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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the epidemiological reasons that have allowed physiotherapists to reopen while the BreastCheck and CervicalCheck screening programmes remain paused; if the decision to continue pausing the BreastCheck and CervicalCheck cancer screening programmes due to Covid-19 was made purely based on epidemiological reasons; and if other reasons fed into this decision,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 664. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to moving medical appointments into health centres during Covid-19 in order that safe social distancing can be maintained in accident and emergency departments. [9153/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 665. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occasions HIQA raised concerns regarding the lack of clinical oversight in nursing homes with his Department over the past three years; if the submissions made by HIQA received a response; and if so, if he will make the responses available. [9164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the response from his Department following inspection reports by HIQA on residential centres for older persons on 11 December 2019, 27 January 2020 and 3 March 2020; the steps his Department took to address the non-compliance found in centres particularly in relation to infection control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9165/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 940. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised by the bus and coach sector due to Covid-19 (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9163/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 964. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that will enforce the new mandatory regulations for passengers arriving from overseas to complete a passenger location form, adhere to the regulations and be available for follow-up checks; the number of staff allocated to this task; and the level of grade of each. [9346/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1096. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the hardship facing persons who are awaiting arrears for their Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment; if the case of a person (details supplied) can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8858/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: 1232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1368 of 20 May 2020, if section 146B of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, which relates to strategic infrastructure development alterations, also applies to strategic housing developments; and the procedure for amendments to approved strategic housing development...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: On that point, it would have been helpful to have received a briefing from the Department setting out the details of ending the deal and the arrangement in place. On another point about today's session, which is very strange, is that we are discussing the deal with the private hospitals without representatives of the Private Hospitals Association. Special interest groups, namely, the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The deal is with the Private Hospitals Association, not the consultants.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Where is the Thursday session taking place?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I want to thank both groups for their presentations . Does Mr. Varley accept, in the context of the Covid-19 crisis and the general atmosphere of everybody needing to put their shoulder to the wheel, it was regrettable that more private patients did not sign up to the local contract?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Nevertheless, there was a massive national effort under way and in that context it might have been better if more people had signed up.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to raise some questions with Ms Clyne and the IMO. I note the comments Ms Clyne made with regard to the NTPF diverting important funding away from the public health service. I very much agree with those points, and that should be taken on board by people involved in negotiations at the moment. It is regrettable the decision was taken by Government to end the arrangement at the end...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I join with Deputy Duncan Smith's comment with regard to fire engines. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. People have spoken about lessons learned. The bottom line in all of this is that our public health capacity is woefully inadequate. Responsibility for that is entirely political. I have two questions. The first is for Mr. Woods and the second for Mr. Breslin. It has...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Róisín Shortall: Will Mr. Breslin confirm that purchase is under consideration, or is on the table at least?

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that. The Minister will appreciate that many different proposals are being made by people because there is such anxiety to have an immediate response to the largescale mental health problems that are emerging now, as we can see around us. There is no point in setting up task forces, sub-committees or the like. It should be the main implementation body for our mental health...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: The chief inspector said there was a series of communications.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Róisín Shortall: However, it seems that critical weeks were lost.