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

David Cullinane: 1166. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of paying student nurses for any unpaid placements within the health service at a weekly rate equivalent to 1 and 0.5 WTE of appropriate scales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32485/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1197. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the bursary for student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32614/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1195. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to achieve pay parity and address the two tier pay issue for hospital consultants both on type A, B and C contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32612/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1196. To ask the Minister for Health if he has entered into negotiations with the health unions and representative groups on achieving pay equality for hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32613/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff available on the first day of each month for the months of May to October 2020, by testers, tracers and other categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32738/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1261. To ask the Minister for Health when the next HSE capital plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32824/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1263. To ask the Minister for Health the capital projects under way and planned, by county, undertaken by his Department or the HSE, in tabular form; the cost at this point and the budget; the timeline for delivery; the current stage of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32826/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1351. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which priority testing for essential workers and healthcare workers operates in practice; the turnaround time for same; the way in which derogations to return to work early operate; the frequency with which this has been used; the steps taken to streamline the overall process of testing in healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on...

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

David Cullinane: 1352. To ask the Minister for Health if all Covid-19-related services relating to general practice and general practitioners are free-of-charge; if this applies in the case of out-of-hours GP services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 1353. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a contract; when additional homecare hours announced in the winter plan will come on stream; if additional staff will be brought on; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33338/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1410. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant obstetrician for University Hospital Galway. [33675/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1411. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant neonatologist for University Maternity Hospital, Limerick. [33676/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1412. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant nursing posts in St. Vincent's University Hospital. [33677/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1413. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant cardiologist for Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. [33678/20]

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

David Cullinane: 1414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with respiratory conditions at Wexford General Hospital in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [33679/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (3 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: 1426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts on the first day of each month of 2020 to date; the latest available date for October 2020; the number of consultant posts filled to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33734/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise two issues, the first of which relates to the contract for Viapro and whether procurement rules were followed. If they were not, which seems to be the case judging by the public statement from the HSE, can we write to the HSE to establish why they were not and whether there is a requirement for the HSE to have checks and balances to ensure the quality and safety of products?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: We asked to write to the Minister to seek the clinical advisory group report, which relates to that specific issue. We have not yet received that report and I do not think there has been a response. I understand the Minister met one of the people involved on the campaigning side but he needs also to brief the Oireachtas and the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank all those who are operating on the front line in testing and tracing in whatever capacity they serve. Whatever deficiencies, or lack of capacity in, the system are certainly is not down to them. It is a very difficult and challenging job so I take this opportunity to commend all those who are involved in that. I want to unpack some of the numbers and, as I do so, I would say to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: This is why we need to be very clear on the number. If there are other people involved in tracing, the HSE officials should tell us and put it in the briefing notes they give us. The note states: "We currently have a total of 581 staff available to work on routine contact tracing." Therefore it is confirmed that 274 of those are people who have been recently recruited and 214 are HSE....