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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1233. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the clinical governance of the proposed national maternity hospital is planned to be fully integrated into St. Vincent’s Hospital Group, meaning the hospital will not be co-located as was originally reported nor will it have its own governance or budgetary independence; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1234. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the people of Ireland, that will fund the new national maternity hospital, deserve absolute clarity regarding the ownership and governance of a charity (details supplied) before the State-funded new national maternity hospital is handed into its ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1232. To ask the Minister for Health the estimate for the cost of construction of the new national maternity hospital on the site of St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20289/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1295. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the implications of obesity as a comorbidity for Covid-19; if additional resources are planned to address obesity in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1423. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the advice from the EU Commission to member states to commence the flu vaccination programme early in view of the pressure on health systems due to Covid 19; and his views on this advice. [20864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of flu vaccines which have been secured for the upcoming flu season; the way in which this compares to the number in 2019; the estimated uptake figures for each target group; his views on the advisability of a full population uptake programme in view of the pressure on hospitals as a result of Covid-19; and if he is satisfied that the current...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to reply to the Minister. My understanding is that the Payroll Software Developers Association, PSDA, identified implementation difficulties. I cannot itemise them, but I understand it did. Does the Minister accept it is not a good idea to have an indication or a mark on a payslip showing that the employee was in receipt of a subsidy because there are negative implications of that...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I did, and I will raise some issues regarding this amendment. On Second Stage, I raised these issues but there was no opportunity for the Minister to respond then. Given the substantial subsidies involved, and it is only right that that should be the case, there should also be some conditionality attached. One obvious area concerns conditions of employment. The Minister could have used...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: On the help-to-buy scheme, I never thought it was a good idea and I certainly do not think so at this point. It appears to show a misunderstanding of the problem at the root of the cost of housing and the unaffordability of housing. That problem is the cost of land and the failure of successive Governments to address this issue. They have allowed widespread land hoarding to continue and,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I will stick to the issue of disability. The Enough is Enough group will be protesting shortly to highlight the urgent need to reopen disability day services. People with disabilities must get back to full services for their own sake but also to relieve the enormous stress on family carers. At the same time, the Taoiseach must accept that the organisations that provide most of those...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I would like clarification on those two issues. The Taoiseach has given a commitment about the €20 million but we have heard similar commitments a number of times over the past few months that have not been followed through. The Taoiseach has put that commitment on the record and I ask him to put it in writing today to the disability organisations and make it clear to the HSE that is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Taoiseach put his commitment in writing?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Will he do it today?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: We have heard these kinds of promises before.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I appeal to the Minister again to rethink this scheme. She has time to do that given that her tax-back scheme does not come into operation until September or in the autumn. I am making a very strong appeal to her to reconsider because it excludes far too many people and it does not have the reach or impact it could potentially have if she took the other approach of a voucher.

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It provides for expenditure of in excess of €5 billion as well as some €2 billion in loan guarantees, and comprises 50 measures. It is very much a mixed bag. A number of elements of the plan are to be welcomed but I would seriously question a number of others. I welcome the support for the sectors that have been most impacted...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the responsibility of her Department for recording and monitoring passengers entering Ireland; the role her Department plays in the passenger locator form and follow-up calls to passengers; the number and grade of staff allocated for this specific purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19277/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 270. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department has in controls at ports and airports in respect of contacting and monitoring travellers entering Ireland; the reason for the delay in his Department taking over this responsibility from the Department of Justice and Equality.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20866/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the responsibility of his Department for recording and monitoring passengers entering Ireland; the role his Department plays in relation to the passenger locator form and follow-up calls to passengers; the number and grade of staff allocated for this specific purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jul 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Can the Taoiseach tell us what is the legal basis on which social welfare inspectors and gardaí are operating checkpoints at Dublin Airport for the purpose of identifying social welfare recipients and child benefit recipients in order to cut their payments? Can he tell us the precise legal powers under which they are taking this action? There is a power to stop people if there are...