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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in the HSE in Cork city and county per year from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10761/21]

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

Colm Burke: 297. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise informal carers in the vaccination schedule as they provide an essential service for vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10762/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (25 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 298. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on public hospitals in Cork city and county per year from 2011 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10768/21]

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

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the introduction of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2021. Particularly with new strains of Covid-19 being identified, it is important to regulate travel from abroad. The problem with new variants is that the transition rate seems to increase dramatically. In several instances, quite a large number of people ended up contracting Covid as a result of one person coming in from...

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

Colm Burke: 997. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he and his Department are taking to resolve and prevent technical issues faced by dentists, and dental staff, when registering for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10315/21]

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I wish to raise the 24-7 helpline for people with drug and alcohol addiction. What is the status of this? It is very important because drug and alcohol addiction does not go away at 5 p.m. and there is a need for a 24-hour helpline. Some Members have raised joined-up thinking and co-operation between local authorities and the prison services. I was recently working with a voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will request the banks not to impose a penalty charge on solicitors' practices who are holding moneys for clients in their client account on trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the appropriate work visa will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 656. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland to reduce the €350 registration fee for retired nurses who wish to assist in the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 804. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the vaccination of renal patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8455/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 938. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the current categorisation of persons who are under 70 years of age but who are receiving treatment for cancer or dialysis and are required to attend hospital on a weekly basis in order that they would be moved forward on the priority list on the Covid-19 vaccination programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 805. To ask the Minister for Health if PCRS fees apply to general practitioners who partake in a pilot project (details supplied) to test and treat hepatitis C patients; if not, the alternative fees that apply to general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8456/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 806. To ask the Minister for Health if PCRS fees apply to the pharmacy that supplies hepatitis C medication to patients (details supplied); if not, the alternative fees that apply to the pharmacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 929. To ask the Minister for Health the non-Covid-19 related hospital activity currently taking place in hospitals nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 930. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of specialties of urgent care which is taking place according to medical speciality in hospitals nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 931. To ask the Minister for Health the diagnostic scans and examinations which are currently taking place for cancers, cardiovascular conditions and diabetes in hospitals and medical centres nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 932. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting nationally for their first outpatient hospital appointment by periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 933. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective or planned procedures that have been suspended nationally from 2020 to date as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 934. To ask the Minister for Health the routine non-Covid-19 medical care that has been suspended due to the pandemic; the length of time they have been suspended since 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 935. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urgent and non-urgent surgical procedures that have been carried out in hospitals in 2020; the breakdown of those procedures according to medical specialty in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8808/21]