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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1167. To ask the Minister for Health the preparations the immunisation policy unit is making for a potential Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1384. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking independently or in collaboration with other countries to develop a vaccine to combat the Covid-19 virus; if a vaccine will be administered to all persons when available without cost and through the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1168. To ask the Minister for Health the annual uptake level in percentage terms for the primary childhood immunisation programme in each of the years 2016 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21483/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children vaccinated under the immunisation programme by children at two, four, six, 12 and 13 months, respectively for the first seven months of 2019 and the first seven months of 2020 by vaccine type in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21484/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1170. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to commence Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1171. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to progress the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1172. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of increasing base capacity of critical care beds from 255 to 350; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21487/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1173. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of returning the throughput of cancer services to pre-Covid-19 levels by medical oncology, radiation oncology and surgery and by capital and current costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21488/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1174. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the income limits for medical card assessments for persons 70 years of age and over by increasing the income thresholds to €550 per week for a single person and €1050 for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21489/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1175. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of clearing the backlog for all those waiting for funding for new or additional home support under the home support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the most recent projected workforce planning requirements to meet demand in cancer services by specialty; and the number of these posts that are filled in tabular form. [21494/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled posts in cancer services nationally; the number which have been vacant for over six months by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21495/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Statutory Instruments (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1179. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the changing of the status of naloxone hydrochloride from Schedule 1a to Schedule part 1 under the S.I. No. 540/2003; if the change of status has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21498/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1182. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding rapid access clinics for cancer diagnoses; the planned expansions to the service; the estimated cost of an expansion to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1183. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 10% increase in funding for rapid access clinics [21504/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1185. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 8 May 2019, the position regarding new medication for the preventative treatment of chronic migraine (details supplied); the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1194. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that standard general practitioner care is being denied to home birthing women due to difficulties relating to insurance cover; his plans to rectify the denial of standard post-natal care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21557/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1195. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of maintaining access to the European health insurance card for citizens in Northern Ireland assuming coverage is otherwise lost as a result of Brexit. [21561/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1196. To ask the Minister for Health if the budgeted reduction of the monthly threshold for the drug payment scheme from €124 to €114 is to take place in 2020; if not, if it will be budgeted for 2021; if further reductions are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

David Cullinane: 1197. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold from €124 to €100 and from €114 to €100, respectively. [21563/20]