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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 481. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the pension abatement rule for public sector pensions applies to employment with section 38 and 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42869/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the latest engagement with organisations (details supplied) on Covid-related changes to work practices, the provision of additional paramedic posts and the nature of proposed changes to work practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42874/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if there are supports to assist low-income persons or households with transport to hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43060/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 524. To ask the Minister for Health if mesh injury will be recognised as a long-term illness; his plans for reparations for mesh injury; if there will be a public inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 533. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 30 September 2020, if savings are achieved through the use of agency staff or if it is more expensive to use agency staff; the cost-benefit analyses that have been conducted over the past decade on the use of agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43083/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 546. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a holistic aftercare package for those suffering from long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the national adult critical care capacity and activity census report 2020 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43401/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 587. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the national service plan 2021 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43402/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 600. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to engage with an organisation (details supplied) to resolve ongoing disputes regarding charging for routine phlebotomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43429/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if those eligible for the free flu vaccine through the HSE immunisation programme will be eligible for reimbursement after HSE procured supplies are exhausted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 85. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug dupilumab for the treatment of severe atopic eczema will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42338/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I am raising with the Minister the issue of dupilumab, which is a drug for people with severe eczema. I know that the drug approval process is an apolitical one, and so it should be and I fully support that, but my understanding is that this drug was discussed at a meeting on Tuesday of this week within the HSE. Can the Minister provide an update to the House on this drug?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I hope we will see movement on this issue in January. The drug is a treatment for severe eczema, which causes inflamed, dry and broken skin, which is exhausting to treat, painful and intensely itchy. I have met many people who suffer from this unfortunate disease and many healthcare professionals who are campaigning on the issue. While the issue is apolitical, we all get lobbied on these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for his response. I recently met with Professor John Crowne. We had a good discussion on cancer care and one of the issues he raised with me was, again, these high-tech drugs to which the Minister referred in the field of cancer. He was very supportive of and enthusiastic and excited about a lot of these new drugs. However, he pointed out that many of them are not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disabilities Assessments (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 79. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for children requiring an assessment of needs in the context of the legal requirements on the HSE to commence such an assessment within three months and complete it within six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42290/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 77. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 3 November 2020, if an update will be provided on his plans for paying student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42289/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I am sure the Minister is aware that there is a strong campaign under way by student nurses and midwives for fair pay in respect of the work they do. I have heard the Minister state that he is committed to resolving this issue, but student nurses and midwives need more than words now; they need action. I have also heard the Minister say he is committed to a review. It must be ensured that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I spoke to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, yesterday. It is very concerned that what the Minister is considering is a short-term response. If something can be done in the context of Covid-19, that would be of some help. The Minister, however, can also resolve the issue in the medium to long term immediately as well. When the INMO hears about further reviews, it will hear...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: I think the Minister's response is disingenuous. We got a similar response from the Taoiseach in recent days. Let me be very clear that my party is certainly not looking for a return to the past or an apprenticeship programme. We are supporting the call from the INMO for fourth-year students to be paid the equivalent rate of a healthcare assistant and that there be a fair allowance for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 92. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting and wait times for scoliosis treatment and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42337/20]