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Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: It is unacceptable that this legislation is being rushed through the Dáil and the Seanad in one day without proper scrutiny. The Minister will say, of course, that this is necessary because these measures have to be brought in as quickly as possible but we know that rushed legislation is never the answer. Elements of this Bill are obviously necessary but others concern me. Our job, in...

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I did.

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1: “To delete the words ‘9th day of June, 2021’ and to substitute the words ‘9th day of February, 2021’ therefor.” To the Minister for Health, I say that we all want to play our part in making sure that a date is ready and that we are equipped to deal with the real challenge Covid presents. We all support public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the process of a new capital project in health from end to end, that is, from design to planning to procurement to build; if he will identify the different stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I just want to raise one item which I raised yesterday in private session. I raised several issues where I sought reports from the HSE, one of which was on testing and tracing. Several members made the point yesterday that the anecdotal evidence coming back from people working in that area is that it is a system which is under real pressure. There is a lack of training and staff with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: There is a dual problem. There is a problem which testers and tracers face in the context of rising numbers. More than 1,200 cases on average a day is part of the problem. Equally, part of the problem is a lack of capacity. This has been flagged time and again by many of us with staff coming to us telling us there are problems. Time and again this has been raised. I have examples....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I welcome all our witnesses. We now only have ten minutes each for questions. A previous health committee may have spent a bit more time putting questions but given our current context, we must try to master the art of brevity. I will try to make my questions as succinct as possible and I hope the answers will come in the same spirit. How are nurses feeling now? I know they have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I wish to make a number of comments on foot of that response. First, this committee certainly should support the recommendation from the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response that Covid should be an occupational illness. We must put the Minister on notice that it is one of the issues we want him to address in his opening statement when he appears before the committee after the recess. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in Acute and Community Care Settings: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank Ms Ní Sheaghdha. I wish to put questions to Ms Clyne and Professor Irvine. I attended Professor Irvine's national conference last week and found all the contributions to be very interesting, but the issue of pay parity has arisen time and again. This has been on the agenda for a long time. There are 500 vacant consultant posts and unless we deal with the pay issue, we will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a definition of a dance and exercise class as outlined in the plan for living with Covid-19; the reason gymnastic classes can go ahead under level 3 but yoga and dance classes cannot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30938/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 609. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); if there will be a January intake for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 612. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 16,000 healthcare staff who have been or will be hired in 2020 as outlined in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31253/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 613. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 16,000 healthcare staff who will be hired in 2021 as outlined in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31254/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 16,000 healthcare staff who are expected to be offered full-time HSE contracts as outlined in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31255/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 16,000 healthcare staff who are expected to be agency staff as outlined in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31256/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the expected occupational breakdown of the 16,000 healthcare staff that the health workforce will increase by as outlined in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31257/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of subacute, AMU, acute inpatient and critical care beds in the public health system on 1 January 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31258/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of subacute, AMU, acute inpatient and critical care beds, disaggregated, in the public health system on 1 October 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31259/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funded subacute, AMU, acute inpatient and critical care beds provided for in budget 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31260/20]