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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the projected deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines into Ireland for the next six months; the quantities of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the advice he is following in relation to mixing vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the strategy for deployment of a vaccine (details supplied) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements for checking that persons arriving into Ireland from abroad have a negative PCR test result; if the test result is verified pre-departure, upon arrival or both; the person or body with responsibility for checking the test results at each stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons arriving into Ireland from abroad who presented a negative PCR test upon arrival; and the number who failed to present a negative PCR test in each week from 1 January 2021 to date in tabular form. [10940/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to date in the case of persons arriving into Ireland from abroad without a negative PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of checks that have occurred in each week from 1 February 2021 to date on persons quarantining at home after arriving into Ireland; the number in each case of SMS, telephone, and Garda checks; and the number of persons who were compliant and non-compliant in tabular form. [10942/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The failure to address the issue of travel and the consequent importation of various strains of Covid into this country have been among the biggest failings of this Government. This absolutely baffles people and has made a major contribution to the low mood of the public generally, particularly since the Christmas period. We are all feeling that and hearing it from our constituents. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the statutory sick pay Bill; the timeline for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the in-person supplementary programme for pupils with special needs during school closures who are not attending special schools will be covered by her Department’s school insurance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers and SNAs will not be in a position to bring such children outdoors without insurance cover and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 646. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 277 and 278 of 3 December 2020 and 399 of 15 December 2020, when the requested data will be provided (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if he is taking steps to review access to services for persons with eating disorders given the diversion of funding from that area; if not, if the establishment of a working group for same has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Safety (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 897. To ask the Minister for Health the interdisciplinary measures taken recently to reduce the loss of life in the Corrib river in view of recent tragic loss of life in waters in County Galway; if further measures will be investigated such as an interdisciplinary task force; if such measures will be implemented to address the urgency of these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health if a list of hotels in which the HSE has accommodated healthcare workers during the pandemic will be provided; the number accommodated in each hotel; if any Covid-19-positive healthcare workers were accommodated in hotels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1025. To ask the Minister for Health the regional basis upon which public health specialists are appointed; if they are appointed based on former health board areas; if not, if this has been updated to current HSE geographic divisions such as CHOs or hospital groups; the number employed in divisions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10484/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the witnesses. I had some IT problems at the beginning of the meeting so I apologise in advance if any of the points I raise have been covered. I am concerned that there is no clear advice and no recommendations from NPHET on vitamin D supplementation. I have tabled parliamentary questions on this in recent months, most recently a couple of weeks ago. The Minister told me that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I just have a few additional questions. Firstly, what would be the consortium's explicit guidance to the population on the level of daily supplements they should be taking? Secondly, given the data the consortium has provided showing 70% of people, especially in Dublin, are vitamin D deficient, how long would it take a person taking their daily dose to sufficiently build up his or her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is a daily dose the optimum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: What about the explicit guidance on the level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: How long does it take to bring it up to a sufficient level?