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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (25 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of alcohol-related cases, including blood alcohol poisoning and liver disease, that have presented to hospital in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [39147/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (25 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the approved level of legal fees contained within the figure of €1.433 billion approved for the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board; the status of the further request by the board for approval of legal fees estimated for 2020 to 2022 of €15 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39159/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (25 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 263. To ask the Minister for Health the current working assumptions of his Department in respect of the estimated completion date and final cost of the national paediatric hospital building project; the role of his Department in respect of cost containment on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39162/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that patients requiring mental health treatment in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, are being asked to wait outside the hospital with no shelter; if he has engaged with the hospital on this issue; the steps his Department is taking to address this practice; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I welcome the intention of this Bill and commend Deputy Mairéad Farrell on her work in this regard and on bringing it forward. The purpose of the Bill is to allow for the implementation of several recommendations made by the Standards in Public Office Commission in 2019. At the time SIPO made a number of recommendations to improve and strengthen transparency and accountability in...
- Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry. I was expecting a Government representative to be called in light of the insistence of a change in the order a few months ago. I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this issue. I want to say at the outset that I do not for a moment underestimate the challenges involved in taking the kind of decisions that are required over the coming weeks. There is no doubt that...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach is twisting the truth.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What about the other process?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister, Deputy McEntee, has been extremely disingenuous in her handling of this issue. What she is engaged in is a twisting of the truth and, today, the Taoiseach is doing exactly the same. He is twisting the truth. He knows perfectly well that the request is not for her to come in and do the normal oral questions. He knows exactly what we are talking about. What we are asking for...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: What we are earnestly asking the Taoiseach to agree to is to allow the Minister of Justice to come in and be accountable to the House. It is no less than he has required of several Ministers in the past when he was sitting on the other side of the House. I ask the Taoiseach to be reasonable. He is running the risk of doing serious damage to procedures here if he does not allow this. He is...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It is a charade and the Taoiseach should end it, in deference to us all.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Stop the nonsense.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Why is the Taoiseach protecting the Minister?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: Why does the Taoiseach not let the Minister come to the House?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: So why not let her come in?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: That is not true.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: On a point of order, I appeal to the Ceann Comhairle not to allow a dangerous precedent to be set here. Procedurally, there are many concerns about the manner in which the Taoiseach is handling this, and I think that should be a matter for the whole House to be concerned about.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: It is a long-established tradition in this House that Ministers come in and account for their actions.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach is cutting across that and, procedurally-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Róisín Shortall: -----he is doing a great deal of damage with this.