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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the exemption given to housing construction in cases in which such works were scheduled to be completed by 31 January 2021 as detailed in Statutory Instrument No. 4 of 2021. [5792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the exemptions to Covid-19 restrictions in relation to construction works on private homes that are practically complete and scheduled for habitation will be extended to 5 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5467/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment beyond 31 March; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 481. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the effects the current Covid-19 restrictions are having on the training and pairing of guide dogs; his plans to ensure the pairing of guide dogs with their forever family can resume as soon as circumstances allow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 761. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee has completed its review of the BCG immunisation programme; if so, the outcome of the process; his plans for the future provision of BCG vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 798. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the current and future access of the HSE to stockpiles of N95 masks; his plans to ensure the provision of N95 face masks to all staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5613/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I will follow on from Deputy Shortall's question. I thank Dr. MacLellan for being here today and for her time. She mentioned the issue of statutory home care, the ESRI's report on demand and supply and the opening of a home care office. It sounds like things are in process. Could we have a timeline for completion of those issues? When does the HSE expect to see statutory home care in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Dr. MacLellan mean the end of 2021?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Exactly. Will that be happening within 2021 as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Mr. Daly wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We had a session on vaccines on Friday. I am trying to get a sense of what the interface with the information technology system is, especially in nursing homes as it relates to the private and public versions. I am asking for an overview. I am specifically interested in the fact that we have many staff on leave. We might have new service users. What is the access and interface between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Who is inputting that information into the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: If a staff member comes back from leave after that process, who then refers the staff member or a new service user to the vaccination programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, if someone is missed in that process, who refers that person to the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: If there is someone new who presents, who refers that person to the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, the staff member is referring himself or herself to the system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Is it a medical member of staff of the provider who does the referring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It can be a manager.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I might have time for a final question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to follow up on serial testing and, in particular, on asymptomatic transmission. Is testing and tracing happening where an asymptomatic transmission is found?