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Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
817. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain if a HSE service or member of staff recommends graded exercise therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy as treatments for adults with myalgic encephalomyelitis; his views on the risk of harm to those subjected to these treatments in view of findings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24078/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
818. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the diagnostic criteria that will be used to differentiate between long-tail Covid-19, that is, those exhibiting a post-Covid-19 syndrome and those with myalgic encephalomyelitis in view of the fact that SARS and MERS outbreaks resulted in some persons having slow recovery and of those a sub-group went on to fulfil diagnostic criteria for ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24079/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
819. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his views on the NICE statement July 2020 in relation to post-Covid-19 management and the associated guidance on pacing and conserving energy; his views on whether a statement regarding graded exercise therapy should be issued to healthcare professionals warning of the risks of the therapy and the appropriate management techniques for those living with myalgic encephalomyelitis with specific guidance to differentiate between those moderately and severely affected in view of the fact that the management techniques for those with myalgic encephalomyelitis include pacing and conserving energy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24080/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
820. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the reason the knowledge relating to research into myalgic encephalomyelitis, the physiological presentation and treatment and management options is held by those living with ME and not by an identifiable HSE or children's health expert or responsible group that can be approached for informed guidance and support, supported by biomedical research; if he will consider the impact on those who have limited function in their lives due to ME who are using that limited function to bring change; the reason this situation has not been addressed in view of the repeated signalling that those with ME are inadequately served by the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24082/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
821. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the training healthcare providers currently make available to qualified staff in view of a recent EU ruling (details supplied); the training available to trainees in all healthcare disciplines; the steps being taken to identify the current lack of training; his plans to address the training needs; his plans to raise awareness among health professionals; his plans to raise the awareness of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24083/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
822. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the action taken to gain an understanding of the impact of the poor knowledge among healthcare providers of myalgic encephalomyelitison on persons living with the condition in view of a recent EU ruling (details supplied); the data currently available; the funding provided for same by the HSE, the HRB and other public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24084/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
823. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the funding the State, the HSE and the HRB have provided since 1 January 2015 for research into myalgic encephalomyelitis, that is, biomedical and socio-economic research and research into the experience of those living with ME and disability related to ME in view of a recent EU ruling (details supplied); his plans to address the resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24085/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disease Management
Marc MacSharry
824. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the data available on disability related to myalgic encephalomyelitis in view of a recent EU ruling (details supplied); the action taken to gain an understanding of the impact the poor knowledge of the condition among healthcare providers has had on the understanding of and provision for the level of disability of persons living with myalgic encephalomyelitis by the HSE, the HRB and other public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24086/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Emergency Works Scheme
Marc MacSharry
118. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 14 July 2020 and subsequent correspondence to her Department, when a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive funding for emergency works at the school. [23172/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Football Association of Ireland
Marc MacSharry
174. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport if he will make enquiries into the governance procedures followed or not followed as the case may be with regard to the appointment of the independent chairman of an organisation (details supplied) and other matters within his Department and Sport Ireland; if he will then publish a detailed account of these enquiries and precise answers to queries in view of the provision of State financial resources being provided to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22034/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Marc MacSharry
620. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if school profiling based on the performance of previous years will now not proceed for fear it could discriminate against high performance students from disadvantaged areas; her views on whether a high performance student in a disadvantaged area will naturally be in the upper end of the bell curve of the school in circumstances (details supplied) in the context of forthcoming examination results; the reason for abandoning the initial intention to adopt profiling of schools based on consistent output scoring; the reason for the introduction of a system by which the scoring output of schools will now increase their overall scoring average without reference to previous years and the mean performance of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22428/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Brexit Preparations
Marc MacSharry
41. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if further Brexit legislation is likely to be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18500/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Insurance Industry
Marc MacSharry
268. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the steps business owners should take whose respective insurance companies will not pay out on claims for business interruption due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18893/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marc MacSharry
959. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the activity volumes per month at each of the 18 private hospitals which were part of the provision of public health services in private hospitals as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic covering the full duration of the agreement, including but not limited to inpatient, outpatient, elective and all other activities and procedures undertaken under the agreement; and the costs associated with each collectively and at each hospital which was party to the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18283/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Marc MacSharry
449. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their possible entitlement to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16494/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Hospital Services
Marc MacSharry
654. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when radiology services will be opened in hospitals for non-Covid-19 patients especially those who may have cancer-related health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16773/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Health Services Funding
Marc MacSharry
655. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to provide staff to operate the state-of-the art x-ray equipment in a Saolta health campus (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16774/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marc MacSharry
30. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consideration his Department is giving to additional measures that may be needed to support the hospitality, retail, entertainment, arts and leisure sectors. [15801/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Emergency Works Scheme
Marc MacSharry
680. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on funding for emergency works at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15968/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Aviation Industry
Marc MacSharry
93. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of section 18(A)(4) of the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 applies to persons who booked a holiday earlier in 2020 to Spain for a family wedding through an online UK based travel company which subsequently had to be cancelled due to the pandemic (details supplied); if not, the options open to them to recoup their money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13930/20]