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Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: Is that a "Yes" or "No"?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: My reading of the Minister’s answer is that the 700,000 target may now not be met, which is exactly what he has just said. He said last week that we were expecting 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the first quarter of this year. It is obvious that is not now going to happen. There are media reports that that figure could be as low as one quarter of that 600,000. Can the...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I have many more questions for the Minister now on that issue but I do not have the time to put them. On the question of family carers which I asked last week and which I have also asked in various different ways, I got four different answers as to where they will sit. I was told that they could be in group 2, group 4, group 6 and group 10. The Minister said last week that carers who...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: That is an unsatisfactory answer. Can I point the Minister to the HSE’s own roll-out of the flu vaccine, where carers are seen as a distinct cohort, yet when it comes to this vaccine they are not, and they are concerned about that. As the Minister knows, they do an invaluable job. I also wish to raise the issue of people in long-term care facilities and people with disabilities...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: As I will get to in my own contribution, the Minister's opening statement is completely unsatisfactory. We have not got the information we would have expected from the Minister and yet he is sharing his time with a backbencher. We are here to do business with the Minister for Health and to get information and the maximum of clarity and yet he is not using his ten minutes to give us that...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I will make a very short opening statement before moving on to questions to the Minister. I have to say that his opening statement fell far short of what was needed. No timeframes or targets were given and the Minister did not revise the timeframes he had given to Deputies in this House and to the public over recent weeks. It pains me to say it but it is very difficult to retain confidence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner referrals made to see a consultant for each month in 2020; the average per month in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4872/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (28 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by a consultant each month in 2020; the average per month for 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if instruction has been given to higher education institutions on relaxing fee payment timelines with consideration to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on students and their families’ financial situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4091/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HIV Incidence (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 824. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new HIV diagnoses in each of the years from 2010 to 2020, by gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports have been made available for those living with HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HIV-AIDS Programmes (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 826. To ask the Minister for Health if regular HIV testing is ongoing at the same or a reduced rate; if it has halted due to the closure of sexual health clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HSE Data (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 838. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on panels for the various occupations within the HSE nationwide across the various recruitment channels currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of placing a person on a general practitioner only card or a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 841. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per annum incurred by the State for a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: General Practitioner Services (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 842. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per annum incurred by the State for a general practitioner card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 844. To ask the Minister for Health the current known length of time that immunity is provided by the different Covid-19 vaccines; if it is considered to be an annual vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medicinal Products (27 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: 845. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE drug group has met to date in January 2021; when the group will next meet; if the drug dupilumab will be approved for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4328/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I welcome all of our witnesses. I commend all of those on the front line in our healthcare services who are doing a Trojan job. I also commend those in the HSE who are rolling out the vaccine and wish everybody well. Best wishes to Dr. Woods and his team and Dr. Ronan Glynn and his team as well. I appreciate the point that Dr. Glynn made that there may not be best value in looking back...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

David Cullinane: I accept that, and Dr. Glynn has answered the question, but my point is we went from very good data and good numbers, or at least better numbers and having some handle on the virus and some control, to a situation where we lost control. If we do not learn lessons about why we lost control, we could lose control again. With regard to public health intervention and the public health advice...