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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update the terms of reference for the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to clarify that recommendations regarding the legal and policy framework that are within the scope of the review, in cases in which the evidence gathered suggests that operational challenges in access and experience of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will update the terms of reference for the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to reflect that an expert advisory group will be appointed to support the independent chair in assessing the evidence from the three strands of the review; if persons have been identified to serve on the advisory group;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale he received regarding the need to publicly tender for the role of independent chair of the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he engaged with other Departments to clarify if this approach coheres with those used previously, particularly the manner in which the chair of the Expert Group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 570. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the appointment of an independent chair of the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, following media reports that the process will be completed by the end of January 2022; if he plans to publicly tender for this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3067/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to the provision of additional staffing resources in order to ensure that sufficient staff are in place in hospital wards in order that inpatients with Covid-19 can be facilitated with a family video call in the cases in which family members are not allowed visit due to Covid-19 being on the ward given that ward staff are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 625. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has considered a recommendation from the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics which states that venetoclax in combination with obinutuzumab should be considered for reimbursement for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3387/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the booster campaign for immunocompromised persons who were offered a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as part of their primary vaccine regime; if these persons were offered booster appointments; if not, if they were required to book appointments themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3388/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 627. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the €90 million allocation for antiviral drugs to treat Covid-19; the cohorts of patients he expects will be treated with antiviral drugs; the estimated timescale for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3389/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if there are specific guidelines and plans in place for treating Covid-19 in blood cancer patients similar to that which is provided for in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3390/22]

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: At the outset I commend Deputies Joan Collins and Pringle on bringing forward this motion. It is a very good and timely motion because we have been waiting many years for movement on a new national maternity hospital. This was first announced in 2013 and there have been three Ministers for Health since. Issues started to arise in 2016 and I have lost count of the number of parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 310. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that Covid-19 booster vaccines are administered before they expire following media reports that 400,000 to 500,000 doses are due to go out of date over the next two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2831/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address issues at RSA national test centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63066/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a level crossing elimination project will be carried out on the Ballybrophy-Limerick railway line, similar to the one recently announced for the Limerick-Waterford line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is giving consideration to the position for persons with particular needs who bring their dog with them on the bus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 311. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to the situation arising for some pensioners who due to the broadly welcomed €5 increase in the State pension are now paying more tax on their workplace pension leaving them financially worse off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63600/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 313. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has held discussions with the banking sector regarding the need to ensure a better service for older and vulnerable customers, for example, a dedicated direct phone line for older customers so that they can have a quick, easy and helpful reply to queries they may have or a dedicated desk in branches for older and vulnerable customers; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 666. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2182/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Access (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 639. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to help alleviate the worsening famine situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63598/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: 702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation in a school (details supplied); the contact her Department has had with the school; the steps taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62961/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Chairman and the Minister of State for coming in to the committee. First, the Government is committed to a citizens’ assembly on drugs in 2022. What is the up-to-date position in that and when is it likely to commence?