Questions asked 23 total

• Health 17 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if due cognisance was given to the implications of the removal of the words committing medical practitioners to make every effort to preserve the life of the baby when amending section 48 the 8th Edition of the Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners published by the Medical Council as it relates to informing medical practitioners’ actions when dealing with cases in which babies survived abortions and were born alive. [62983/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way information arising from calls to the HSE MyOptions service is recorded; the way records are kept by the counsellors; and the way this information is stored. [62984/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the processes followed in relation to the disposal and internment of human remains arising from the operation of the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [62985/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of the contracts his Department and the HSE have entered into with private suppliers and companies relating to Covid-19 since March 2020; the purpose of each contract; the cost of each contract; if the contract went to tender; if contract has been fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63299/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the process engaged by his Department when entering into contracts which have not been subject to tender issued related to Covid-19 since March 2020 and January 2021 to date; the parties involved; if legal contracts have been drawn up and signed in all cases; if hard copies of all contracts have been retained; the data retention policy in relation to such contracts; if details of all contracts are retained and available to Dáil Éireann for transparency and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63306/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided on the future of the long stay beds at a facility (details supplied); if a commitment will be provided with regard to the future of these beds for 2022 and beyond; the funding being provided to ensure the future of the long stay beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63376/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to extend free general practitioner care to all children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63564/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person who has a positive antigen test and fails to get a PCR test within a reasonable timeframe can apply for and receive a recovery certificate; if proof of a positive antigen test will be accepted to issue a recovery certificate similar to the manner in which positive antigen tests are being accepted for social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1029/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending acute hospitals with strokes, blood clots and for emergency cardiac care in 2021 and in the previous five years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1058/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of myocarditis and pericarditis that have been diagnosed in 2021 and per year for the preceding five years in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1787/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the management of EU Digital COVID Certificates is being managed by the Revenue Commissioners rather than the Department of Health; the reason a PPS number is required for receipt of a recovery certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1836/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a vaccine injury compensation fund specifically relating to Covid-19 vaccine injuries; when this fund will be made available to assist those suffering from adverse effects; the details of the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1839/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason that NPHET is considering the introduction of mandatory vaccination given that the Taoiseach has informed Dáil Éireann that mandatory vaccination will not be introduced in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1854/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the full criteria for determining if a patient in an intensive care unit is fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated or unvaccinated, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1935/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the automated robotic process used by the HSE to determine vaccine status does not find a match with a particular patient, are they automatically considered to be unvaccinated based on the criteria set out in the latest HSPC report on vaccination status; if it is possible that some patients in ICU listed as unvaccinated were in fact vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1936/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately release the data for the numbers hospitalised and in ICU to date in 2022 based on their vaccination status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1937/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) without further delay; if he will provide a date for this meeting as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2282/22]
• Transport 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport when driving instructors will be permitted to access the RSA national test centres as they continue to be locked out in the cold for almost two years; the reason with the reopening of most sections of society the RSA testing centres are not fully reopened to driving instructors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63065/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the all-island Strategic Rail Review; if the review will be seeking public submissions; when the review is expected to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1062/22]
• Rural 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason Tipperary town was unsuccessful in its application under the recently announced rural regeneration development fund; if her Department will meet with Tipperary town officials to discuss the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1850/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will clarify the full qualifying criteria for the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund and Rural Regeneration and Development Fund within her Department; if towns can apply under both schemes regardless of their size; the way these applications are appraised and prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1853/22]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the legislation was introduced for the appointment of chief executives in county councils throughout Ireland; if it was binding on all counties; if there was subsequent legislation for the same purpose which was only applicable to separate county councils such as Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford; if a special case was made for any or all three counties; and if so, the details of same. [62986/21]
• Social 1 question

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the back to education allowance is not payable to those completing a masters degree, masters in education with the exception of a professional masters in education in primary education given the current pressures for teachers; if this will be reconsidered and the current position of same. [1061/22]