Parliamentary questions

Health Services

Dara Calleary

1485. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a consultant neurologist at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12909/24]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

624. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if GMS dental patients who cannot access dentists in Ireland can travel to Northern Ireland (details supplied) to have procedures done and if not, can the HSE refund or part refund the costs. [8020/24]

Healthcare Policy

Dara Calleary

300. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend mammograms for under 50 year-olds and over 69 year-olds. [6717/24]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

540. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health for a list of dentists participating in the GMS scheme in County Mayo. [53399/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Dara Calleary

590. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adding the cost of myopathy lenses to the public scheme (details supplied); if not, if his Department will cover the cost up to costs incurred of ordinary lenses which are covered by the public scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53676/23]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

1219. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the national school dentist scheme for 6th class children who have yet to be seen by a school dentist due to Covid (details supplied). [48095/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

522. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health for details on non-payment of the pandemic payment to a company (details supplied). [44805/23]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

525. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health for an update on the non-EU doctor scheme; how many GPs have been recruited to date; to provide a breakdown, by county, of the number and location of GPs recruited; how many more are planned to be recruited in 2023 and 2024; the criteria for placement of recruited doctors across the country; what the national average of GPs-to-CHO population in the State currently stands at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43746/23]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

579. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the reason there are significant delays in COS Scheme - Community Opthalmic Physicians employed by HSE. [42205/23]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

1117. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a condition (details supplied) to the long-term illness scheme. [35732/23]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

247. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the introduction of a text messaging reminder service for HSE appointments; if he will agree that the degree of missed appointments is posing a strain to HSE services and resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34503/23]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

810. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that Irish physiotherapists who achieved qualifications in EU countries such as the Netherlands are unable to register with CORU; if he is aware that in order to register with CORU such qualified persons require 210 hours in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy completed in an acute hospital setting in the Republic of Ireland; if he will acknowledge that attaining such placements is increasingly impossible for such persons; if he will outline any changes in policy that his Department is pursuing in an effort to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34106/23]

Pharmacy Services

Dara Calleary

617. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the restoration of pharmacy fees slashed under FEMPI; if he will acknowledge that pharmacies are under threat as a result of the failure to restore fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

684. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment for three agency workers (details supplied) in County Mayo. [22941/23]

Healthcare Policy

Dara Calleary

678. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if versatis patches will be reinstated for medical card or long-term Illness patients with multiple sclerosis as it is only available on schemes if the patient had shingles. [14940/23]

Healthcare Policy

Dara Calleary

679. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if efforts have made since 2017 to procure versatis at a better rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14941/23]

Departmental Schemes

Dara Calleary

347. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include ileostomy bags in the long-term illness scheme. [14456/23]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

583. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be added to GMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

539. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic payment of €1,000 for a person (details supplied). [6488/23]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

369. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) can be added to the GMS scheme for medical card users. [5724/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

387. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the pandemic bonus payment offered to frontline workers (details supplied). [5767/23]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

996. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a medication (details supplied) to the GMS scheme. [54524/22]

Departmental Reviews

Dara Calleary

673. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when the independent radiation therapist review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Dara Calleary

706. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38954/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

179. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the initiatives being taken to meet the challenge of long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/22]

Home Help Service

Dara Calleary

196. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours being provided in each LHO area in CHO1 and CHO2 in 2022; the way that this compares for each of the LHO areas in 2019; the number of persons currently waiting for home care in each LHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

960. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if members of the Defence Forces will receive a special recognition payment given their services in support of the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34023/22]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

420. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the epilepsy drug nifedipine will be added to the medical card scheme. [33351/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Dara Calleary

712. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no unit for the treatment of intestinal failure in adults in Ireland and up to 100 people are diagnosed with intestinal failure in Ireland every year and must travel to England for treatment; and if he will engage with the HSE to pursue the establishment of this unit, particularly when one exists for children in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin. [27641/22]

Hospital Facilities

Dara Calleary

8. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to further develop services in Ballina District Hospital. [16770/22]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

89. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to further develop services in Belmullet Community Hospital. [16771/22]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

686. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the strategy his Department has in place for the management of epilepsy in Ireland; the extra investment he has provided for in epilepsy care since taking office; if there is any research under way into sudden death syndrome as a consequence of epilepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16113/22]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

687. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to appointing extra epilepsy nurse specialists to cater specifically for epilepsy and epilepsy management in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16114/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

362. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if cancer care facility employees (details supplied) will receive the €1,000 bonus agreed by Government to be paid to healthcare workers. [15551/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

493. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan in place to allow unvaccinated HSE paramedics to return to work. [12413/22]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

664. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the steps that he has taken in the context of the 2022 HSE service plan to support medical card holders to access dental care; if his attention has been drawn to the virtual collapse of the service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12929/22]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

169. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the criteria for health and social care professionals registration for physiotherapists who achieve their qualification within the European Union but outside Ireland; the options that are available for such qualified persons in the event that CORU insist upon further Irish hospital placements being carried out before registration is approved specifically when such placements are not available within the Irish hospital system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11856/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Dara Calleary

75. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Capital Plan for 2022 includes developments in Ballina District Hospital and Belmullet Community Hospital. [7826/22]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

116. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate additional resources to HSE for additional out-of-hours general practitioner cover in rural areas. [7827/22]

Health Service Executive

Dara Calleary

688. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there will be provision in the 2022 HSE Service Plan to appoint extra neurology nurses to University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6188/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

321. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views on whether public health nurses are carrying out vital work during the pandemic and are public facing; if he made a case to Government for their inclusion in the Covid pandemic bonus payment; if so, the case he made; if not, the reason; and if he plans to pursue the issue via the Government appointed panel. [4106/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

355. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views on whether home helps and carers have done extraordinary work during the pandemic and have been patient facing at all times; and his views on whether they should be awarded the Covid bonus payment. [4096/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

636. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the criteria for qualification for the bonus payment for healthcare workers; his views on whether those in administrative roles who were required to be on site during the pandemic should qualify; if student nurses who were on duty at the time will qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3411/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1843. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the research that is being done into the prevalence of long Covid in Ireland; the number of cases of long Covid that are estimated to be here; the supports he envisages putting in place within the health service to support such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2059/22]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

479. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for paediatric occupational therapy services in County Mayo; the number on the list; the average length of time from referral to service delivery; if he has plans to assist in the provision of occupational therapy services by utilising private sector providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59840/21]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

159. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that are being taken to support services in the district hospitals in Ballina, Belmullet and Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59071/21]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards currently being provided on an emergency basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Dara Calleary

188. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to the proposed National Maternity Hospital; if he will respond to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59539/21]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

519. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists who currently as of 22 November 2021 provide treatment under the medical card scheme in counties Mayo, Galway, Sligo and Roscommon in particular emergency treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58349/21]

Departmental Reviews

Dara Calleary

687. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the timeline and the process for the proposed review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the proposed methods for public input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58963/21]

Work Permits

Dara Calleary

600. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he was consulted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the recent expansion of work permits, the feedback provided in relation to permit requirements and salary rates in the healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55869/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

601. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to assist public and private healthcare providers to address the serious staff shortages that are impacting on care standards in hospitals, nursing homes and in homecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55870/21]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

167. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large void in the number of carers presently available to the HSE to carry out home help services; his views on whether the suspension of necessary study courses due to Covid-19 has restricted the number of new entrants into the home help system; if he will examine the possibility of allowing dispensations from certain course modules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53647/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

819. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is in receipt of funding applications to appoint a consultant endocrinolist, a clinical nurse specialist for diabetes and a dietician for diabetes in pregnancy to Mayo University Hospital; if he will pursue the appointment of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52123/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Dara Calleary

820. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will pursue an application for capital funding to the HSE for the construction of a new modular building at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ballina. [52124/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1001. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the considerations that are being made for those who are medically certified and advised not to take a Covid-19 vaccine in view of the fact that the use of Covid certificates is now not being discontinued as originally flagged on 22 October 2021; his views on whether such medically certified citizens should be able to avail of some level of Covid-19 pass even weekly or fortnightly antigen testing is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52841/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

1072. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 30 September 2021, if there has been an update regarding HPV vaccination for a student (details supplied). [53133/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Dara Calleary

111. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO2; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50550/21]

Home Care Packages

Dara Calleary

172. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on the waiting list for homecare support in each local health office area in CHO 2; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50551/21]

Home Care Packages

Dara Calleary

713. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if private homecare providers are receiving State funding towards mileage for care assistants to travel to patients' homes. [51183/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

717. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at Ballina District Hospital, Swinford Community Hospital and Belmullet Community Hospital on 1 October 2020 and 1 October 2021 (details supplied); the way these staffing levels compare to other community and district hospitals across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50373/21]

Hospital Facilities

Dara Calleary

721. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the application to the HSE for the provision of a new ward at Ballina District Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/21]

Budget Process

Dara Calleary

406. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a budget submission from organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48844/21]

Disability Services

Dara Calleary

407. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the reason funding provided to the HSE for residential provision in the disability sector is so limited that only 56 new emergency residential placements could be provided in 2020 given that his Department’s capacity review document outlines a need for 91 placements per annum to meet demographic demand on top of up to 1,200 places required to meet needs identified since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48845/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

410. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will note correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the proposed pandemic payment for healthcare workers; his views on the fact that these workers performed a vital service during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48849/21]

Mental Health Services

Dara Calleary

561. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when each day care centre for service users with a mental health illness that remain closed will reopen by county in tabular form; the reason they have not reopened to date; the centres that have already reopened; his views on whether these centres are an essential part of the recovery process; and if he will request the HSE to reopen all such centres urgently. [47541/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Dara Calleary

667. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a settlement between a State agency (details supplied) and the Revenue Commissioners; if there are any agencies under his Department’s remit that have had a similar issue or have made a settlement with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to any issue in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48026/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

350. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if a HPV vaccination will be offered to a child (details supplied). [47311/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Dara Calleary

747. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to progress the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017; his planned timeline in relation to the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46384/21]

Care Services

Dara Calleary

830. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) in relation to Budget 2022; and if he will prioritise family carers and carers in his discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [46776/21]

Budget 2022

Dara Calleary

831. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his priorities for cancer service funding during Budget 2022 discussions; if is in receipt of proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46777/21]

Budget 2022

Dara Calleary

832. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to its Budget 2022 proposals; if he will ensure a continued expansion of funding for Alzheimer’s services similar to Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/21]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

584. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical card holders are routinely being charged for blood tests in many general practitioner practices; if medical card holders should be charged for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43212/21]

Care Services

Dara Calleary

589. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans for establishing a commission on care as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; the process and timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43265/21]

Care Services

Dara Calleary

590. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the implementation plan for funding the carer’s guarantee funding before the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/21]

Home Help Service

Dara Calleary

591. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to challenges in recruiting persons to fill home help hours as in persons to work these hours for persons allocated hours; and if he will engage with colleagues across Government in order to address this challenge. [43267/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

741. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the costs incurred in the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination sites around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44046/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Dara Calleary

1386. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to facilitate remote working within his Department in particular to encourage remote working for those who live in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42709/21]

Health Service Executive

Dara Calleary

1547. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s efforts to rectify the lack of local HSE ophthalmic services for children in north County Mayo; the steps that have been taken to alleviate the long lists that are now developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Dara Calleary

1587. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider offering free Covid-19 PCR tests for patients travelling to the UK for essential treatment; if he has had discussions with the HSE in relation to circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Dara Calleary

1626. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of capital developments at health facilities (details supplied) in County Mayo; the budget for each project and the amount of spend in 2020 and to date in 2021; the most up-to-date position in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34518/21]

Primary Care Centres

Dara Calleary

1732. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35212/21]

General Practitioner Services

Dara Calleary

95. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a replacement general practitioner service for Kiltimagh, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37539/21]

Primary Care Centres

Dara Calleary

100. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the current status of primary care centre developments in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37540/21]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

468. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if medical card holders are liable to pay for blood tests carried out at their general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29362/21]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

404. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is actively considering the purchase of the drug partisan for use by sufferers of familial amyloidosis; if there is a projected timeframe for the sanctioning of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/21]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

436. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that night nursing staff at a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Mayo are not adequate; the steps being taken to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29050/21]

Proposed Legislation

Dara Calleary

535. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of promised legislation in relation to the introduction of an opt-out system for transplant patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27305/21]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

698. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when a HSE position (details supplied) in County Mayo will be replaced. [23691/21]

Hospital Transfers

Dara Calleary

817. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some dialysis patients from County Mayo are unable to receive their treatment at Mayo University Hospital; the reason this is the case; the steps being taken to rectify the situation; when a person (details supplied) will have their dialysis transferred to the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Dara Calleary

826. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide financial assistance to persons requiring the use of oxygen machines currently costing approximately €1 per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24257/21]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

843. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for assessment for autism diagnosis; the steps that are being taken to alleviate the excessive waiting times being experienced in County Mayo for same; his views on whether such excessive waiting time for an assessment is detrimental to the well-being of the child given their age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24329/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

972. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the regulatory approval of a vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

1095. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his definition of key worker in the context of the vaccination roll-out plan; the person or body that is included within same; the process of arriving at that definition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17232/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1170. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-acquired Covid-19 infections by month from March 2020 to February 2021, by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17418/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1747. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to change the status of members of An Garda Síochána within the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out schedule given their important front-line role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15300/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

1748. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has received approaches from the Minister for Justice in relation to moving members of An Garda Síochána forward on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out schedule; if he considers this as important; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15301/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

908. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if monumental sculptors are restricted from their work of erecting headstones and tending to graves under the current level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

912. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the catch-up programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

972. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to the travel and public transport difficulties associated with accessing the sole planned Covid-19 vaccination centre in County Mayo; and if Covid-19 vaccination centres will be established in Ballina, Belmullet and Ballyhaunis, County Mayo to give ease of access to vaccination centres for persons in the county. [10138/21]