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National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: There are also issues in relation to delays with visas and when it comes to accreditation with CORU. The solutions are there. What we need now is action from the Government.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Its failure to take that action and to be serious about the cancer energy is absolutely unforgivable at a policy level and certainly for the many families depending on the Government to take action.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: It is completely inexplicable.

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the Sinn Féin Party for tabling this motion, which the Social Democrats will be very happy to support. It is deeply regrettable that the implementation of the national cancer strategy is clearly no longer a priority for this Government. At last week's meeting of the Joint Committee on Health, the message from the Irish Cancer Society was received loud and clear - the strategy...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: For a long time, our cancer strategies were the success stories of the health service. They were prime examples of what the HSE could achieve if sustained investment was matched by political will. Patient outcomes were greatly improved by the first and second strategies, launched in 1996 and 2006, respectively. According to the Irish Cancer Society, between 1994 and 1998, just 44% of Irish...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Last week, amid all the speculation about whom the Taoiseach would promote, there was a lot of talk about geography and, clearly, that has influenced his decision-making around that. Does the Taoiseach accept that this promotes the practice of parish pump politics, or certainly the perception of it, where a Minister and holding ministerial office are more about delivering goodies for your...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: -----and that there would be a rationale for those decisions?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I would welcome the Taoiseach's commitment to doing that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: We need time allocated for an urgent debate on the implications of the ending of the Covid payment for healthcare workers. Many of them face losing everything, including their health, career, financial security and, in some cases, their homes. We applauded the bravery of these healthcare workers when they selflessly went into work on our behalf. We commended them on that. Now it appears...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to matters raised in a letter from the parents’ association of a school in Dublin 11 (details supplied); if she will meet with the parents of pupils in the school as requested; if she will provide a definitive timeline for the redevelopment of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in each of the long-Covid and post-acute clinics, by clinic and year, in tabular form. [16012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently being treated in each of the long-Covid and post-acute clinics, in tabular form. [16013/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 636. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients discharged from each of the long-Covid and post-acute clinics, by clinic and year, in tabular form; the number who self-discharged; the number who were discharged due to a failure to show up for an initial appointment; and the number who were discharged due to a failure to show up for a follow-up appointment. [16014/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 736. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the National Hearing Care Plan; if the working group membership has been agreed; if terms of reference for the working group have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16553/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 737. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects to receive initial recommendations from the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group in time for consideration in Budget 2025 planning and negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16554/24]

Anniversary of the Introduction of the Smoking Ban: Statements (11 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome these statements on the 20th anniversary of the smoking ban. There is no doubt that the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, deserves great credit for introducing this ban in 2004. He did so, as many of us will recall, in the face of heavy opposition and lobbying from the tobacco industry, publicans and even some members of his own party. There is no doubt that many people...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (11 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); his views on the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/24]

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak on the proposed future Ireland fund. I will be sharing my time with Deputy Whitmore, who will focus on the infrastructure, climate and nature fund. In principle, the Social Democrats support the creation of a fund to address the future costs associated with an ageing population. However, I think we would have to question the wisdom of setting...