Results 7,041-7,060 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 873. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of minimum unit pricing for alcohol; and the updated timeline for same. [16368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 883. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an issue (details supplied) regarding the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16398/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 985. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve the prevention and treatment of diabetes, in particular for the lower income area; if his Department has carried out studies in relation to the link between socioeconomic background and the prevalence of diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 986. To ask the Minister for Health if NPHET, NIAC and the HSE have taken into consideration the distinct experiences of minority groups, including ethnic minority groups, in relation to health issues and the way this impacts the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out; the way these groups ensure that minority voices are represented in the decision-making process; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1238. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of Sláintecare workstream 1 in relation to measures (details supplied). [17629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Transfusion Service (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1195. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to review the 12-month blood donation ban for gay men, bisexual men, transgender men and men who have sex with men; if his attention has been drawn to the introduction of individual risk-based assessment in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1134. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide Covid-19 vaccines for all attendees and staff at a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1194. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide sexual health and well-being centres outside of Dublin for members of the LGBTQ+ community; the steps his Department is taking to address the absence of these services in other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1208. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be seen by the early intervention team; the reason for the long delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1215. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken and is taking to prevent the spread of Covid-19 variants of concern in Ireland; if measures such as localised rapid testing and mass testing, akin to those measures implemented in the UK to detect variants, will be introduced here as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17565/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1224. To ask the Minister for Health the reason 200 HSE staff were double booked for their vaccine at two locations (details supplied) on 23 March 2021; if double booking has occurred before; if so, the number of occasions; if it was a result of the IT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1225. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccination cohort in which gardaí are included; if they are in cohort 13 or another cohort; the sequencing for cohort 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1239. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that all adults have access to a multidisciplinary team in the treatment of spina bifida and hydrocephalus; his plans to remedy the lack of co-ordinated care for persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus that are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood; if provision is being made to provide complex needs nurse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1240. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the national model of care for paediatric services for the transitioning plans for adolescents with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1241. To ask the Minister for Health if multidisciplinary teams will be provided to patients with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in the new children’s hospital; the steps he is taking to ensure all children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus receive the same level of services in both CHI Temple Street and CHI Crumlin presently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1242. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the declaration of essential travel was removed from the passenger locator form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1243. To ask the Minister for Health if the rapid antigen testing will be implemented in schools; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1244. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there was a significant drop in the number of persons in cohort 1 recorded as having received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine between 21 March 2021 and 22 March 2021, when the numbers fell from 107,168 to 95,916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1245. To ask the Minister for Health the capacity of each of the five walk-in Covid-19 testing centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17636/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1246. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to complaints from home care recipients that some agency carers have stopped wearing face masks after getting vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/21]