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Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20255/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2242. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently approved for State-funded and reimbursed for FreeStyle Libre and dexcom; the cost of each; the average cost per person for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2243. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which staff within the National Ambulance Service are supported when diagnosed with PTSD; the policies and procedures in place to support them; the timeframe for same remaining in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20258/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2244. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the National Ambulance Service follow all recommendations set out by occupational health and doctors and consultants in relation to PTSD in employee policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2245. To ask the Minister for Health if the NAS retrain staff to different roles who can no longer continue in their substantial role due to employment-related PTSD; if the NAS support the retraining of and redeployment of staff within the NAS and HSE who can no longer fulfil original roles due to employment-related PTSD but could otherwise work within the NAS and HSE; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2246. To ask the Minister for Health if NAS staff are retrained to fill vacant substantial posts which can no longer be filled due to employment-related PTSD; if so, the policy for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20261/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2252. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate vaccination and non-vaccination rates within each of the priority groups which have received or are currently receiving a Covid-19 vaccine with the rate expressed as a percentage of the estimated population within each group. [20288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2254. To ask the Minister for Health the health and social care occupation groups which must now dual register in Ireland and Northern Ireland in which they practice on both sides of the Border; if he has engaged with his counterpart in Northern Ireland to ensure that practitioners on one side of the Border are recognised on the other side; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2262. To ask the Minister for Health the options he is considering for students returning from abroad for the summer or Irish citizens who are otherwise repatriating in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine; if they will be added to the list of essential travellers and permitted to self-quarantine; if the cost of hotel quarantine will be covered or subsidised by the State; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2263. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medication Epidiolex; when it will be approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20340/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2264. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the medication PCBD-110; if it will be approved for addition to the medical cannabis access programme or otherwise approved for prescription and reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20341/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2265. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of Brexit, any products currently listed as to be available via the medical cannabis access programme will be available in June 2021; if he will bring forward amendments to the legislation which underpins the programme or has consulted the Minister for Justice to permit the addition of products which have not been produced and prescribed in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2266. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering amendments to legislation relating to the medical cannabis access programme or has consulted the Minister for Justice on such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2267. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering adding any pure cannabidiol product with trace tetrahydrocannabinol content to the medical cannabis access programme considering that no products on the programme currently are suitable for treating epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2268. To ask the Minister for Health if there are barriers to adding pure cannabidiol products to the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20345/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2269. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the sodium valproate inquiry; when this inquiry will be established; the status of the planned inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20346/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2295. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering or has consulted with the Minister for Justice on amendments to the legislation underpinning current access to medical cannabis products to permit UK-prescribed cannabis-based medical products to be brought here in cases in which there are legitimate medical reasons for the use of this product lawfully prescribed in the UK; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: 2403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting lists for PrEP treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I commend Dr. Henry and Professor Butler on the work they have done. Notwithstanding any questions we put or any concerns we have raised in the past about the roll-out, I genuinely commend all of those involved in the process. It is a major undertaking and it is also very important in the context of us fighting back against Covid-19. People can see there is real progress to be made and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

David Cullinane: I was just looking for clarity on that. The committee will have to study the recommendations or report that will come from the EMA but given that it seems to be very similar to the AstraZeneca vaccine in its warning and authorised use for all people over 18, with the benefits outweighing the risk, is it possible we will see a similar recommendation coming from NIAC on the Johnson &...