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Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (19 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 324. To ask the Minister for Health when the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill will be published; the measures he plans to adopt on e-cigarettes in view of the Health Research Board review on e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37616/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of freight trains that departed from Mayo bound for Waterford or Dublin in the 12-month period ending 30 September 2020. [37355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to each Garda station in the DMR by rank; the number in the community Garda service in each station in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stolen bikes seized by An Garda Síochána in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number that were returned to owners by An Garda Síochána in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37295/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of the report will be provided which it is understood issued in February 2019 from a cross-agency meeting, comprising the Department of Transport, An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Attorney General and which aimed to identify specific solutions to deal with the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the application for reimbursement of the drug Dupilumab to treat severe atopic eczema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 192. To ask the Minister for Health if the lease of the site for the new National Maternity Hospital has been agreed with a group (details supplied); the status of negotiations on the lease; the duration of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37293/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 193. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1139 of 3 November 2020, if the reply will be reconciled with the fact that the company (details supplied) will not retain the legal right to mortgage the hospital; the steps he will take to ensure that this provision in its constitution does not give it authority to mortgage any or all parts of the hospital; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline provided to transfer shares in a group (details supplied) to the HSE by a religious organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37296/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to address the problem of poor general practitioner coverage in areas of disadvantage; his views on the adequacy of the current practice supports for premises in this regard: the progress in introducing salaried general practitioners as a means of addressing the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the current resource allocation system in use to ensure health resources are allocated fairly and in proportion to need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37361/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to raise a point of order. Is this not the kind of stuff that should be discussed on a Tuesday? It is eating into time and we have witnesses coming in. I do not think it is good practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Two hours is a short period for any session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I thank all our guests. I was a little surprised when Mr. Gunning, in reply to an earlier question, said that the most helpful thing the committee could do would be to visit the site. I am sure that would be an interesting visit but we are much more interested in getting up close and personal in respect to the fundamentals of this entire project. We would like some rigour on that. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Gunning but I am under huge pressure for time here. I only have seven minutes. Could he answer the two questions on the working assumptions in respect of the estimated completion date and the total cost for this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I take it the board has a working assumption in regard to this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Come on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Mr. Gunning has just accepted that more than nine months have been lost this year alone, and who knows what else will hold up the project. Will he level with us? What now is his working assumption with regard to the completion date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: That tells me that the board is delusional and it is deluding the members of this committee, and the taxpayer. It is not acceptable, given the evidence that is available at the moment, which Mr. Gunning has outlined, to talk about working to the original date. On the other aspect of this, what is Mr. Gunning's working assumption on the estimated total cost of this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Just give me the figure, please.