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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed) (16 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I know of one facility with ten people where several staff unfortunately contracted the virus and were unable to turn up to work. It was impossible to replace them. Is a mechanism now in place to deal with such a situation? If an HSE or nursing home facility runs into a major problem with staffing, is a mechanism in place to enable that challenge to be dealt with adequately? In the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial supports or subsidies will be provided to students whose third level course is delivered primarily or totally online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25514/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student contribution fees will be reduced for third-level students whose course is delivered primarily or totally online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25650/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 763. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a new elective hospital for Cork in view of submissions made by the HSE with regards to potential locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25083/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 764. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the development of a new elective hospital in Cork by way of the HSE providing a suitable site and that the building will be by way of design, build and finance by the construction company with buy back by the HSE over a 25 year time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25084/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 765. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the construction of a new elective hospital in Cork by way of a construction company providing a suitable site and design, build and finance the project with buy back by the HSE over a 25 year time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (22 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 840. To ask the Minister for Health when the 60-bed modular unit will be completed at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25515/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if financial support will be provided to local authorities as an emergency fund to ensure that revenue and services will be maintained during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25933/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Tax (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities will be entitled to retain 100% of the local property tax in 2020 and 2021 as an emergency measure to ensure that revenue and services will be maintained during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to find independent living for the 97 residents under 65 years of age that are currently residing in private nursing homes in the midwest region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25755/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to find independent living for the eight residents under 65 years of age that are currently residing in public nursing homes in the midwest region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25756/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 190. To ask the Minister for Health when the PMO will sign off on renewal applications for the hardship scheme that are currently pending in the Cork, Clare and Limerick local health offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25759/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the current procedures that exist for applicants under the hardship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25761/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: Could I raise an issue concerning an item of correspondence?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: The correspondence is from HIQA. It is SCC/19RR/06. It concerns a question I raised about the engagement between HIQA and the nursing homes from 1 January 2020 to 30 March 2020. The reply states that the attached document provides details of the significant level of engagement between HIQA and the nursing homes but there was no attached document. Perhaps I missed it. I refer to paragraph 5.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: It may have been an error but I would like to see the document.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for the work they are doing. I appreciate it. What dramatic changes have occurred in the management of nursing homes in Sweden? Professor Giesecke referred earlier to the fact that there were many deaths in care facilities. What dramatic changes have been made since and are they working? Second, Dr. Ryan referred to learning lessons from...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: It was to Dr. Ryan, regarding Finland.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Strategic Options for Government Plan to Eliminate Community Transmission (23 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: Does Professor McConkey think that we need to advise people that there may be long-term effects?