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

Róisín Shortall: 835. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the current contracts with a hotel and a centre (details supplied); the timelines and costs for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5749/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 836. To ask the Minister for Health if a hotel (details supplied) is still in use as an isolation facility; the number of persons who have used the hotel as an isolation facility in each of the past ten months; the capacity of the hotel as an isolation facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5750/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 837. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) is still in use as a field hospital or allergy testing centre; the details of the current usage of the centre; the medical procedures for which the facility is being used; the number of persons who have been treated at the facility in each of the past ten months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5751/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 862. To ask the Minister for Health the level of compliance in filling out the passenger locator forms on a weekly basis from 4 January 2021; the number of forms which were correctly and incorrectly completed on a weekly basis, respectively; and the number of persons that refused to fill out the form on a weekly basis, in tabular form. [5883/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of follow-up calls made to incoming passengers on a weekly basis since 4 January 2021; and the number of calls which were successfully answered on a weekly basis, in tabular form. [5884/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: I thank all our guests for attending and for their presentations. My first questions are on the roll-out of the vaccine programme in nursing homes. The original target date for having all residents and staff in nursing homes receive the first dose of the vaccine was more than a week ago. For various reasons, this has not happened and the Minister has told us that there are four nursing...

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

Róisín Shortall: I would like to come in again, if I may. We have been asking these questions of the Minister. I was hoping we might get answers this morning but Ms O'Neill does not have the number of people who have not-----

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

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that.

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

Róisín Shortall: That is unfortunate. It is important that we know that number. We were told that there are significant numbers in that regard within the 117 nursing homes. Can Ms O'Neill get that number and come back to the committee with it as soon as possible?

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

Róisín Shortall: We sought it last week from the Minister. If Ms O'Neill could provide it, we would like it now. My next question relates to religious nursing homes. I have been made aware of four such nursing homes where there has been no roll-out of the vaccine. What are the arrangements for religious nursing homes?

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

Róisín Shortall: I will pose that question again. What are the arrangements for roll-out of the vaccination programme in religious nursing homes?

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

Róisín Shortall: There are no arrangements to include them in congregated settings.

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

Róisín Shortall: That is what I said. They are being included with the over 65s but not as a specific congregated setting. Is that correct?

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

Róisín Shortall: When will the vaccination programme be rolled out to them?

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

Róisín Shortall: As of now, they are not in the prioritised as a specific group. I want to move on now to the fact that we find ourselves yet again in a situation where there are extremely high rates of the virus and deaths in the nursing home sector. It is hard to believe we are back in this situation given the experience of last April and May. Yet again, NPHET is expressing serious concern about the...

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

Róisín Shortall: What was the additional number?

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

Róisín Shortall: With all due respect, we were supposed to have a statutory right to homecare at this point. Why do we not see that? Why is it delayed?

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

Róisín Shortall: What has happened in regard to clinical oversight?

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

Róisín Shortall: Clinical oversight was the key area that was identified. What has been done about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank all the witnesses for attending this morning. At the outset, Professor MacCraith pointed out how uncertain the situation is. We all appreciate that. It is very fluid and it is changing by the day, if not by the hour. There has been news today that could be quite a game-changer, depending on how it goes. We all accept that, and it is important that people be reassured, but the...