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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Essentially, the regime that is there at the moment is not sufficiently effective. That is my understanding of what Dr. Glynn is saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: That is particularly pertinent in the context of the failure to control the escalation of the virus, and also in light of the Taoiseach's comments yesterday that we are probably looking at a situation where pubs and restaurants will remain closed until the end of May. It is incumbent on political leaders to take a new approach. I welcome the clarification provided in the letter. Dr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that. I am just making the point that it would be helpful if NPHET representatives and the public messaging stressed the importance of good ventilation. It has been lost, and it should be more centre-stage, in my view. The general advice would concur with that. On the question of when restrictions might be lifted, the approach that has been taken to date has been to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Does Dr. Glynn favour the approach whereby a target is set in respect of the level of the virus, rather than a time limit for restrictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: My last question is on the new variants. Will Dr. Glynn tell us the current view on some of the new variants with regard to reinfection? Obviously this poses a major challenge to us all. What is the current thinking on the South African and the Brazilian variants and reinfection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Dr. Glynn.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister said earlier that it is his intention that every citizen would be vaccinated by September. Maybe he will clarify that. He presumably meant every resident as opposed to every citizen. On the target date for completing vaccinations in nursing homes, the Minister had set a target for the first jab and then the second jab. It is unlikely that those target dates will be met so...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Is that a significant number at this stage?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Will there be sanctions if it happens again in the future?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Will there be any sanctions?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Remote Working (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures in place to ensure remote working wherever possible; the body responsible for the oversight of compliance by employers with the advice on remote working; the steps employees can take where they believe they can conduct their work remotely but their employers have required them to attend the workplace; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2020 usage rates of the bike sharing scheme in Cork, Galway and Limerick; if 2021 will see investment by his Department to develop the infrastructure to encourage further usage of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3463/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 399. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision on the reimbursement of Dupilumab, a drug to treat severe atopic eczema, was reached at the HSE drugs group meeting of 12 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3262/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 366. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE staffing levels in each month since February 2020; the breakdown of those attending the workplace or on paid or unpaid leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3130/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will repeat the short-term review undertaken in December 2020 on the allowances paid to student nurses in first to third year, given the surge in Covid-19 cases in the hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3131/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccine allocation group family carers fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 400. To ask the Minister for Health when the assisted human reproduction Bill will be published; the steps he is taking to create a legislative framework to govern surrogacy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 455. To ask the Minister for Health when the minutes of the meeting of the obesity policy implementation oversight group, OPIOG, held on 24 September 2020 will be approved and published; if the issue of Covid-19 has delayed meetings of the OPIOG; if the minutes from 24 September 2020 can be approved and published earlier than the next scheduled meeting if there is a delay to holding such a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (21 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the request from the HSE regarding the suspension of student nurse placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (20 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when approval will be provided for National Transport Authority funding and approval (details supplied) for Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2856/21]