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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 1001. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the trauma centres in Ireland; the levels of same; the services provided for each; the framework for determining the level of trauma centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 1005. To ask the Minister for Health when he will pay student nurses and midwives; the actions emerging from the first report on pandemic pay; when the second review will be conducted; the terms of reference of the second review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare workers vaccinated across the sequencing groups identified under Sequencing of Covid-19 Vaccination of Frontline Healthcare Workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10391/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I am unsure if the Minister is following the south east around or if the south east is following the Minister around, but every time there is a big issue in the south east the Minister happens to be in the hot seat. Ironically, I have to point out, this university will most likely happen before the second catheterization laboratory is in place. Be that as it may, I welcome some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome all of the witnesses. I have a couple of questions for Dr. McCartney. If it is possible, I ask him to answer them first. I appreciate others have different fields of expertise, but if everybody answers the first questions that are put my ten minutes will be up. I want to understand where we go from here and what the HSE needs to do, which is the most important part of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I know the countries where the statistics come from. What is the source of the information? Are they academic studies? Are they coming from research and development facilities? Are they coming from universities? What is the background to the studies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I am conscious that people are very frustrated at the moment about the fact we are still in this situation almost a year on from the onset of Covid. Obviously, it is a difficult time for everybody. When claims are made that we can reduce mortality – I am not saying those claims are wrong - they have to be peer reviewed and evidence-based. Dr .McCartney said there is also an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: What is the source of that study?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I have a follow-on question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: Dr. McCartney said in his opening statement that he believes that there is an extremely low-risk, readily implemented, cheap and potentially highly effective intervention to mitigate this public health crisis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: For the purposes of clarity, I am assuming he would argue that it would supplement all of the other measures. It is not a substitute for all of the other public health measures, such as the vaccine roll-out and so on. This would be an additional measure. When people are at the end of their tether and in a difficult space, we want every and any option to be on the table. I certainly would....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I want to discuss recommendations, which are the important part. In his opening statement, Dr. McCartney said: ... the political decisions and recommendations which flow from today’s meeting must be the right ones, and the policy actions into which they translate must be delivered swiftly and decisively to alter the trajectory of this pandemic and to save lives. I do not see many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vitamin D and Covid-19: Covit-D Consortium (23 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: What guidelines are in place for patients in public hospitals? I would imagine that would be an obvious place to start.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: For the record, when Deputy Bruton was a Minister, he answered all of our questions.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise the issue of a university for the south east. A number of meetings are taking place with Oireachtas Members from Waterford, the local chamber of commerce and a campaign group in Waterford. I raised this issue with the Tánaiste last week and I will repeat what I said then. It is important that this project be delivered, and I want it to be delivered as quickly as...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: This is a disgraceful abuse of the House.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 249. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a workforce census of the entire public and private health and social care system; the breakdown or estimates of workers across categories of service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9057/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals made by general practitioners for consultant appointments in January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient appointments seen by a consultant in each month in 2018, 2019, 2020 and in January 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (18 Feb 2021)

David Cullinane: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments seen in each month of 2018, 2019, 2020 and in January 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9149/21]