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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister tell us who is appointing the holding company that is promised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Which is wholly owned by the Religious Sisters of Charity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I will repeat my question. Does the Minister know of an example anywhere in the world of a hospital which is owned by a religious organisation or a Catholic organisation, or had been previously on a site owned by a religious organisation, where the full range of women's healthcare services are available? Is he aware of any example of that anywhere because that transfer requires Vatican...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It has the same ethical code as the Religious Sisters of Charity which is based on the foundress of that religious organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I know what the constitution states.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I know what it states. Recently-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is my understanding of it and because the Minister has not been able to point to any example anywhere in the world, where a Vatican-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: -----approved transfer allows for the provision of termination services in a hospital. If the Minister can find an example of that, please let the committee know but there is none, as far as I know. The Religious Sisters of Charity issued a statement stating that the full range of healthcare services are available. I have not been able to find anybody who believes that statement. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: How has the Minister assured himself that what is being claimed is actually the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: May I raise a point of order?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It is a very brief point.

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I commend Sinn Féin on the detailed motion it has tabled. Much concern has been expressed about this issue over many years. Clearly, in the past 15 to 18 months, many of the shortcomings in elder care service were brought into tragic and stark relief due to the very high numbers of deaths that took place in our...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the public will be informed of the action they need to take to obtain an EU Digital COVID Certificate; if these will take a paper or digital format; the issuing authority for the certificates; the way the public can upload their data to a certificate; if the technology to enable the Certificate in Ireland will be fully...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 319. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when indoor group fitness training will be permitted in premises in which social distancing can be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in a full year if the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 was fully commenced. [38031/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the issues will be addressed in relation to exchange rates in the case of a person (details supplied); if the person would earn more money each week on the State pension instead of their Polish pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (13 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 472. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 1 July 2021, the expected spend in 2020 on the wage subsidy scheme for persons with disabilities; and the additional funding needed in 2022 if the subsidy was raised to 55%, 60% and 65% of the national minimum wage, respectively. [38032/21]

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I draw attention to the fact that yet again Government speakers have failed to show. There was insistence that an extra slot be provided before the Social Democrats slot and we have another occasion when nobody has showed up. Perhaps the roster needs to be reviewed. The Social Democrats are very happy to support the legislation. Our only criticism is that it is coming so late and has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure good ventilation in all classrooms in order to mitigate the spread of Covid-19; the basis of this funding allocation; if all necessary works will be completed by the time schools resume after the summer break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37150/21]

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: On a point of order-----