Results 901-920 of 11,255 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the delivery of a primary care centre for the Glanmire area in view of the fact that there has been a substantial increase in the population in the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: 192. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who was urgently referred to St. Finbarr's Dental Hospital, Cork by St. Mary's Orthopaedic in December 2023 will receive an appointment with this service in view of the fact that it was marked an urgent case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: 204. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an organisation’s application (details supplied) to Pobal for funding for an additional full-time worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9425/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. To return to the issue of hearing loss among young people, especially young people with disabilities, is Chime satisfied there are enough checks in that area? Sometimes when a physical or intellectual disability is identified, the fact there may be other disabilities, such as relating to hearing, can very easily be ignored. Is Chime satisfied...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: In respect of young people generally, the witnesses talked about the monitoring of babies after they are born. To help parents understand that issues might arise at a later stage, however, are they being given enough information in order that they can identify at an early stage where a child at the age of, say, three or four might have a hearing difficulty that might not have been obvious on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Is there a way that waiting list of 10,000 could be dealt with? Obviously, the challenge is having an adequate number of people to carry out the assessment but at CUH, for example, where there was a huge waiting list for gynaecological services, the consultants went away and got space at the Mater. They were able to do very significant work in a short timeframe and reduced the waiting list...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: It would need to be co-ordinated, however-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: -----and Mr. Lennon is saying it would have to be a co-ordinated effort by both the public and private sectors working together to see whether we could reduce the waiting list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: When the witnesses met the Minister, was the possibility of setting up a mechanism for dealing with that waiting list raised with him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I fully accept the point about oversight, but how long will it take to set that up? Could it be done in three months if people put their minds to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Turning to a different issue, I have come across a few cases of people in nursing homes who have hearing aids without a follow-through system to assist them. I do not know whether the witnesses have come across this. Could a better system be provided for elderly people in nursing homes who are using hearing aids but are not necessarily getting the necessary support within the system? Has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Are we putting in enough effort to make staff in nursing homes more aware of and involved in assisting those residents who have hearing loss? Could we be doing much more in this area? We focus very much on the nursing care aspect of nursing homes, but I am not sure if we focus as much on sight and hearing issues in this context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Lennon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank Dr. Hickey for her presentation. I fully understand that it is a challenging area for parents to deal with but also for the people who have the medical condition. Regarding the issue of mental health, it is not only the person who has the condition but also I presume the immediate family needs that mental health support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Is Dr. Watson saying that where families are dealing with the issue that local is key? First, not all of these people are based in one area. We are talking about people right across the entire country from Kerry to Donegal. The problem then is that if you focus on one person, people are at a disadvantage if they are in another part of the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: On the smaller issues, I remember when this first came to my attention back in 2014, there was a scenario where, for instance, the cost of bandages was not covered by the medical card scheme. I set up a meeting at the time with the medical card people and they are agreed to include it. It was a very big issue at the time for parents but are there smaller issues that could be dealt with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Has Debra Ireland made a submission to the Department on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Okay. It might be helpful if Dr. Hickey came back to us as well with that submission. Are there other areas in which small changes could make a big difference regarding support for parents and for the people who have the medical condition?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Finally, on the research into ongoing care, given that EB is there for life. Is there much research being done into trying to establish better care plans at the moment or where are we with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Is there co-ordination at European level as regards advancing and approving the care?