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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 863. To ask the Minister for Health the prerequisites for adding products to the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; if products can only be added to the Programme if previously prescribed in another EU member state; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21177/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 864. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an analysis of the overall spending on pharmaceuticals in the health service; if so, the conclusions of same; the recommendations for increasing value for money and for increasing access to innovative treatments or clinical trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21178/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 865. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an analysis for minimising the delivery of low value care in the context of the entire health service; if so, the conclusions and recommendations of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 878. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21246/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 941. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to recognising on the basis of currently existing evidence some as-of-yet non-approved Covid-19 vaccines which are being administered in other states for exemption from mandatory hotel quarantine or if the evidence does not support this; if the HPRA has analysed the evidence of the effectiveness of these vaccines not in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 915. To ask the Minister for Health the entitlements of persons with endometriosis to medical treatment here and abroad; the extent to which this is covered by the public system; the extent to which this is covered by private health insurance and rights to treatment under same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 923. To ask the Minister for Health the acute hospitals that have been contacted for lists of heart failure patients with regard to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 938. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if this practice of requiring training in the absence of a job offer is in line with the policy of his Department and the HSE; the reason agencies hiring on behalf of the HSE for vaccinator roles are requiring vaccinator training of candidates who have been successful in their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 957. To ask the Minister for Health the list of conditions which details were requested on in relation to each of the acute hospitals which have been contacted for lists of patients with regard to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 977. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases in which patients of mental health services were prescribed excessive amounts of medication in the previous five years, by county; the types of medication which were excessively prescribed; if there have been incidents of harm as a result of this; if so, the number of cases and extent of harm; the safeguards in place to prevent this; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 1052. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 1053. To ask the Minister for Health if those in mandatory quarantine hotel facilities will be given personalised food menus considering special dietary needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 1105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22361/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (28 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 1175. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide funding for and or otherwise ensure access to fibre optic broadband and consistent phone signal for Gaeltacht communities and in particular the communities of...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister and his staff. With regard to the headline figure, that is, the total gross provision figure of €22.13 billion, how much of that does he anticipate will form the baseline for next year as we look towards budget 2022? Obviously, a portion of it is Covid-related and allocated to dealing with issues such as testing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: If I may interject, my point is that at a policy level, whatever about what the money is spent on, the Minister or the Government could decide that we have to invest more in health. There is a commitment this year to slightly more than €22 billion. Some of that money could be re-profiled and spent in other areas of healthcare, as all present know is necessary. Is the Minister saying...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I move on to the briefing note we got from the Department. On page 15, under acute services, it talks about a €236 million additional spend on acute beds and says there will be an additional 1,146 beds by the end of 2021 as compared to 2020. What is the anticipated number of funded beds?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: It is €236 million. It is on page 15 of the briefing document.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: Let us stick with the beds for a second. We are told it is 1,146 additional beds. What will be the total number of funded beds we will have at the end of 2021?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I know that. I am reading from the briefing document we got. If we have different documents and different numbers, it is concerning. It states that, "The funding provided in 2021 will ensure that the [total] number of funded acute beds in the system will increase by 1,146 by [the] end of 2021 when compared to 2020." I have pointed out before and point out again that that is not correct....