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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (10 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students who progressed from secondary school to third level in Cork from 2011 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6560/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons fined for breaches of the Covid-19 five-kilometre movement restrictions in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (10 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 753. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will launch a vitamin D campaign to highlight the benefits of vitamin D, particularly in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Several Members have raised the issue of people who are receiving dialysis or cancer treatment. In particular, people under 18 years of age who are on dialysis are down in vaccination category 15. While the Minister has outlined that he expects to revert within the next week, can we have an answer on this point because it has been raised consistently for the past four to five weeks? Will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 266. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug patisiran, or Onpattro, which was recently reviewed by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, will be available under the drugs payment scheme to those who have been identified as requiring the medication for their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter [7588/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of patisiran; when the treatment will be made available for eligible patients in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7589/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (11 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if a list of the rare disease technology review committee recommendations in 2020 will be made available in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7590/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (11 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE to hold an additional meeting of the drugs group to address ongoing medicines access delays faced by patients with rare diseases here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7591/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the NSSO for its presentation. How many of the 31 legacy systems are still in place? What is the up to date situation regarding their closure? Do we have to wait until 2025 until everything is under the one system?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: All 31 systems are still in place.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Ms Murphy-Fagan referred to 60,000 pensioners. Is it possible to fast-track the process by taking the pensioners out of each area and bringing them all into the new system or does it have to be gone through Department by Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Ms Murphy-Fagan said there would be a saving of €54.2 million. Do we have a breakdown of that saving?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: In relation to the healthcare service sector, we brought forward modernisation and computerisation. We are now already at the stage we expected to be at in 2025 because of Covid. Is it possible to fast-track some of this work and bring it forward a year or two in view of the fact that it has been achieved in the healthcare sector?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office
Chapter 5 – Implementation of Financial Management Shared Services (16 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: It is about fast-tracking it. Is it possible to fast-track it?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will request the banks not to impose a penalty charge on solicitors' practices who are holding moneys for clients in their client account on trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the appropriate work visa will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 656. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland to reduce the €350 registration fee for retired nurses who wish to assist in the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 804. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the vaccination of renal patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8455/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 938. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the current categorisation of persons who are under 70 years of age but who are receiving treatment for cancer or dialysis and are required to attend hospital on a weekly basis in order that they would be moved forward on the priority list on the Covid-19 vaccination programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 805. To ask the Minister for Health if PCRS fees apply to general practitioners who partake in a pilot project (details supplied) to test and treat hepatitis C patients; if not, the alternative fees that apply to general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8456/21]