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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a driving test date for a health professional (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (16 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 254. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the ECCE scheme service providers regarding the need to ensure that children who are not toilet trained will be allowed attend their crèches; if he will ensure that crèches have sufficient funding and resources to ensure that staff have time to take children out of the room to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Maternity Hospital (16 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to media reports (details supplied) that the HSE's audit and risk committee will not sign off on the corporate structure outlined in the Mulvey proposal for the move of the National Maternity Hospital to St. Vincent’s at Elm Park due to the fact that it would not adequately protect the public interest and would give...

Freedom of Information: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I commend Deputy Mairéad Farrell and Sinn Féin on bringing forward the motion, which is important. There is no doubt that the FOI legislation is in need of review. I welcome the Minister's statement and his commitment to ensuring that a review takes place. It is curious that we are talking about a review of freedom of information this week, given all that has happened in recent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the two teams to the meeting and thank them for their ongoing work. I have some questions for both teams, start with three quick ones for Dr. Holohan. There is a great deal of confusion about what level of vaccination is required to achieve herd immunity. We have a large young population, many of whom, and certainly the under-12s, will not be getting the vaccine for some time....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is there a target regarding the percentage of the population to be reached?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Dr. Glynn. I reiterate that there seems to have been a complete lack of emphasis placed on the importance of ventilation. We have not been taking the advice of the expert groups in this regard. I have some questions for Professor Butler. The first concerns the issue of staff in nursing homes. My understanding is that patient-facing staff in the HSE are required to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Turning to the issue of staff in nursing homes, should there be a requirement for patient-facing staff to be vaccinated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is fine, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is fine. In the context of nursing homes, though, where 80% of the facilities are privately owned-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is anybody overseeing that area now? It would surely make sense to require staff working in nursing homes to be vaccinated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19: Discussion (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Professor Butler.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to correspondence from this Deputy on 3 August 2021 (details supplied) regarding the outsourcing of jobs at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position for mature students returning to full-time education who wish to also keep claiming for social welfare credits towards their pension as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Welfare Appeals Office will recommence in-person oral hearings with appropriate Covid-19 safety measures in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (15 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 498. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered matters raised by an organisation (details supplied) in its report; the steps being taken to respond to the report in order to help ensure that Ireland honours its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and given that Ireland has the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (9 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the licensing and regulatory framework in place for the barbering trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legal provisions have been made to ensure aisle chairs are provided onboard every flight for wheelchair users; the steps he is taking in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41869/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Assets (9 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the sale of a company (details supplied); the implications of the sale for the State's investment through the Irish Strategic Investment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42512/21]