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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 430. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure that occurs when a company that holds a HSE contract which it originally procured through a tendering process no longer wishes to hold the contract or ceases to be operational; if the contract must be offered to other parties included in the original tender; if not, if the company can nominate a group to which to transfer the contract; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (10 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a speech and language assessment in Dublin 9 and 11; if steps can be taken to improve on the waiting time of 12 to 18 months for an initial assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42790/20]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: As others have said, this is the annual event at which we look at the 2013 permanent risk equalisation scheme and make the normal annual adjustments to elements of that original legislation. The legislation is introduced at the end of each year to make adjustments to the risk equalisation scheme in respect of the stamp duty levies, risk equalisation credits and hospital utilisation credit...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Today's motion from the Regional Group has been brought forward against a severe backdrop for the people of Ireland. Covid-19 has had an unprecedented impact on our nation's physical and mental well-being. At a time when demand has increased, service delivery has slowed and, in some cases, stopped, meaning that the pandemic has had a double hit on our nation's mental well-being. With...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to address the robbery of catalytic converters from hybrid cars using his powers over waste regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 2 December 2020, if he will provide clarification regarding his policy in relation to university teaching assistants being separated into two separate roles which are paid different hourly wages but are required to do the same work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42386/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to add one point. There is an issue about teenagers. As far as I know, none of the vaccines have been tested on children under 12 years and it will be some time before that is possible. I wish to give notice about clarification for breastfeeding mothers. There is no reference at all to that category. Perhaps the NIAC could clarify that for us too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome all of our guests and thank them for their presentations. I am concerned about a number of issues that were raised by Ms Morrogh. Answers should be available from the screening programme, so I will direct some of my questions to Professor Ó Laoide. The first question relates to staffing levels generally across cancer services. While the additional funding that was provided...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: In fairness, we are seeing this kind of mismatch all over the health service, with people throwing their hands in the air, saying that they cannot get staff and that something must be done about it. I am interested to know what exactly is being done about it. The witnesses said that staff shortages have been audited. Has that work been published? Is it possible to get a report that sets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Leaving aside the individual training colleges, I am keen to know if there is a report available that can be provided to the committee and also where that report will go. Will it be submitted to the Department of Health or to the Department of Education? At what level is that workforce planning taking place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Is this something that will happen in the future or is there a current audit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: When does Professor Ó Laoide expect to be in a position to make a submission to the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Roughly when?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is very difficult to get a handle on what exactly is happening and what steps can be taken to address this very significant problem. We are not going to be able to provide services unless we have staff available. Action obviously needs to be taken at Government level in that regard. I ask Professor Ó Laoide to provide us with details of the auditing done to date and the available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Again, I ask Professor Ó Laoide to provide the committee with an update on progress in this area. This has been in the pipeline for many years and it is a central aspect of the cancer strategy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Can Professor Ó Laoide confirm that funding has been provided for capital projects in that regard as well as for staffing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Can Professor Ó Laoide provide a rough timescale of when he expects to have achieved those centres of excellence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Can he do that today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is clear that we have a long way to go in implementing the cancer strategy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Róisín Shortall: There has been quite a bit of slippage on that. I ask for an update on the two other screening programmes. Where are we in terms of backlog at this stage and when do the witnesses expect to catch up on breast screening and bowel screening?