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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: Is it not then a matter for Dr. Lambert, as the professional here, to deal with the Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland? I mean in the sense that its view seems to differ in some respects with the view of Dr. Lambert.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: In fairness, they were brought in three years ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: We are lay people and being given the document in the same way as we were given it three years ago. It seems to be coming with a conflicting view. We have to deal with that issue. That is from where we are coming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the delegates for their presentation and the work they do. During the earlier presentation I referred to the report given to us by the delegates. It is very comprehensive and provides references to previous research. The delegates heard the earlier submissions. It was said medical personnel were not taking this matter seriously and that there had been a lot of criticism of the way...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: Are they tests available in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: Does the hospital deal with people who have been abroad for treatment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I also asked this morning about the criticism of the profession. I have been contacted by a number of people who believe the medical profession is not responding appropriately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: It has been said there are recent studies from the WHO which the profession here has not taken on board. What is Professor Butler's view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: One of the things said this morning was that the medical profession in Ireland was ignoring the advances of science in this area. It is a very serious allegation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: Misinformation can be very dangerous in medicine. Do the delegates believe there is a need for more information on Lyme disease and a clear message to ensure people can accept the advice they receive here, rather than believing they have to travel abroad?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: This is the official committee dealing with healthcare and the Deputy should stop undermining it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: The Deputy is undermining the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: It is important to clarify that no one here, and certainly not me, is trying to discredit the work being done by those present. The issue I raised at the opening session was the report on which 28 people signed off. It is a clear document that sets out the views of the Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland on the management of this matter. Will the witnesses clarify that they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: Is the expenditure that people are incurring abroad unnecessary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I think this issue of trying to discredit medical practitioners here is wrong -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: This committee is not the appropriate forum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: That is what Deputy MacSharry is trying to do.

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homeless Accommodation Provision (27 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Teach Mhuire in Cork is a facility purchased in 2007, at cost of €2.1 million, by the group headed by Sr. Consilio. At the time there were negotiations with Cork City Council and the HSE whereby Sr. Consilio's group would purchase the house and the annual cost of running it would be borne jointly by Cork City Council and the HSE. We are...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homeless Accommodation Provision (27 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: This is exactly the same reply as the one I have been getting for the past few years. It is not setting anything new out for me. Cuan Mhuire needs 60% of its funding to come from the HSE. It is a simple matter of the HSE committing that funding so that the facility can open on 1 January 2019. If we accept this answer, we will not get anywhere for at least three to four months. In the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: As the House will be aware, there was a recent case in which the judge would not allow a trial to go to a jury because of comments in the media.