Results 9,081-9,100 of 11,348 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 910. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme (SLWP), which is due to end on 31 October 2023, until there is an effective treatment for long-Covid, particularly in view that approximately 120 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 911. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to classifying long-Covid as a disability, in view that long-Covid is characterised by extreme exhaustion after minimal exertion, cardiovascular issues including MI, myocarditis/pericarditis, clots, arrhythmias, and neurological issues such as cognitive impairment, stroke, and ultimately that there is no treatment for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 912. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for long-Covid clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 913. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the establishment of a fit-for-purpose surveillance system or registry of those who have been infected with Covid-19 to be able to monitor long-term outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39755/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 914. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department has taken to date to ensure that those who became infected with Covid and as a result required hospital care; if these patients were given follow-up appointments for aftercare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 955. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the independent radiation therapist review which began in December 2022 with representatives from a union (details supplied), his Department, the national cancer control programme, NCCP, and the radiation oncology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 956. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department and the HSE are taking to address the critical shortage of radiation therapists in the sector, which has increased from a 15% to a 40% shortage since a survey (details supplied) was carried out earlier this year, and in view that over the summer months, a skin cancer unit had to close for a time due to a lack of qualified staff to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 957. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that his Department and the HSE are taking to address recruitment and retention in the radiation therapy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40070/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1010. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm his plans for increased mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that mental health spending will be increased to 10% of the overall health budget, in line with international standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40442/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that a school bus escort (details supplied) who worked during the pandemic is entitled to a pandemic recognition payment; when the payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1060. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action his Department is taking to attract people into motor mechanic apprenticeships, given there is a growing shortage of qualified motor mechanics in the motor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39697/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1067. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student numbers for radiation therapy courses at third level have increased in 2023 in comparison to numbers in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40072/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1068. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what engagement has taken place to date between his Department and higher education institutions in the expansion of existing radiation therapy programmes from 2023; what progress, if any, has been made to date between his Department and the Department of Health in increasing corresponding student placements in the health sector for these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1069. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the working group, established by his Department in 2022, to identify and address barriers to expansion in the health and social care professions, including radiation therapy; what progress has been made to date in particular with regard to radiation therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1070. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration would be given to his Department engaging with the Department of Health and the HSE with regard to funding the master's programme in University College Cork for radiation therapy, in view that the master's programme in University College Cork is funded for diagnostic radiographers by the HSE, whereby it is more difficult to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently have free Wi-Fi in public areas as of August 2023, in tabular form; and the estimated cost of ensuring that every public hospital in this country has Wi-Fi available for patients. [40619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to further restrict the sale of single-use vapes in the country, especially those aimed at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services Staff (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is taking to improve the number of places in healthcare and therapy areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is taking to recruit more women to construction, in view that the shortage of construction workers is one of the biggest challenges facing the building industry, with not enough skilled labour to meet the demand for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40447/23]