Written answers

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Department of Health

Health Services Staff

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1032. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to applications submitted by healthcare workers for the temporary accommodation scheme to be administered by the HSE directly with the healthcare worker and not the local line manager in order to obviate recurring administrative and communication errors which are creating confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible in relation to this operational matter.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1033. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1075 of 31 March 2021, if consideration has been given to extend the term of the temporary accommodation scheme as long as Ireland is in a Covid-19 environment as opposed to the current system which requires healthcare workers and their line managers to complete and submit forms on at least a bi-weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1034. To ask the Minister for Health if each CHO area operates the same system for healthcare workers to access and avail of the temporary accommodation scheme; if each CHO area requires healthcare workers to complete the same form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21990/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1035. To ask the Minister for Health if all contact information for persons applying for the temporary accommodation schemes to CHO regions, hospital groups and National Ambulance Service on the HSE website is up to date; the procedure in place to ensure such information is up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1036. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing self-catering accommodation rather than non-self-catering accommodation to healthcare workers availing of the temporary accommodation scheme to ensure such workers have access to cooking facilities including refrigeration facilities and are not reliant on for example take-away food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21992/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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