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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (30 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the average weekly bed occupancy rate in each of the 19 private hospitals covered by the deal with the State, for each of the weeks from 1 May 2020; and the number of patients treated weekly in each case. [13640/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the public health guidance provided to hospitals in relation to health and safety and infection control in both emergency departments and in outpatient clinics; the arrangements in place to ensure adherence to this guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13641/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the roadmap for the recommencement of non-Covid-19 health services which was promised three weeks ago; and when it will be published. [13642/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 683. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged public transport operators regarding contingency plans as public transport usage increases due to further easing of restrictions; the protocols in place in case of overcapacity or antisocial behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12989/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 851. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if concerns (details supplied) raised in relation to the events industry will be addressed; if further supports will be made available for freelance and self-employed workers in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13423/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 921. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if concerns (details supplied) raised in relation to the events industry will be addressed; if further supports will be made available for freelance and self-employed workers in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13424/20]

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais: Tairiscint - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (27 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I congratulate the Taoiseach. The idea of the Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, will take a bit of getting used to, but on a personal note I wish him well. He has waited for this for a long time. There is no doubt that today must be a very proud day for him and his family. I also congratulate the Cabinet Ministers who have been appointed today. The election of a three-party...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is important that we all recognise the Government policy context in which care for older people is being provided. In respect of nursing homes, as we are aware, that is largely privatised. It is an 80% privatised approach using for-profit services with no clinical oversight, and it is also a political context, which allows for poor staffing ratios and practices. Many questions have...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I accept that, but does Mr. Reid intend on doing an analysis of that cohort of patients who were transferred? A serious allegation has been made in respect of that, and many things need to be accepted in the context of that, but surely, it makes sense to do an analysis of that cohort of patients. We want to collect whatever data we can on deaths, whether it is from testing or fromwww.rip.ie....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Does the HSE have a timeframe for that analysis?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The HSE should treat this as a matter of urgency.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Department of Health publish that guidance?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Mr. Breslin.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: It is a complete and utter contradiction to say that the new Government will accelerate the implementation of Sláintecare and at the same time that the only financial commitment to it is to examine the period post-2022. That is entirely disingenuous and feeds into the view that the outgoing Government party, supported by Fianna Fáil, was never really serious about having a proper...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: We have had yet another week without a roadmap for the reopening of the health service. We are coming to the end of a very expensive deal with private hospitals. In recent weeks, I urged the Minister to ensure that all of that additional capacity was used to make progress with the public hospital waiting lists because we are paying very dearly for that extra capacity. The other area of...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I want to make a few comments on Sláintecare and the programme for Government. There was a commitment in the programme for Government to "accelerate the implementation of Sláintecare". That vanished out of a later version of the programme yesterday but I gather it is back in it now. It sounds good to say "accelerate the implementation of Sláintecare" if we take that sentence...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the arrest of two Iranian students and other Iranian dissidents and activists (details supplied); if he will condemn these arrests and call for the immediate release of political prisoners and activists; if he has engaged with the Iranian ambassador; and his views on calls for a fact-finding mission to Iran to meet with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made contact with a bank (details supplied) to discuss the temporary closure of more than 100 branches and the future of same; if he will write to the bank seeking a timeline for the reopening of the branches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the reopening of schools will be staggered to ensure the safety of children and staff; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11016/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if preschool children with special educational needs will be included in the revised proposal for the July provision; if children with Down syndrome will be included in the 2020 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11017/20]