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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 790. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing additional funding for the National Treatment Purchase Fund to enable it to be extended so that the number of children and adults on waiting lists for essential healthcare services can be reduced in view of the withdrawal of services due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers' Strategy (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 791. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reviewing and updating the national carers' strategy and the implementation of an action plan for the period 2020-23; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26401/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and for the work that has been done over the past few months. The pandemic has been very challenging for everyone in the HSE and the health service. I wish to refer to the antigen tests that are available in a number of other countries. I understand that the cost of these tests is quite low and that the turnaround time is short, at...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: What about Vienna, where schools are getting results within 30 minutes of a teacher or student taking a test?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I am not aware which type of test it is. My understanding is that a special unit has been set up in Vienna to deal with Covid-19 testing that quickly provides results, particularly in schools and colleges where there are a large number of students. I wonder if that issue could be looked at. I will move on to discuss elderly care units within the HSE. There were challenges during the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I would appreciate the information because this is a challenge and we must be ready to deal with it. In giving that information, our guests might also give a time plan for dealing with the challenges in those particular units.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for the work they are doing. On the long-term planning, we have had a huge increase in population in the Cork area. Our hospital services are not able to cope with the demand. In the context of Covid, can the Minister tell me if there has been any engagement with the private hospitals in Cork as regards accessing facilities? For instance,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I was asking particularly about Cork.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: Can we have a deadline for that? I have been raising the matter for the past four years and have got the same answer every time. It is still with the South/South West Hospital Group, or the HSE, or the Department and we are waiting for one to get back to the other. For God's sake, can someone sit down around a table with all interested parties and come to a decision?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I accept that, but there are waiting lists for people who require surgery. They cannot get that surgery without the facilities being available.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: Can I get a response from Dr. Glynn about what is happening in Vienna?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: That is fair enough.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their submissions and the work they are doing on these cost-benefit and value for money analyses. There have been questions comparing public and private provision already. Between 2010 and 2018, the cost of public nursing home provision has increased by 26% where the private sector has increased by 11% in that period. The 2018 figure was €1,564 in public...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: It is 26% and 11%. They are two very different figures.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: Could I get a written reply on that issue concerning where we are now and where we hope to be in 12 months time regarding step-down facilities?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: Could I ask-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: I asked about the €590 million spent in 2018, but I did not get clarification on that topic. Some €320 million comes from the fair deal scheme and €68 million from the residents in the public nursing homes, but there is a gap. Could I get a reply in writing regarding how that gap arose?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to an increase in the annual budget for the recently opened support scheme for renewable heat which encourages farmers to change from fossil-based fuel sources to renewable heat sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29042/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to increasing the just transition fund by 20% from €6 million to €7.2 million allowing for the use of the micro-loan scheme to incentivise investment on farm for energy generation and conversion of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to increasing the number of rural 44KW and 50KW charging points for electric vehicle users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/20]