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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Building them comes with a significant price too and, as we know, a long delay. Mr. Reid stated earlier that the committee should be giving people confidence that this will happen and encouraging staff to stay. I would agree with that but more than anything, the Government needs to give confidence to healthcare workers that it is serious about reform. There are still big question marks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is an important time. There has been a loss of six months. The six months' delay has been regrettable. The health service will not work unless we have enough doctors and other staff in it. I cannot understand why there was not an urgency about that. What kind of timescale would the Department be working to with the new chair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Connected to that is obviously the threatened strike action.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. It is hospital consultants I am asking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: In the context of the reform programme of Sláintecare and having the Sláintecare contract and dealing with private care in public hospitals, etc., all of which is part of a piece, if the basic Sláintecare contract is not in place none of the rest will follow. Related to that is the threat of strike action and the decision to support strike action by the junior hospital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. O'Connor.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the MetroLink preliminary business case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the TRIPS waiver, ahead of the World Trade Organisation’s Ministerial Conference; the engagements he has had with the European Union regarding its position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any engagements with a company (details supplied) regarding the TRIPS waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to introduce appropriate legislation to require that written-off vehicles undergo an independent technical inspection post-repair and pre re-registration in the State to ensure that the vehicle has been repaired using manufacturers recommended procedures; if he intends that the code of practice similar to that of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for the use of public private partnerships to develop social housing; if it is his intention to continue using this programme to deliver social housing into the future following social housing PPP bundle 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29467/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 897. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when passports will issue for children (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31002/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 896. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31000/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1205. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when Ireland will sign and ratify the optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30762/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1879. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to establish a multidisciplinary team on long Covid in view of the significant evidence of neurological and psychological complications associated with this illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1880. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional neurological and psychological posts that will be created through the interim model of care for long Covid; the location of these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1451. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for buildings (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1452. To ask the Minister for Health if a health technology assessment was carried out on a product (details supplied); if not, the rationale for carrying out a health technology assessment on a similar product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29153/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1831. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline that he is working towards for the recommencement of the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register; if the previously committed funding will be made available again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 1943. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding previously allocated to the HSE to start ICT work on the national diabetes patient register which was later withdrawn due to the pandemic; if this can be drawn down for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30999/22]