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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that he expects parents to financially save under the proposals to tackle the cost of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Regarding the meeting on 10 May, I was not at the start of it but I think I came in later. I may be wrong. I might be getting my dates wrong and I may have missed the meeting completely. It was the meeting that was adjourned and then resumed, if the Chair remembers. I am just raising this point. It might be possible to have a look at it. It is not a major issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank Dr. Lambert for his presentation and for the work that he is doing. In that respect, has he been involved with the National Association of General Practitioners and made a presentation to it at any stage? GPs are the people on the front line and the ones encountering this complex problem. Has there been a briefing session with GPs on this complex issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: The Irish College of General Practitioners does online meetings on a regular basis. I understand that up to 2,000 GPs connect in for those presentations. Has Dr. Lambert had that opportunity and would it be worth approaching them to get an opportunity to do a presentation to them? They are the people who are very much on the front line in dealing with the complexities of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: With regard to the connectivity outside of Dublin, clinics are being run in Galway, Cork or Limerick. Is there an overall connectivity between the various people who are on the front line? I am referring to the medical consultants such as Dr. Lambert. Has there been any overall review between all of the clinics in identifying a common issue that is arising and how they deal with that? Has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: When making plans in relation to a particular problem it is good to be able to see what is happening in Cork, Limerick or Dublin, for example. Has there been any kind of connection with those centres around what they are doing in the context of learning from one another?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: There is new research out in Ontario, Canada in the past week. This interesting research has now identified what appears to be a problem for people with long Covid. When a person breathes in he or she is taking in oxygen and normally this transfers to the red blood cells. The research has identified that this process is not happening to the same degree as in the case of a person who has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I am not a medical expert so I am very much at sea with the transfer of oxygen, but my reading of the research is that as a result of the lack of oxygen going into the system in the body, this causes a lot of the knock-on effects on people, including the fatigue. Dr. Lambert has focused very much on the neurological side. If there is a scenario of a lower intake of oxygen than normal, does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: The research is not suggesting there is lung damage. They say there is a difficulty with the oxygen transferring into the red blood cells. This is how I understand it and I may be incorrect in my interpretation. I understand this is then having a detrimental effect on people. They seem to be saying that this is an issue that needs to be looked at - if the oxygen is not transferring in,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: With regard to the clinic in Dublin, Dr. Lambert has said he is seeing 1,000 patients and doing what he believes is the best way of dealing with it. Would it be in everyone's interest to look at other jurisdictions and try to tie in all of the best information in order to get the best treatment plan for every patient who has long Covid? This is why I asked Dr. Lambert about the GP issue....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Dr. Lambert referred to the countries he believes are ahead on this. Which countries does Dr. Lambert believe we should be looking at more carefully?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Are there are data from the UK, Canada or the United States of America that we could learn from?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work her Department has carried out to date in establishing a gambling regulator; if funding has been directed to cover preparatory costs for the establishment of a gambling regulator in order that the regulator can commence work as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35796/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received in respect of the new community safety innovation fund; when it is anticipated that funding allocations will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme to date; the number of successful applications to date; the number of unsuccessful applications to date; the number of appeals that have been lodged to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing a vacant property tax to reduce the number of vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36132/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 203. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given by her Department to instituting a similar support mechanism to the live performance restart grant scheme for those whose turnover was below €100,000 and thus were unable to qualify for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including an additional school (details supplied) under the pilot grant book scheme introduced in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/22]