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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a first appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon in Children's Health Ireland and other hospitals across the HSE in tabular form; the length of wait for each child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1335/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 999. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting on scoliosis surgery in Children's Health Ireland, Cappagh and the Mater in tabular form; the length of wait for each child and category of wait list, including all categories, that is, active, to come in, suspended and planned procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1336/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 1000. To ask the Minister for Health the actions which will be taken to ensure four-month surgery targets are met for children with scoliosis during 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1337/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 1001. To ask the Minister for Health when child specific wait lists, a recommendation of the 2017 report Waiting for Scoliosis Treatment: A Children' Rights Issue, will be in place across the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 1002. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which count all those waiting on outpatient appointments as adults and which do not collect and report child specific wait lists to the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (13 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels by staff group for the new palliative care centre in University Hospital Waterford; if there will be specialists in paediatric palliative care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1453/21]

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I am sharing time with an Teachta O'Reilly. First, in what will be my final contribution in this House before Christmas, I wish the Minister and his family a happy and peaceful Christmas and, indeed, all the staff in the Department and those in the HSE. I thank sincerely all the front-line workers who work in our acute hospitals and in primary, mental health and community care, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of approved filled by tenure permanent, temporary, locum, agency and vacant consultant posts by discipline and specialty; the length of time the vacant posts have remained vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43850/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I covered that well this morning on "Morning Ireland". I gave that a good mention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I welcome all the witnesses. We have very limited time so, unfortunately, we are limited to ten minutes. As the witnesses can imagine, there are a lot of questions we would want to put so we will not get through all of them. I start by commending Professor MacCraith on the work he has done along with his team. He has presented an excellent framework to the Government and this committee so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: Can I stop Professor MacCraith there? We have very limited time and when we put a question, we really need it to be answered very sharply. I was trying to get back in a couple of times. I say that to other members of the committee who will be coming in as well. I know it is difficult with this exchange. The question I asked was how many we anticipated. Professor MacCraith said it was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: In his opening statement and his own vaccination programme, Professor MacCraith talks about the vaccine supply chain. It is very helpful. I found the graph to be very straightforward and useful. It talks about supply from manufacturer to storage, distribution and then vaccine location. What is an estimated end-to-end turnaround time for whichever vaccine comes on stream first such as, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: Do we have any idea? When I talk to some of these manufacturers, they tell me they have already manufactured huge numbers of doses. If that is the case, we should have some sense from them as to how many doses we are likely to get, say, in the first half of next year if there is positive news on regulatory approval. There must be some indication of how many doses we would have acquired in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I have to put my next question to Professor MacCraith because the time is very limited. How many proposed mass vaccination centres are we potentially looking at? In the programme, Professor MacCraith said quite rightly that all the vaccinators will be fully qualified healthcare professionals, as it should be. How many staff are we looking at? Notwithstanding how quickly we will get the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: The number of staff is an important question. I asked how many staff are likely to be needed for these centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I think it is an important one to put on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: My question was whether this is an outlier or is it more the standard now in new vaccines, that there would be an indemnity?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for reforming pay for students on work placements as part of their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a technological university for the south-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42535/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will waive NMBI registration fees for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43386/20]