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Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Public Services Card
Cormac Devlin
507. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider consolidating the legislation with regard to the public services card into one single Act that would strengthen the legal basis for the card and provide a dedicated legal pathway for use across various Departments and agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6953/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Cormac Devlin
511. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will review the matter. [7112/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Student Grant Scheme
Cormac Devlin
597. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support students enrolled in graduate medical programmes during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7114/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Student Grant Scheme
Cormac Devlin
598. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider approving institutions (details supplied) for the purposes of SUSI or the back to education schemes for mature students who would otherwise be eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7115/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Dental Services
Cormac Devlin
843. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the overall funding package allocated in budget 2021 to the oral hygiene and dental sector for GMS patients and increased tax reliefs for private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
844. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the stage in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out it is envisaged persons living in sheltered accommodation such as these facilities (details supplied) will be offered vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6947/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Health Services Provision
Cormac Devlin
845. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients availing of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the cost of the programme to date; if he plans to extend it to patients with type 2 diabetes who do not have a medical card or general practitioner only visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Health Services Provision
Cormac Devlin
846. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the evaluation of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care that has been undertaken; the number of general practitioners that have returned their annual audit data for each of the past five years; if the audit data for each year has been evaluated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Health Services Funding
Cormac Devlin
847. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if Sláintecare funding for the development of a national register for diabetes has been made available; if the proposed work has begun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Health Services Staff
Cormac Devlin
848. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to employ community diabetologists to support the implementation of Sláintecare and the type 2 diabetes cycle of care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
887. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the stage in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out it is planned that persons employed as third-level academic staff will be offered inoculations; if they will fall into the same category as primary and second-level teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7116/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
888. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the stage in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out it is planned that persons employed as funeral directors will be offered inoculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7117/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
889. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the issue of women being attended to by partners during visits to maternity services in view of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7118/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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National Volunteering Strategy
Cormac Devlin
1047. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made by the national advisory group on the national volunteering strategy and the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6954/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Cormac Devlin
69. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps his Department is taking to improve and expand the remit of cybersecurity across Government. [5546/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Cormac Devlin
70. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of cybersecurity attacks and breaches there has been across each Department over the past five years. [5547/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Diabetes Strategy
Cormac Devlin
765. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to give a definitive date of when its health technology review which was promised in April 2019 will be published and consideration given to expanding those eligible for the FreeStyle Libre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5548/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Diabetes Strategy
Cormac Devlin
766. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetic retina screen tests conducted in each year since the introduction of the National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme 2014–2020, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5549/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Diabetes Strategy
Cormac Devlin
767. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the multidisciplinary teams for diabetic foot; the number of staff employed in each team by region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5550/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Diabetes Strategy
Cormac Devlin
768. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the annual statistics in relation to the diabetes cycle of care since 2015. [5551/21]