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Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Hospital Services
Neale Richmond
865. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the improvements that have been made or are planned to make to the ICU capacity in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16345/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Hospital Data
Neale Richmond
885. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were treated for knife-related injuries in Irish hospitals in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16413/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
979. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the reason fully trained staff who have been distributing Covid-19 vaccines in care home settings must retake courses on vaccine administration in order to distribute vaccines in a vaccine hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16716/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
980. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he plans to recognise pre-existing qualifications of vaccine administration from the HSE for staff applying to work in vaccine centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16717/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
981. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the reason those applying for the role of vaccinators in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine must submit a copy of their birth certificate alongside two forms of photographic identification given that this may cause delays to the application process and involves the sharing of deeply personal information to which many persons do not have access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16719/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
1003. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the reason vaccinators must register with third party agencies to work in vaccine hubs given they are already employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16777/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Neale Richmond
1155. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department's work regarding the use of surrogacy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17383/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neale Richmond
1183. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if those in mandatory quarantine hotel facilities will be given additional breaks for exercise and fresh air if they are travelling with babies or toddlers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17472/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
1188. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the over-55 age group being placed in group 12 on the Covid-19 vaccine schedule due to their risk of having underlying health conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17484/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
1190. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he has considered adding people with hypertension to cohort 4 of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out priority list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17486/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
1218. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of no-shows that have occurred for Covid-19 vaccine appointments due to logistical errors such as double bookings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17571/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
1219. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of no-shows that have occurred for Covid-19 vaccine appointments since the beginning of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17572/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
1220. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of no-shows that have occurred for Covid-19 vaccine appointments that have been cancelled since the beginning of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17573/21]
Thu, 25 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
234. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he has considered implementing a single recruitment process for healthcare professionals to apply for the role of vaccinator for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine rather than continuing with separate application processes and Garda vetting for each mass vaccination site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16237/21]
Thu, 25 Mar 2021
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Cancer Services
Neale Richmond
239. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the steps Ireland will take to support the implementation of the Beating Cancer Plan; if he plans to leverage EU funds or other supports available under the plan for national cancer policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16242/21]
Thu, 25 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neale Richmond
240. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his Department was involved in the development of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19; if Ireland’s application to the EU recovery and resilience facility will include actions to support the recovery of the health service following the Covid-19 pandemic and improve the future resilience of the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16243/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Neale Richmond
1. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the engagement he had with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland in relation the Covid-19 pandemic. [1326/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Brexit Issues
Neale Richmond
92. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the status of the post-Brexit shipping links between Ireland and the UK and the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14558/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Driver Licences
Neale Richmond
99. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the number of UK driver licences that have been exchanged for Irish licences since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1333/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Neale Richmond
140. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the redundancy protections in place for women who have had to cut back on their hours or take leave during the Covid-19 pandemic to manage unpaid domestic, childcare and homeschooling demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13896/21]