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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (29 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 421. To ask the Minister for Health the average number of hours allocated per week to a client receiving HSE home support in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31764/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: It was reported this morning that a French yoghurt company, Danone, has made €3 billion profit from trading in Russia since the start of the conflict in Ukraine. That company has strong connections to Ireland. What action is the Government taking in respect of companies that are based in Ireland and have continued to trade in Russia, in view of the commitments given that we would...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (4 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that a child (details supplied) who will be two years, seven months and three weeks in September 2024 will be available to avail of the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme in September 2024 as he will be only seven days short of the criterion of being two years and eight months of age...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Abuse (4 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 487. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm what action his Department will take following reports that teenage girls in the care of the State are being targeted and sexually exploited by co-ordinated gangs of predatory men, according to a new study (details supplied) which calls for an immediate investigation into the problem; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Hourihan for his presentation. Before I came to the meeting this morning, I received an email from someone in Cork advising me that the University College Cork, UCC, dental school and hospital have not had access to the theatre in Cork University Hospital, CUH, since last March and as a result, no orthodontic operations can take place. Is Mr. Hourihan aware of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: The Irish Dental Association has not been contacted about it. This is the first contact I have had on it. The email just came to me this morning from someone who had an appointment for surgery at the end of June, but it has been cancelled and this is the advice they have been given.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: Is any other facility available for orthodontic treatment in the Munster region other than CUH?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: I want to move on. There is full planning permission for the dental hospital in Cork. At the moment, the dental hospital is in CUH and there is huge demand for space in CUH. Is Mr. Hourihan aware of whether the funding is being provided? My understanding is that the funding has to come through a combination of UCC and the HSE. What is the understanding of the Irish Dental Association in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: It is a health issue. Why does it not come under the funding from the Department of Health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: We have a situation where it is falling between a number of different stools and, as a result, nothing is getting done. It has had full planning for over three years, or close to four years at this stage. If it goes any further, the planning will have expired by the time they get to build.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: Mr. Hourihan spoke about future planning in regard to the dental service. He might set out how he understands the numbers of those registered with the Dental Council, first, the total number who are registered as qualified dentists, second, the number working full-time and part-time and, third, the number who want to retire in the next five years. In addition, even if we open up the dental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: Does the Irish Dental Association have figures in regard to those not practising or people outside the jurisdiction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: With regard to the Department of Health, we have a Chief Medical Officer but we do not have a Chief Dental Officer within the Department of Health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: What is that person's role in regard to all of this? We seem to be far behind in regard to forward planning. Should that be the role of the Chief Dental Officer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: With regard to the number of graduates that we should be turning out every year from now on, what is Mr. Hourihan's view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: In fairness, the Minister has said that something is going to be done on that, and that has gone through the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with regard to funding. There is agreement by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to create more places for Irish students. As I understand it, that decision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: My understanding is that the intention is to increase the numbers in Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: I want to go back to the number that the Irish Dental Association feels should be turned out. Even if it was planning for the next ten years as opposed to the next five years, what does the association believe is the number we should be turning out of our universities to ensure the vast majority of graduates coming out every year are based in Ireland and likely to stay here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: Does he think that is achievable within a very short timeframe? I know it will be five years before the end result of that will be seen. I presume the number of people coming in from overseas could be reduced by increasing the number of Irish applicants. That could be done almost immediately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: I do not see a need for that. If the demand is there, the priority should be providing people rather than having to bring people in from abroad for the long term. Therefore, is it not now time to focus on what we need here in Ireland as opposed to focusing on accommodating students from abroad?