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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 960. To ask the Minister for Health the cardiology services available at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway. [16670/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 961. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time paediatric endocrinologists at Cork University Hospital; and if this number will be further increased. [16671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 991. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including spina bifida and hydrocephalus in category 4 on the vaccine priority list given that it is associated with kidney disease, neurological complications, respiratory complications and obesity which in their own may not be considered as high risk but put together constitute a very high risk to the individual if infected by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 992. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for determining eligibility on category 4 of the vaccine list given that there currently is no clear database, for example, on obesity, respiratory complications and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16763/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 993. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Sláintecare workstream 1 in relation to providing co-ordinated care, in the right place and at the right time, with a specific emphasis on prevention of health deterioration for individuals living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16764/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 994. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure that all adults have access to a multidisciplinary team in the treatment of spina bifida and hydrocephalus; if he will remedy the lack of co-ordinated care for persons with these conditions who are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood by providing complex needs nurse specialists and administration staff to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 995. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department plans to meet the needs of persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in order that they can live independently with access to adequate supports, for example, occupational therapy and neuropsychology services, instead of persons ending up in nursing homes from the age of 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 996. To ask the Minister for Health if a needs-based approach in allocating personal assistant hours to support persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16767/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 997. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide mental health services with a specific focus on understanding that hydrocephalus is akin to acquired brain injury and needs special support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the disability services for children and young persons in relation to children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus on accessing health services within their local area and equity of services received in CHI, Temple Street and CHI, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16769/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 999. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national model of care for paediatric services in relation to transitioning plans for adolescents with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16770/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 1000. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to tackle the current waiting list of children awaiting surgery for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16771/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: A man by the name of Seán from east Galway, the constituency of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, passed away last week. He was a well-known musician and played for numerous Presidents. Seán died from something that was preventable. The reason I am telling this story is because his family wanted me to raise it with the Tánaiste. Seán hardly ever left his house...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: I have three questions for the Minister. First, following on from Deputy Cullinane's question, how many doses is the Minister expecting to arrive next week and the week after from the three companies that are giving us vaccines? Will he give me the figures on how many vaccines will arrive from the three different companies next week, which is the last week in March, and in the first week of...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: I have been down this road with the Minister multiple times and I respect the fact these things change. I have no issue with that and I know the Minister does not control the deliveries. However, I do find it extraordinary that he cannot stand up in the Dáil and say today how many doses he expects next week and the week after. That is the reason I did not ask way in advance. It is...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: The final issue I will raise is very irritating to me and to many others. "The Hard Shoulder" has run this story multiple times. What is going on with the recruitment of vaccinators? We are heading into a critical period. We are now extending the deadline again. I have no clue why we cannot widen the criteria for vaccinators; I have no clue why we need birth and junior certificates or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: A report published today by the European Committee of Social Rights, which is part of the Council of Europe, criticises the standards of local authority housing and Traveller accommodation. It states that Ireland is in breach of Article 16 of the European Social Charter. What are the Taoiseach's views on this issue? How will he address it? On the Residential Tenancies Bill 2021, to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met; and when it will next meet. [14479/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: Last week, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth recommended the establishment of a joint labour committee for the early learning and childcare sector. I welcome this move. It is something my colleagues, including Deputies Sean Sherlock, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Ged Nash and Senator Ivana Bacik, have been pushing for many years. We have...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Mar 2021)

Alan Kelly: I would like to raise the same issue with the Taoiseach, but coming from the opposite angle. The Labour Party MP, Stella Creasy, secured abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland while her Bill was passed through Westminster. I want to know if the Taoiseach has raised with the First Minister and deputy First Minister the failure to implement this law and put those services in place. We...