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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: My camera is on and I can see myself in the bottom corner, but can you hear me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome Ms Justice Laffoy and her colleagues. I will try to contain my frustration when I am speaking. It beggars belief that almost 20 years later we are still talking about how we are going to safeguard older people. There are very basic things that need to be done. It is not reinventing the wheel. There are clear principles that are accepted by the western world and by most other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. Byrne. We know this has not been enacted. That is a further indication that there is no real appetite to address the matter. That is the problem. I also propose that a different way of working be adopted so that the commission would not have to look at every aspect of safeguarding an older person but, rather, it could deal with this in sections. Those of us on this committee,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: What is the view of the witness, given the inordinate length of time this entire process is taking and the lack of any sense of urgency on the part of agencies or successive Governments? Has the commission considered a more effective approach that would break this into sections, starting with the assumption that there is a real urgency about the health and social care element and that it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses. I am just restating the point that given the breadth of the process, in the meantime and in real time people are being failed by the lack of regulation. Older people are dying and have died in substantial numbers over the past year because of the lack of regulation. I am asking the commission to consider making a recommendation to the Government for health settings....

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: With all due respect, I asked how many residents and staff in nursing homes have yet to receive their first dose-----

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: -----and what the estimated date is for completing the second dose.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: What is the number?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Minister of State.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Does that include teenagers?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister had suggested that 16 to 18-year-olds-----

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister clarify that?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Everybody appreciates the significant logistical challenges involved in the vaccine roll-out programme. It is important to have transparency and for the Minister to share as much information as possible. Obviously, it is subject to change and that is fully appreciated. It is good to receive the daily figures for the number of vaccines given. The other side of that is obviously the plan we...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to prevent travellers from Dubai, Portugal and other locations from using Dublin Airport as a back door to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7822/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to address the current slow processing times for probate applications in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7825/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 316. To ask the Minister for Health the status of talks with public health doctors; if agreement has been reached to upgrade all existing public health specialists to consultant in line with all other specialties; if agreement has been reached on the necessary additional investment in this service; and when he expects this matter to be finalised. [7819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issue of travellers from Dubai, Portugal and other locations using Dublin Airport as a back door into the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7821/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on preparations for the introduction of mandatory hotel quarantine; the estimated number being planned for; the body or agency which will oversee the procurement of accommodation, transport, security and so on; the timescale to which he is working for the necessary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7824/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee has recommenced its deliberations regarding the BCG immunisation programme; and when his Department expects submission of the final paper. [7831/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if the definition of a support bubble has changed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7832/21]