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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider offering financial support to post-primary teachers to upskill in order to teach home economics, similar to the support being offered to registered teachers to teach subjects such as mathematics, physics and Spanish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5620/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the home support waiting list for funding and for carers in each month of 2021 and 2022 for each LHO and CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered in each LHO and CHO in 2021 and 2022, compared to the targeted hours of delivery, including the split between directly and indirectly delivered care, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for not including the average length of time waiting for a home support package in national KPI reporting requirements; if consideration has been made for reporting the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5660/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 439. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of an application for reimbursement under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive by a person (details supplied); when they will receive reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6006/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the reason students from a college course (details supplied) have been informed that they are now not entitled to the pandemic recognition payment, despite having been previously informed that they would receive the payment, if consideration would be given to granting students from this course who worked in healthcare settings during the pandemic this...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Collins Barracks, Cork will be the location of the headquarters of the military formation that will control military operations in the southern region of the country, in the new Defence Forces structure that emerges as a result of the recommendations set out in the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of the Defence Force members who are eligible to receive the Covid pandemic recognition payment; the total number who have received the payment to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department will take in the provision of additional capacity for school transport for the 2023-2024 academic year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of SEN provision in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4952/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. It was stated that 65% of patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2018 survived longer than five years, so there is a 65% survival rate. How does that compare to other jurisdictions, such as the UK or other European jurisdictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: What tumours have survival rates that are below average, and what do we need to do in order to get them above average?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Is there a particular reason that is the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Besides ovarian cancer, what other cancer has survival rates that are below the norm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I know it is great to be on a par with other countries, but the issue in healthcare is to try to be ahead. What do we need to do to make sure that people get diagnosed early, get the best quality care and are able to survive? What do we need to do to ensure that we are above average rather than being on a par with others or below average? What additional work do we need to do in these areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: On the areas where survival rates are below average, is there a major campaign to make sure that we can improve the service and that people who require treatment can access it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Okay. I want to move onto the issue of getting information out there. I want to focus, in particular, on lung cancer and prostate cancer. I am not convinced that there is enough information out there to ensure that people can go to their GP and then on for further checking at an earlier stage than is happening currently. Is there a plan as regards getting more information out there? Dr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: We have done a national programme in relation to breast cancer. Is there any proposal to do something similar in relation to prostate cancer, for example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Unfortunately, a member of my family died from lung cancer in the last seven days so-----