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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 948. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of the Covid-19 vaccination given patients are extremely medically vulnerable and have a very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if he has consulted with NIAC on published data indicating a Covid-19 case mortality rate amongst kidney patients similar to that of residents of long-term care facilities; his views on whether NIAC should move such persons into cohort 1 for Covid-19 vaccination given the particular vulnerability of kidney patients, that is, persons on dialysis and kidney...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 832. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can draw down funding committed by his Department for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 871. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with a group (details supplied) regarding the Covid-19 vaccine plan; his views on the skills, assets and local presence the group can bring to the roll-out of the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the sources of funding available within his Department for voluntary response groups to assist in the purchase of assets such as ambulances and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 950. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultations he has had with the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, regarding persons who are immunosuppressed and their wish to receive Covid-19 vaccines sooner than planned; if he has outlined the stress that many of these patients are under as a consequence of nearly a full year of cocooning; and his plans to assist this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16) (resumed): Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Commission Vice-President. Like all my colleagues I acknowledge the record of the Commission in supporting Ireland since the Brexit vote. Indeed in 2017 Mr. Barnier spoke in this Chamber and addressed a joint session of the Dáil and Seanad which is a rare honour. It was a recognition of his role and also the importance of the matter. In his remarks the Vice-President...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Chairman and secretariat for facilitating me. I will be quick because many of the areas have been covered. I am incredibly disappointed by Mr. Meade's presentation in respect of rail plans and services. In the national context and the context of the west, there was a perfunctory mention of the Athenry-Galway double line, and that was all. That is just not good enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: Who set out the terms of reference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: How much did the report cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: To go back to the setting of the terms of reference of the western rail corridor report, Mr. Meade says it was done by the Department and Irish Rail. Was that done by civil servants in the Department or was there a ministerial input?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: Was there consultation beyond just the Department management and Irish Rail management about the terms of reference? Was there consultation, for instance, with the NTA or any other group that might have a regional focus which was missing from Irish Rail and the Department in regard to this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: On an issue that was briefly discussed earlier in regard to connecting Waterford and Rosslare, will Mr. Meade run me through his thoughts on that again? Is it in regard to different kinds of freight or is it just that he does not see a business model there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: On a question to Mr. Dunne, the IWT submission is incredibly ambitious and IWT has done huge work in Ballina. What does Mr. Dunne make of the reaction from Irish Rail? How will we move on the IWT submission?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (10 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tendering process for the antigen testing process for hauliers accessing Irish ports to travel to France; if consideration will be given to financially support existing test providers who are providing an antigen service in other parts of the country to provide free tests to users; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the role played by local newspapers in the battle against Covid-19 and the challenge faced by their business model as a consequence of the Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will introduce a support scheme similar to the scheme for independent broadcasters. [7012/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (10 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the exact legislative guidance for local authorities on the status of live planning applications when a new county development plan comes into effect; if applications will be adjudicated on the old or new development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6509/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in processing a land registry issue (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will accept that this application has been ongoing for an excessively long time; if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (10 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 707. To ask the Minister for Health when approval will be sanctioned for a medical hub (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in signing off on the approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Tests (10 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 978. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce antigen testing for employees of key manufacturing plants such as food and meat processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/21]