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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific action his Department is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of fish in shops to support retail outlets and small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59271/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank our witnesses for their presentations and the work they are doing on the ground. It is a difficult area. As was set out clearly, it is not just one problem. A whole host of other problems exist concerning support for families, and especially where young families are involved. Turning to look at this issue in the context of funding, my understanding is that €29 million has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Ms Hill talks about the €29 million. How much of that €29 million is going to those 24 groups?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I want to move on to the issue of the use of funding within the task force groups. Obviously, someone who is dealing in this area needs to have expertise. Is a sufficient level of training being provided for people who want to work in this area? I know the real training is the experience but I am referring to basic training. Whether in regard to education or health, outside of the funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Should we be putting more money into education to help people who want to come in and assist? Obviously, the task forces are looking for this under the education budget rather than the health budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: The other area I want to touch on is youth work. As someone who worked with Foróige and who had the privilege of serving on its national executive a long number of years ago, I am very much aware of the work it is doing, and the witnesses referred to this earlier. Have we adequate supports in place in regard to voluntary youth organisations like Foróige? Schools can do a certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I also want to ask about community involvement with gardaí. Does Ms Hill feel enough is being done or could we do a lot more work in that area? I know there is a situation where people might want to distance themselves from the authorities. How can we get more of a positive influence on this issue? Are there changes that we need to make with regard to how gardaí approach it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I wonder whether the committee should invite in representatives of the Department to deal with some of the issues raised here, in respect of both funding and the involvement of people in the community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: We need to get in the officials as well as the Minister of State because we need to see where we are going. It has been a difficult year that needs to be dealt with, and we need to deal with both the Minister of State and the Department on this. I contacted someone in the Department to see exactly what is happening. I understand it is setting up a civil society group with 14...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: The problem is that when we go back to 2010 there were a smaller number of task force groups. The difficulty is that we have now increased the total to 24 different groups. Therefore, while the funding has increased marginally every year, it has not increased to the extent required to support so many groups.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: We should have the Department in at an early stage for reasons relating to how the budget for the coming year is managed and the allocations to the groups working in the community. That is why I would seek to have the officials in at an early stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: It is actually €29 million.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the development of technological universities including the way that each fits with the strengths economically and otherwise of the region they serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58573/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in which a person for people who have identified themselves as Covid-19 positive in accident and emergency units have to isolate them from other patients attending the same department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home loan application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58566/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 682. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has recognised the high levels of post-traumatic stress, mood disturbance and moral injury that an organisation (details supplied) has identified amongst nursing home staff during the Covid-19 pandemic and which need to be incorporated into planning supports for this workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding that has been provided to help deliver employee assistance programmes or other counselling programmes to the nursing home staff that are dealing with post traumatic effects of the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the actions his Department is taking to ensure gerontological care within nursing homes and beyond is appropriately resourced and valued by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to acknowledge the gravity of the strain that has been placed upon staff in nursing homes and the broader health services throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58961/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the appropriate supports the Government plans to bring into effect to support staff in nursing homes and the broader health services in living with the lasting effects of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58962/21]