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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I have been interested in ventilation for some time but I also listen very carefully to the public health advice given at a political level or by NPHET. One rarely hears ventilation being mentioned. I am curious as to why that is the case. Has the group made recommendations in the reports it has produced? To whom did those reports go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: It is my understanding that neither of the reports and none of those letters have been published. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Perhaps this committee can play a role in getting access to those letters and recommendations and publishing them. It seems crazy to have an expert group looking at this area, making recommendations and advising the Government when no one is hearing about it. That just does not make any sense at all. It is something the committee should take up. I am very short on time. May I ask Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Why is Dr. Hegarty's advice falling on deaf ears on the part of NPHET and the Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Did the group make recommendations and to whom did any such recommendations go?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be provided with the promised Covid-19 resources; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25910/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s support grant appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the person can appeal the matter further; if there are any other payments they could apply for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 458. To ask the Minister for Health when the terms of reference will be published for the inquiry into the prescribing of sodium valproate during pregnancy which he committed to in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 459. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a valproate stakeholder group which would report to his Department to address the ongoing concerns regarding women of childbearing age taking valproate and low awareness of the associated risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25412/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women of childbearing age who are taking sodium valproate; the number of these who are on a pregnancy prevention programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 460. To ask the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy specialist nurse posts; the number of these which are unfilled; the location of each post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25413/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of each of the recommendations included in the report of the sub-group community operations, which is part of the HSE’s Valproate Response Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the ongoing pattern of significant drops in the number of vaccines administered over each weekend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24823/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the women’s health taskforce; the work carried out since its establishment; the priorities for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24824/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Can I be heard all right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome our guests and thank them not only for coming before the committee but also for the incredible work they do on a voluntary basis, very often at a time when they are all very busy themselves in their own lives. Given that our breastfeeding rates are disappointingly low at present, we have to wonder how much lower they would be if the voluntary groups were not involved. At an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Normally in these circumstances, where services are inadequate, we would be talking about the need for an action plan. However, there is an action plan on breastfeeding. The difficulty is with the slow pace of implementing it. This committee can play a role in respect of taking this issue up with the Department. Has anyone got an estimate of the cost of fully implementing the action plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Etherton. I have two more brief questions. First, the research Bainne Beatha has done is excellent. It is a really good report and I thank the witnesses for sending it to the committee. Turning to the wider context of academic research, what added value does an informal project undertaken by Bainne Beatha, Cuidiú or any of the other support groups provide to the formal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The committee may contact the baby feeding logging group, because this is an area that needs exploration. I thank Ms Etherton and Ms Byrne for their replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Ms Cahill, and that is a very useful point for us to bear in mind.