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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 245. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions to expand the membership of the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group to include service user and patient representation have ever been advanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 286. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason that rural areas in north County Dublin are excluded from the local improvement scheme. [23571/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for coming in this morning and for the information they have shared with us. I will have to leave briefly to speak in the Chamber but I will be back. We have a rota system, so I hope I will also be able to contribute in on the second round. I am struck by the words of Mr. Clarken. He stated: We are over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic and huge levels of vaccine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. O'Connor. It just strikes me often that when economics wins out at the intersection between economics and health, it is invariably people in low to middle-income countries who lose out. I ask Mr. Clarken, Professor McMahon and Mr. Eynikel to comment on what has just been said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: On that, Mr. O'Connor says the skills and ingredients might not be available locally and that certain amounts of product are being destroyed because the capability does not exist. I want to understand that because it strikes me that, if it is true, it is a fairly reasonable explanation. If there is evidence to suggest that is not the full picture, we should hear it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am very conscious that Mr. O'Connor has not had a chance to respond. My time has expired but the Chairman might indulge me by allowing him to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious that I am over time. Perhaps Mr. O'Connor's industry is a little bit more resilient than he gives it credit for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Earlier I explained the reason for my absence and if I ask a question that has already been asked let me know and I can read the transcript. Mr. O'Connor has said that the industry wants to see the development of capability in Africa but he did not advance suggestions as to how that could happen or happen quickly. I am not saying that the industry is hesitant or hostile to doing the right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sorry, but I cannot accept that. I know it is not intended that way, but it is verging on the disrespectful to say that low rates of vaccination are caused by a lack of infrastructure, or whatever. There is absolutely no disputing the fact that people in low- to middle-income countries want the vaccines and the treatment. When I say "vaccines", I mean both. These countries want the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It strikes me that if we do not change, we will stay where we are. We all agree that is not acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious of the time and I want to give the other witnesses the opportunity to contribute, particularly those who are joining us remotely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There is a genuine concern we will find ourselves back in another pandemic situation, where we were in 2020-2021, which is that the global south was prioritised for whatever reason. Perhaps "prioritised" is the wrong word but there is no disputing the facts and the evidence on the levels of vaccination. If that is repeated in respect of the level of treatment, we will see low- to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 282. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will consider removing VAT on automated external defibrillators, AEDs, following the publication of the European Union Council Directive EU 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/112/EC and EU 2020/285 as regards rates of value added tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 283. To ask the Minister for Finance the work that is being undertaken in his Department to amend existing VAT rates following the publication of the European Union Council Directive EU 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/112/EC and EU 2020/285 as regards rates of value added tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the projects that received funding from the Sláintecare Integration Fund; if they were funded afterwards; the number of the 122 projects that continued to be funded through his Department or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23161/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which medical card patients are exempt from charges for phlebotomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23162/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 781. To ask the Minister for Health if a clear definition and operational guideline is available for phlebotomy services charges in cases in which the tests assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a condition; the guidance that is available on this from the HSE; the way that general practitioners decide on if the tests assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 784. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cardiovascular disease patients with medical cards, including stroke patients, who are part of the general practitioner chronic disease management programme are being charged for blood tests in the context of the monitoring of their condition; if he will address the matter; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 785. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to raise the issue of phlebotomy services charges for medical card holders with the relevant general practitioner representative body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23167/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any complaints or requests for refunds of inappropriate charging for phlebotomy services in each of the past five years; the details of any complaints or requests for refunds of inappropriate charging for phlebotomy services for patients that are part of the general practitioner chronic disease management programme; and if he will make a...