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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 139. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many parents and guardians will benefit from childcare measures announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 255. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 19 October 2023, to provide an update in respect of the legal drafting of provisions for a seasonal employment permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55888/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 19 October 2023, the progress made to date in respect of the Employment Permits Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55889/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of TB reactors in each of the past ten years in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 426. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TB reactors in dairy stock per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 427. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TB reactors in beef stock per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 428. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many animals under three months were TB reactors per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 429. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out per year over the past ten years under the TB compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of running the TB eradication scheme per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55953/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the badger vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55954/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review the current process which is applied in determining the core funding for afterschool services, in view the fact that some of these facilities are now closing due to the costs that they have to incur in order to secure core funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55924/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 472. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that will be put in place to assist parents in the Kerry Pike area in Cork who depended on afterschool services in view of the fact that the current operators have decided to withdraw; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55925/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 496. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in respect of an application (details supplied); when a decision will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55936/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. One problem I have is that some progress has been made but it has not been highlighted enough over the past ten or 15 years. For instance, Mr. Macey talked about a shortage of staff, but an additional 43,000 people have been taken on by the HSE in the past seven years. Is he saying that none of them are dealing with cardiac or stroke?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: I accept that, but this meeting was suspended at 11 o'clock. If I were someone who had just had a stroke, I would have been leaving here very depressed because there was no emphasis at all on the progress that has been made. I accept what Mr. Macey is saying about the need to employ more people and I accept the need to make more progress on this, but it is important we also give the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: I accept what Mr. Macey is saying about post discharge, but there are two areas we need to focus on. One is that area, but the other is the preventative side and not enough is being done on that. If he were put in charge tomorrow morning, what is the first policy he would go about implementing as regards the preventative side? What is the one measure we need to prioritise and whose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: The survey identified that 25% of people were not aware they had blood pressure problems. How is that 25% made up? Did it highlight any particular group or any particular age group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: The survey was done in one area. Is it possible over a three-week time period in the year to roll out that kind of analysis right across the country? It would send a clear message to people and give people an opportunity. It would have to be done over a three- or four-week time period. Is it possible to do something like that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: The amount of information identified in a short timeframe and the fact that 25% were not aware they had a blood pressure problem sets off alarm bells. If the witnesses could roll this out at a national level over a period of time, probably using both libraries and pharmacies, they would probably assist an awful lot in reducing the level of strokes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: I raise the issue of the number of people employed and the 70 or 75 posts that are not filled. What are those posts? Are they key posts in particular areas?