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Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: The Minister said, and rightly, that we all have a responsibility to get the message out about the threat posed by the Delta variant. We do. I take my responsibilities very seriously in that regard because it is a threat. Right through the pandemic, my overriding objective has been to keep people safe. That has to be what we all do. Decisions that have to be made are never easy and a...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: May I raise a point of order, please?

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: I fully accept that according to what is in front of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, this is a statements-only session. However, any time that we have had exchanges on the vaccine roll-out, it has been a questions-and-answers session and I have always used that facility because we have questions to ask and we need answers to those questions. It is not a productive use of anyone's time for...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I accept that the Minister did not request this session format but essentially what he is saying is that he will not have the information we need at his disposal today, which is problematic. Briefings in private session, whenever they are organised, are not what we need. People are asking us reasonable questions on the supply chain, how many of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual spend on the treatment benefit scheme in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35598/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (1 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of an additional 100 undergraduate nursing places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35637/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the nursing home temporary assistance payment scheme; his plans to continue the scheme and support nursing homes in acting to suppress and manage Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: 451. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29108/21]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: I commend the Minister on bringing forward this legislation. I also commend everybody involved in putting in place over recent weeks the infrastructure that has allowed outdoor hospitality and outdoor dining to become a reality. Any of us who have walked through the streets of Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Cork or any city, town or village, will have seen the pop-up infrastructure in place...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: We are in a race between the variant and the vaccine roll-out. We all want the roll-out to win. Yesterday, the Taoiseach stated that more people needed to be vaccinated more quickly. I agree and we all want to see that, but where is the plan? People were looking for a plan for an accelerated vaccine roll-out yesterday, but we did not see it. For the past number of weeks, we have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of each of the Changing Cardiovascular Health: National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010-2019 recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 219. To ask the Minister for Health his position in relation to the recent HSE commitment to recruit medical and nursing students as vaccinators; if these positions will be reimbursed; if the HSE can outline the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27722/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if the list of professions which are permitted to administer Covid-19 vaccinations will be expanded to include registered phlebotomists, healthcare assistants and social care workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27723/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 222. To ask the Minister for Health when x-ray services will be reinstated in University Hospital Waterford; the number of persons awaiting an urgent general practitioner referral x-ray in the University Hospital Waterford; the waiting time for such an x-ray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 244. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 278. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken regarding the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of Lyme disease and to ensure that persons suffering with Lyme disease or chronic Lyme disease are being properly supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28195/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

David Cullinane: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided in relation to the way fully vaccinated persons, in particular Irish citizens, who plan to travel to Ireland can prove their vaccination or to secure an exemption prior to arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28197/21]