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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1361. To ask the Minister for Health the healthcare staff-to-patient ratio at Drogheda Hospital; the recommended healthcare staff-to-patient ratio for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1362. To ask the Minister for Health if volunteers working with community programmes such as meals on wheels will be considered for prioritisation in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14052/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1401. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccination priority strategy level 2 includes members of the dental team; the measures implemented to ensure that all patient-facing workers in dental practices have been vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14130/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel from dental practices who have received their first and second vaccination for Covid-19 as of 9 March 2021, by county, in tabular form; the estimated number, by each county, who have yet to receive a vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14131/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1440. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of staff within each grade position within the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group that have received vaccinations for Covid-19 as of 9 March 2021; the number within each grade that have yet to be vaccinated in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of administrative and management staff at each grade in the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14226/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative basis which determines the regulation of farriery in Ireland; the conditions and or qualifications necessary in order to operate as a farrier; his plans to propose additional legislation or regulation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1985. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14951/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: 1986. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that scrapie is causing issues in the movement of animals between Ireland and Northern Ireland; the actions his Department is taking to address such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14952/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I concur with Deputy Catherine Murphy. I do not understand why an organisation such as Children's Health Ireland would be required to spend €90,000 in a year on a contract for a public relations company. We see this with a number of State agencies. While in the overall budgets these might seem like small amounts of money, why would a State agency that is charged with building a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: This is part of what is becoming an all-too familiar pattern in terms of investigations and inquiries, particularly as they relate to An Garda Síochána. What happens is that an investigation or complaint is passed on to GSOC and then, for whatever length of time GSOC is investigating the matter, the gardaí, the Minister responsible and anybody else involved can say they cannot...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I am sorry; I do not have a copy of that item of correspondence. Who is it from?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I concur with the Chairman and Deputies Munster and Catherine Murphy on the CCTV issue. As part of our work programme, have we not agreed that the IHRB will appear before the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: That meeting will be a useful exercise. I share Deputy Catherine Murphy's concerns that the racing authority and regulatory board seem to have an intertwined relationship. I am not sure that that is necessarily healthy. This is not to cast aspersions or undermine the successes that the Deputy and others have mentioned. I would like to be associated with the words of congratulation to Ms...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have nothing to add.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: Our interaction with Caranua has been one of the more bizarre and unpleasant experiences of this committee. It was very surprising. Its approach to this committee leaves a lot to be desired. The tone of the interaction at the committee hearing and in Caranua's written correspondence is unlike anything we have received in my time on this committee. It is important for me to put that on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I welcome and thank Deputy Gould for raising this issue. It appears to be a perplexing situation. The HSE has outsourced the running of the doctor on call services to a private company. The HSE is under the impression that this company has an obligation to provide particular services in some parts of Cork. We are told that on 14 March last year SouthDoc closed 11 facilities across...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Matt Carthy: I recognise Deputy Catherine Murphy's concerns but I believe this to be well within the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts. It goes to the heart of how public funds are often spent in our health services. This is a situation I do not fully appreciate as I do not know the geography as well as Deputy Burke in relation to what the optimum operation of this service will be. The...