the work Mr. Reid and his colleagues are involved in. We appreciate when things do go right and we want to see things running as smoothly as possible. I wish him and all his colleagues well in the future. That concludes our...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: 142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to allow for workers in essential industries to sit a driver theory test. [11620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to extend speech and language unit support to children at second-level; if there are plans to re-examine the access criteria for supports given that it has been some years since this was carried out; if it is a common requirement for parents to have to pay for private assessments in order to demonstrate their child meets the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: 791. To ask the Minister for Health if any incoming international travellers have to date been housed in hotels or other rented accommodation at a cost to the State. [11300/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: 873. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to fears that the utilisation of general practitioners to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine will have a detrimental impact on an already overstretched general practitioner service nationwide; the measures he plans to take to alleviate these fears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: 874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have indicated that they will be leaving the medical card system; the impact he expects this will have on waiting lists and the dental hygiene of the population; the measures he plans to take or reverse this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: There are two items of committee business to be addressed before I call on the Minister for Health to present to the committee. First is the draft minutes on the scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Can I take it that the minutes of our last public and private meetings of Tuesday, 23 February 2021, and the actions of our earlier private meeting, are agreed? Agreed. The committee also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, to the meeting. He will provide us with an update on a number of issues, including capacity, and the situation regarding the pay of student nurses. The Minister is joined by the Ministers of State, Deputies Butler, Feighan and Rabbitte. They are all very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the officials from the Department of Health, namely, Mr. Greg Dempsey, deputy secretary general, and Ms Margaret Campbell, principal officer. I call on Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I think all the members who are lining up for questions would be interested in hearing the Minister address that issue in a few minutes. We will then deal with Deputy Cullinane's questions. Does the Minister have a note on the updated position relating to student nurses and midwives or does he want to address it later? The committee is interested in hearing his answers. The matter has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: The HSE is coming in next week and probably will address this issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: The Minister is, but he is on mute. We cannot hear the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: The Minister might give us a written reply on some of those questions. He has approximately one minute, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: We will respond positively to the Minister's remarks in that regard. Our hands have been tied given the amount of time that we have had to meet. We will try to address that at some stage. I call Deputy Lahart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I must move on the next questioner. I call Deputy Hourigan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: The Senator has gone over the time allotted, but she may go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: I must bring the meeting to an end. The Deputy indicated at the start that he would take written replies so if there is anything outstanding, the Minister and Ministers of State could respond in writing. We are over time and we must think of staff safety. Next Tuesday, the chief executive officer of the HSE, Mr. Paul Reid, will provide an update on the public health measures in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (25 Feb 2021)

Seán Crowe: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the arrest and detention of numerous children as young as 12 years of age in Bahrain in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10851/21]