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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
1128. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if provisions will be put in place for those in need of respite care who are unable to access it due to public health advice. [15288/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
1093. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the delegated functions assigned to the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well being and national drugs strategy; and the date those delegated functions come into effect [15055/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
1073. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the status of the outcome of the 2019 public consultation in respect of regulations to be made under sections 12 and 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
1056. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his views on the reason so many healthcare professionals have been infected with Covid-19; and the details of the investigation he will commence to address this. [14892/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
1027. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the authority responsible for the collection of public health passenger locator forms in view of the agreement with the Department of Justice and Equality on a temporary administrative basis to undertake same on behalf of the health authorities, an arrangement that ceased at the end of June 2020; the number of staff assigned to it; the way in which the handover was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14855/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
911. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the number of public health passenger locater forms issued and processed by her officials during their tenure of the collection of same on a temporary administrative basis on behalf of the health authorities will be provided; the number of follow-up checks conducted on persons that submitted forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14856/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
688. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the existing timeframe of the pandemic unemployment payment in respect of self-employed persons who work in the events industry; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that if public health advice force events to either cancel or postpone later into the year many of these persons will be forced into permanent unemployment and the closure of their businesses. [15098/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
670. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that will be responsible for the implementation and adherence management of public health guidelines in schools when they reopen; if principals and deputy principals will have an increased workload for this work; and if not, whether the necessary resources will be provided for an additional staff member to take on responsibility for same. [15882/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
626. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children on school transport will be required to wear face masks; the other public health measures to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15398/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
624. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding put in place to compensate school transport providers for extra costs expected to be incurred on buses to meet public health requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15396/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
623. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions on public health measures, specifically the wearing of masks, that have taken place with school transport providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15395/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
234. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise travel agents that are liable for refunding clients who have booked holidays but cannot travel due to public health advice in circumstances in which the airline and hoteliers will not refund, in view of the fact that flights are running and the agent will be out of pocket, jeopardising its business. [15472/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
198. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to the situation facing persons who have not been able to use their motor vehicles during the Covid-19 emergency period in view of the fact they cocooned on public health advice; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many are now facing large bills from their local motor tax offices for arrears and that they were unable to avail of an off the road declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15089/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
49. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to incentivise behaviour that supports Covid-19 national public health priorities, in particular remote working; and when the strategy for remote working to facilitate employees in working from home or from co-working spaces in rural areas will be published to support the retention of skilled young persons in rural communities. [15690/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2020
17. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the regulations will be amended to make Covid-19 an occupational illness having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19, thus ensuring occurrences of same among workers in the workplace are reported to the Health and Safety Authority. [15752/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
863. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if a project (details supplied) will be advanced to the next stage in view of the urgent need to provide much needed additional accommodation at this healthcare facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14495/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
859. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if advice was provided to healthcare workers and-or patients that they should not use commercial launderettes or dry cleaners during any stage of the Covid-19 pandemic; the scientific basis of such advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14473/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
853. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of mystery shopper inspections carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2020. [14450/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
845. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will address the discriminatory insurance policy offered by a company (details supplied) which forbids general practitioners from providing healthcare during and after pregnancy to a person who plans to have a homebirth; if he will engage with the insurance provider to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14418/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
824. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations regarding public health consultant contracts. [14326/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
796. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 national guidelines will be published to enable the reopening of day services including Alzheimer’s day services in HSE community healthcare west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14252/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
784. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if patients diagnosed with melanoma in the public health system here are only offered immunotherapy when in stage IV of the illness; the reason such treatment is not offered at stage III in view of the fact that half of patients at this stage advance to the next; his views on whether more lives would be saved if persons were offered such treatment earlier; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that adjuvant immunotherapy nivolumab, pembrolizumab and targeted therapy are available to some with private health insurance here but the public health service is not funding the medications; his further views on whether this is consistent with the goals of the National Cancer Strategy; and his plans to improve stage III melanoma treatments. [14210/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
779. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the necessary recruitment and investment will be increased for hospital consultants and healthcare science staff required to boost capacity in diagnostic services in view of the reduced capacity of HSE diagnostic pathways. [14199/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
777. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the resources that will be made available to increase capacity in the public health sector for access to diagnostics and the urgent recommencement of cancer screening programmes and access to time critical reviews for patients on surgical waiting lists. [14197/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
758. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the level of public investment in healthcare per patient; and the way in which this compares with the European Union average. [14158/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
756. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to award public health doctors the same status as hospital consultants and deliver an increase in their remuneration. [14156/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
755. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vacancies across the public health service; and his plans to recruit consultants to fill these vacancies. [14155/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
737. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of his implementation of all aspects of the Sláintecare plan. [14101/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
715. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the full facts regarding the Be on Call for Ireland campaign launched by the HSE; the number of trained healthcare professionals who responded across each discipline; the number that actually returned home; the locations they were deployed to; the number across each of those disciplines that remain in service; the number in each discipline that have been and will be retained and permanently employed in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
644. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will advance her support for the campaign to temporarily extend maternity leave and maternity benefit by three months for those whose maternity leave has or will expire during the public health restrictions. [14434/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
628. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional funding will be provided to ensure that swearing in of juries can be conducted while adhering to public health Covid-19 guidelines. [14215/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
583. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports available for healthcare workers who cannot avail of crèche places due to capacity demand. [13974/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ask the Ministers for Social Protection, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Finance to respond to the request by those artists, workers and crew in the arts and live entertainment and their representative organisations to maintain the pandemic unemployment payment and the temporary wage subsidy scheme and to provide other supports and grants for those in that sector who, because of public health and social distancing requirements, have no prospect of a return to viability for the foreseeable future and to maintain those supports until full recovery in the sector is achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14561/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
102. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce measures on public transport to ensure healthcare workers can get to work with capacity likely to become an issue as the country reopens; his further plans for healthcare workers to receive priority boarding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020
89. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver instructors can return to work in line with public health guidance in view of the fact they are self-employed and do not come under the remit of the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13815/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
824. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend Covid-19 payments to support high risk persons that must continue to follow public health advice and cocoon and stay at home until the official advice changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12984/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
767. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a childcare facility can disregard the childcare health requirements in the provision of the service; if so, the consequences of a childcare facility that disregards public health requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13225/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
766. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the management and owners of a childcare facility (details supplied) are asking parents if they want the facility to not comply with the public health requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13224/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
762. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider the concerns raised by a healthcare worker that cannot access childcare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
668. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review and clarify the policy surrounding the NCT and licence extensions in the wake of the Covid-19 public health emergency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12781/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
573. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when churches and places of worship will be allowed to reopen in the context of easing Covid-19 restrictions; the specific guidelines which need to be adhered to in respect of public health advice by the NPHET; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13706/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
567. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the current permanent ICU and critical care capacity in the health service; the additional amount that was available during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis; if this capacity fluctuated or reduced in recent weeks; if there are plans to further increase the permanent ICU and critical care capacity; if so, the way this would breakdown between the public health system and the private system; the arrangements i that will exist between the public and private systems in relation to this capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13651/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
561. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the detail of the public health guidance provided to hospitals in relation to health and safety and infection control in both emergency departments and in outpatient clinics; the arrangements in place to ensure adherence to this guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13641/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
536. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if large darts tournaments involving as many as 600 persons will be permitted in November 2020; the way in which event organisers can best prepare for these events in line with public health guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13482/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
514. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland has one of highest Covid-19 infection rates among health workers in the world; if a lack of personal protective equipment and lack of clear guidance on mandatory wearing of face masks in the early days of the crisis has contributed to the huge rates of infection amongst healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13379/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
467. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans and the plans of the HSE for restarting healthcare; if this will be delegated to hospital and local level; if there will be a HSE plan which will be followed at acute and primary care level; the details of the plan including timelines and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13121/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
361. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to an employee if they are of the view their workplace is failing to comply with public health guidelines in relation to reopening; the actions they should take if they are of the view the workplace is not in compliance; the agency and or body they should contact; if a confidential hotline number is available to them; if not, the reason; if a response will be available in terms of assessment and enforcement; if additional staffing resources have been allocated for these purposes; if penalties and sanctions are planned for employers that fail to comply with public health guidelines; his plans to have a public health campaign on these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13655/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure school secretaries are employed as full-time public servants particularly in view of the contribution they made to the education of children during the course of the Covid-19 crisis and in view of the increased role they will have to play to ensure public health measures are followed as the schools go back in the autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13656/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2020
4. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify the public health guidelines in relation to gatherings for weddings and the numbers permissible in places of worship including wedding celebrations, to allow persons to properly plan and manage their weddings. [13259/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2020
812. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend JobPath referrals and the relevant contracts for an additional 12 months in view of the likely economic fallout due to the Covid-19 public health emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11869/20]