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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: I refer to people on dialysis. I am not taking away from people who are in nursing homes as they are an extremely important group but people on dialysis are also a very vulnerable group, in particular, because many of them attend hospital three days a week and have someone collecting them and someone dropping them home. I wonder if that would be looked at and if they would be included at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank all of our guests. It is important to acknowledge the work of everyone in the healthcare sector, in the hospitals, congregated settings and nursing homes. Ms O'Neill stated 81% of notified deaths in health service settings occurred in nursing homes. That could be misinterpreted that 81% of the 3,000 Covid-related deaths occurred in nursing homes. The number of those who died in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Can we have a breakdown of the number of people who died in public nursing homes over the past two months? The last time the numbers worked out at 80:20. Up to 80% of nursing homes are in the private sector and 20% in the public sector. Has there been any variation from those numbers? Are there any new challenges in the nursing homes that were not there in the first outbreak of Covid? Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: In the report Ms O'Neill gave this morning, there was a reference to where accommodation has been provided for staff. An issue that occurred in March and April was where, say, five people shared accommodation but they might be working in different healthcare settings. I presume it has been a challenge to try to deal with that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Mr. Daly referred to the pricing review of 2017. On that issue and the challenges now faced by private nursing homes, there are now increased costs in dealing with Covid. There is also the issue that when a patient is assessed under the fair deal scheme, he or she may be able to move around and is not in any way restricted. As such people remain in a nursing home for a longer period and as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: What problems with retaining staff do the financial challenges pose? Of the many people who have left the nursing home sector, will there be difficulty in getting them back, even when Covid is well under control?

Finance Act 2004 (section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for the opportunity to raise a number of issues in this debate. An underspend of €709 million is a substantial sum of money. It also raises the issue of how we assess projects and why it takes so long for them to be assessed and approved. I especially want to address the projects identified by the Office of Public Works, OPW. It appears to be quite a slow...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pension appeal will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Years Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 492. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position in respect of support for crèches in cases where they are providing care for children of essential workers but are now finding that they are in receipt of insufficient funding to remain open; if additional support will be provided for these key services; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 493. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional supports will be made available to crèches (details supplied) so that they can meet their costs during this difficult period; if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be made available to them as a support mechanism while their income has been reduced; if so, if the scheme can be claimed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to ensure patients who are currently being prescribed products produced by a company (details supplied) will be able to continue to receive same and not incur further additional expenses, for example, couriering or personal collection of prescribed products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 781. To ask the Minister for Health if all patients who were receiving reimbursement for their cannabis product prescription costs prior to 21 January 2021 will continue to be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 782. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the permissible products list of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme to include cannabis flower (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 783. To ask the Minister for Health if the qualifying list of conditions of the medical cannabis access programme will be expanded to include chronic pain, migraines, arthritis, endometriosis, anxiety, dementia and depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 784. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of an online cannabis education programme for clinicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 785. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in order to ensure that cannabis patients who have had to emigrate (details supplied) can return to Ireland and legally and affordably access their medicine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5586/21]

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Ministers of State for their presentations. It is an important area, because of the huge challenges posed by Covid. There is a huge problem in respect of the financial strain placed on everyone, especially those running small businesses and those who have lost their jobs. People who have lost their jobs are worried about support for their immediate family. It is hugely...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional financial supports will be made available to Irish airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 vaccination will be made available at an early date for congregated settings in which the residents are over 70 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 214. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reversing the proposed plan of withdrawal of lactation support services in the Dublin south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6149/21]