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Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Róisín Shortall
1306. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the Irish Nurses and Midwives' Organisation, INMO, compensation claim; if he has responded to the INMO; the steps he is taking to recognise the contribution of healthcare workers during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42408/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Healthcare Policy
Róisín Shortall
1307. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1195 of 31 March 2021, the status of the review of the 12-month blood donation ban for gay men, bisexual men, transgender men and men who have sex with men; if an individual risk-based assessment is still under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42409/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Data Protection
Róisín Shortall
1352. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the sale of a company (details supplied); the implications of the sale on Irish DNA samples collected by the company; if he has engaged with the company in relation to their controllership of genomic research databases following this sale; if GDPR allows for the private sale of Irish citizen’s genomics data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42511/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Mental Health Services
Róisín Shortall
1353. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for mental health services by CHO and age category; and the breakdown by the length of time they have been waiting in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42514/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Mental Health Services
Róisín Shortall
1354. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason data on adult mental health waiting lists is not captured nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42515/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Róisín Shortall
1377. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for MRI scans for the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7; the steps being taken to address the backlog with MRI scans and to improve the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42636/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Child Abuse
Róisín Shortall
1385. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if any retrospective complaints have been made regarding the sexual abuse of minors in a hospital (details supplied) which may have occurred from the late 1970s until the end of the 1990s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Mental Health Services
Róisín Shortall
1412. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the areas in which the additional €10 million allocated to mental health due to the impact of Covid-19 in 2021 announced in February 2021 has been spent to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42868/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Mental Health Services
Róisín Shortall
1413. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of expenditure of the €10 million allocated to mental health due to the impact of Covid-19 in 2021 announced in February 2021 spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42869/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Mental Health Services
Róisín Shortall
1414. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the amount of the 2021 budget for mental health that has been spent in 2021; if he will report on any funding still to be allocated or spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42870/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Hospital Services
Róisín Shortall
1424. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive care beds that have been provided since he announced the expansion of critical care capacity to 446 beds in December 2020; the locations in which these beds have been provided; the timescale for providing the outstanding beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42977/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Flexible Work Practices
Róisín Shortall
22. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the introduction of a four-day work week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39790/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Flexible Work Practices
Róisín Shortall
45. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to give workers a right to work remotely in co-operation with their employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40697/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Róisín Shortall
47. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take steps to address claims that retail workers are being docked pay or required to stay back late to account for time taken to receive a Covid-19 vaccine during a work shift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40984/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
50. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific role the Health and Safety Authority will play in relation to indoor hospitality in respect of enforcement of the regulations on entry to such facilities and in ensuring that the workplace conditions are safe for staff; the additional resources which have been provided for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41281/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Córas Iompair Éireann
Róisín Shortall
182. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 13 January 2021, his plans to amend the related statutory instruments in this regard; if he will consider pausing any changes to the statutory instrument until all members of the scheme have had a chance to vote on the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39455/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Tax Avoidance
Róisín Shortall
301. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 30 June 2021, the percentage of notice of opinion and notice of assessments issued under the general anti-avoidance rules which result in an additional tax yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39253/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Tax Avoidance
Róisín Shortall
302. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 30 June 2021, the penalties or other consequences for the legal, accounting or other professional advisers who were involved in advising or implementing the transaction in cases in which notice of opinion and notice of assessments issued under the general anti-avoidance rules result in an additional tax yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Tax Code
Róisín Shortall
317. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the difficulties facing co-habiting couples who jointly own a property and who then must pay inheritance tax on their family home when one of them passes away; the right of co-habiting couples to apply to the Revenue Commissioners for a certificate to grant the same tax rights as married couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39853/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
489. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the EU Digital Covid Certificate used for travel and indoor dining indicates the time period after the second dose after which a person is considered fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41291/21]