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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (3 Nov 2020)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of the development of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33615/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: My question seeks an update on the national children's hospital. Is the Minister aware of any additional cost overruns associated with a delay in the completion of the project due to Covid? What is the anticipated total cost of the project? When it is anticipated that the hospital will open for patients?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: The problem is that the chief strategy and planning officer of the HSE told the Joint Committee on Health some weeks ago that delivering the project by 2023 would be challenging. He expressed a hope that it will be possible to open it in 2023 but stated there was no guarantee of that. The Minister referred to additional claims. It is important for him to furnish such information to all...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Nursing Education (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 84. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the pay and working conditions concerns of student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: We need more capacity both in testing and tracing. On the testing side, we need to increase lab capacity. We can have more swabbers but if we end up with a bottleneck in the labs to do the testing, then we have a problem. With regard to tracing, the problem is the system collapsed for a couple of days and more than 1,900 patients, unfortunately, became contact tracers themselves. When the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: Several Members here attended the committee hearing with the head of testing and tracing. There was much spin beforehand in terms of the public commentary from Ministers and even the press statements from the Government that we would see an additional 800 tracers. As it turns out, it was to bring us to 800. We were going to go from 581 to 800. We were told by the head of testing and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 82. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for enhancing the testing and tracing system to make it more robust and proactive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: This question seeks an outline from the Minister on his and the Government's plans to enhance testing and tracing, to put in place a more proactive and robust system, and to have a system in place that is fit for purpose and that can be used to hunt down the virus but also stay ahead of it so that when we get to a situation, which I hope we will, where the numbers are much lower and we can...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 80. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address outstanding concerns regarding the availability of the flu vaccine; his plans to ensure there is a right to any Covid-19 vaccine the State intends to procure free of charge at the point of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33737/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: My question relates to issues regarding the availability of the flu vaccine, not just for adults but also for children. I have been contacted by a number of pharmacies and GPs and they say that demand has certainly exceeded supply. I discussed this issue with the Minister personally in recent days. It is important, and I take this opportunity to encourage people to get the vaccine if they...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: I accept that the numbers this year are greater than last year. Some 950,000 doses were available last year for adults and it is 1.35 million this year. However, the anecdotal evidence, and the Minister has just confirmed that it is not only anecdotal but a fact, is that we simply will not have enough for those who need it. I read the ministerial brief in detail and it referred to a very...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: It is unfortunate that we simply will not have enough for those who need it. Of course, those who are at risk should be protected. I wish to make a final point about vaccines and it relates to the possibility of a vaccine for Covid-19. My party supports the Right to Cure campaign, an EU-wide campaign that calls for all treatments, therapies and vaccines related to Covid-19 to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 118. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for increasing acute and critical care bed capacity in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33611/20]

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

David Cullinane: 146. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken during this lockdown to ensure Ireland is prepared in the event of a third wave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33614/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1116. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken during the current lockdown to ensure Ireland is prepared in the event of a third wave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33740/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 162. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to advance an inquiry into mesh implants and sodium valproate; the progress to date on implementing previous recommendations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33613/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 176. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for delivering elective only hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33612/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Health and Safety Inspections (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 206. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of HSA inspections at bookmakers each month since February 2020; the number found non-compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32373/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 842. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the review into community employment schemes will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32431/20]