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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Did that not concern Dr. Henry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: If Dr. Henry was unhappy with the response he was getting from the director of CervicalCheck, did he not then communicate with somebody else in the HSE about his concerns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: If Dr. McKenna was making a recommendation into the future, would he say that a person should be appointed for a specific period of time rather than ad infinitumor until he or she retires?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Yes, that is right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Will the witnesses address the issue of trying to build up the skills base to deal with all of the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Could what Mr. O'Brien is talking about rolling out in October now be rolled out at an earlier date? I know many plans have to be put in place, but could it be rolled out at an earlier date? Is it the case that all of the work involved in that will be dealt with in Ireland or will we still need resources or assistance from outside?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Do we have a target date for HPV testing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Gleeson believe it can be delivered by October?

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, to the House. I thank the Senators for bringing forward the Bill. There is always a lot of work involved when anyone introduces a Private Members' Bill. I compliment the Senators on the Bill. I agree with what my colleague, Senator Clifford-Lee, said about delays in probate. Likewise in Cork, if I lodge an application for probate at the...

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Colm Burke: It just goes to show the complications that can arise and what we as solicitors can encounter. In another case a person died who had property in England and a farm in Ireland. Farms are always a very emotional issue. We could not find a will but we eventually found a carbon copy of the will in a handbag in a wardrobe in the person's house in England. If there was no will different parties...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for taking time out of her busy schedule to deal with this matter. The issue I raise is the community employment scheme and the current rules that apply. The particular one I raise is where someone has reached 66 years of age and he or she is no longer entitled to continue on in the community employment scheme. There is a problem now in community employment schemes...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister. The other scheme I raised is a community organisation that has over 46 acres of community grounds because there are lot of different organisations working there, all on a voluntary basis. The person on community employment supervises the maintenance and does all that work. Now his time is up. He has done his three years and it cannot be extended, as I understand it....

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: One of the issues that we have faced over the past two weeks is a difficult one for many families. I raised it at the health committee this morning and want to do so again now. It relates to pending cases. I agree with my colleague about having the Minister attend to deal with a number of issues around maternity care and CervicalCheck. At the committee meeting, someone asked about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: My question is on the communications system between the State Claims Agency and everyone in the HSE. It appears that the State Claims Agency may have been aware of the seriousness of this issue but did not communicate it to people working on the front line. In the current structure, a claim comes in against a medical consultant in a hospital and is passed on to the State Claims Agency....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Mr. O'Sullivan referred to the anomaly scans and the extra people employed in that area. I wish to flag with him that I have been made aware that medical consultants in the smaller units are being advised they will not be given an opportunity to look at the scans before they are sent to the central unit for review. I am talking about the smaller maternity units around the country. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Mr. O'Sullivan might obtain the average number who have retired over the past three years, for instance. I guarantee him that the number is far higher than 59.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I will provide the legal advice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I raised the anomaly scan issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: That is not the issue. The issue is that when the anomaly scan is done, the consultants in the smaller units are being advised that they will not have an opportunity to look at those scans. They will be sent to the main unit on day one. They are concerned that issues which they could deal without sending on with may be missed. That is the concern that they have.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I join with my colleagues in saying that our thoughts today are with the people who are getting - or have gotten - the news on the results of CervicalCheck. These results were previously inaccurately reported. It is a challenging time for them, their families and for the wider community as well. It is also a challenging time for people working in the health service. The workload in all of...