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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1054. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of beds available in the public health system on 1 July 2020, in tabular form. [18942/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1055. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of beds in the public health system on completion of the bed capacity review; the number of beds of each type added since; and the number of additional beds that must be added to reach the required numbers as identified in the bed capacity review, in tabular form. [18943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1056. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy for reaching the targets set by the bed capacity review; the progress on same; the interim targets that may be identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18944/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1057. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts made by his Department to devise and implement a comprehensive workforce plan; if there are targets for year end in each of the years 2020 to 2022; the current targeted and necessary staffing levels by profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18945/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1071. To ask the Minister for Health the number and cost of retaining the new beds added in 2020 to year end; and the full-year cost of retaining those beds for 2021. [18988/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1075. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for diagnostic, radiology and laboratory departments, respectively, in tabular form, by 5%. [19053/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1076. To ask the Minister for Health the number of oncologists employed in the health service; the number required to meet recommendations for the size of the population and consequent shortfall; and his strategy for achieving that number. [19054/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1077. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of hiring and retaining one additional oncologist. [19055/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (28 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 1078. To ask the Minister for Health the lost bed capacity, by type of bed, in acute hospitals due to social distancing and infection control guidelines, by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/20]

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: Who would have thought the most oppressed section of Irish society in terms of pay was three junior Ministers? It beggars belief that the Government would bring forward this proposal. The Minister is a former Minister for Health. Doctors and especially nurses, to whom all of us have rightly paid tribute over the past weeks and months and who have done Trojan work keeping us safe and...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: I will allow the Minister to continue.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: We are under time pressure and I do not want to take from my colleague's time. We do not need the Minister to come into the Chamber and agree with us for the sake of agreeing with us. It is okay to agree with us but we need action. The two big challenges facing this country are the economic challenge and the health challenge. We have an economic plan but not a health plan. Today, nurses,...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: Yes, there are two speakers. I am sharing time with Deputy Mark Ward. We will take ten minutes and five minutes. I will use four minutes to put questions and will give the Minister four minutes to respond. I will then use two minutes for a supplementary question. I am all in favour of political solidarity in dealing with this crisis in healthcare and with Covid-19 care. That...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: We know the Bill is not going to commence any time soon. We want to work with the Minister in delivering all of this. The point I was making earlier around putting more capacity into GP services is that even when we get to the point where we can implement these provisions, I am not convinced the capacity will be there. At a time when we are trying to deliver Sláintecare, increase GP...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for his response. I do not doubt his sincerity for one second or the wisdom of what he has said about taking a phased approach to ensure we have the necessary capacity. However, people listening will be concerned when they hear phrases like "phasing in", "consultation" and "engagement". They will fear that this will take an awfully long time to happen. In his last...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: All Opposition parties supported the speedy passage of this legislation because there was an expectancy that its provisions would be implemented very quickly. When the Minister took to his feet to respond to the Second Stage contributions, and in one of his first replies on Committee Stage, he stated that this was the first step from his perspective in implementing Sláintecare and...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: This section deals with increasing the age from six to eight. I referred to it on Second Stage, and it is a response that I would like to hear from the Minister also. Notwithstanding the timeframes, I am concerned about the response he just gave. I understand that there is a process but I expected that process would have been well under way before he brought the Bill before the House...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: A question was asked earlier about the timelines for the implementation of the various measures but we have not got them. I refer to the different categories of those under the age of 12 and people over the age of 70, as referred to by Deputy Gould. When will the measures come into effect? We are passing the Bill today and, as the Minister noted, we have all been contacted by constituents...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: This is my first time, as the Sinn Féin spokesperson for health, to exchange with the Minister for Health. I wish him well. There are significant challenges in healthcare that we, collectively, have to deal with in the coming weeks, months and years. We will support the Bill and have supported its quick passage through the Houses. Nevertheless, given the crisis in both primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (23 Jul 2020)

David Cullinane: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for delivering funding under the urban regeneration and development fund to fund the North Quays project. [17377/20]