David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1052. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22053/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The safety, wellbeing and comfort of all guests quarantining in a designated facility is a priority of the mandatory quarantine system, along with the ultimate goal of protecting public health by limiting the potential spread of COVID-19 variants of concern.

All guests undergoing mandatory quarantine in a designated facility are being provided with access to a 24/7 on-site healthcare team who hold clinical responsibility for their wellbeing during their stay. The on-site healthcare team are available to address any wellbeing concerns of guests through both scheduled daily check-in calls during a guest's stay as well as through direct engagement if requested. Guests requiring any specific, urgent or emergency care which cannot be provided on-site at a hotel may also be referred to a dedicated medical facility by the on-site healthcare team.

All reasonable efforts will be made by both service provider staff and the on-site health team to facilitate a comfortable stay in a designated facility, including meeting any dietary requests or requirements.

More information, including further detail on the services available in Mandatory Hotel Quarantine, can be accessed on gov.ie/quarantine.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1053. To ask the Minister for Health if those in mandatory quarantine hotel facilities will be given personalised food menus considering special dietary needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller under the Act.

The safety, wellbeing and comfort of all guests quarantining in a designated facility is a priority of the mandatory quarantine system, along with the ultimate goal of protecting public health by limiting the potential spread of COVID-19 variants of concern.

All reasonable efforts will be made by both service provider staff and the on-site health team to facilitate a comfortable stay in a designated facility, including meeting any dietary requests or requirements.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1054. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are some issues when logging onto the HSE portal to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); if these issues will be corrected as soon as possible to make the system more efficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22061/21]

Stephen 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.