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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I thank Deputy Troy for raising this important issue. Kaftrio has been a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis sufferers. Access to drugs like this was what we expected when the HSE signed its agreement with the manufacturer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, in 2017. The deal stipulated our patients would have access to Vertex's...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: We fully appreciate the severity of cystic fibrosis and acknowledge the fears and frustrations of the families affected by this situation. I also acknowledge the circumstances the Deputy's constituents, Ciarán and his family, whom the Deputy spoke about in his initial remarks, find themselves in. The Minister is working on resolving this issue as a matter of high priority. He has been...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: I thank Deputy Michael Moynihan for raising this issue and I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. Improving access to home support is a priority for the Government. Since budget 2021, the Government has provided an additional €207 million in funding for home support to the Department of Health. This year, the overall home support budget...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for his contribution. There is no policy to reduce hours. and end-of-life care is always a priority for the Government. The Government remains committed to supporting people to age in place at home in their communities with access to wraparound supports, including day care and dementia-specific day care services, meals on wheels and home care. As I mentioned earlier,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. A central objective of the programme for Government is to deliver increased levels of integrated health care with service delivery reoriented towards general practice, primary care and community-based services to enable a home first approach. Primary care centres play an essential role in...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5444/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5326/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (2 Feb 2023)
Niall Collins: Officials in my Department are currently compiling information on this request and will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as the information becomes available.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: The Revised Estimate for Vote 45 provides for a net allocation of €3.114 billion. This represents a gross allocation of €3.192 billion reduced by appropriations-in-aid of €78 million. The increased allocation of €409 million to Vote 45 is split into core and temporary by nature. The core allocation increase makes up the majority at more than €328 million....
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: The movement in subhead A5 reflects a €75 million increase from budget 2023, along with a transfer of €163 million to the National Training Fund for the post-leaving certificate programme. An increase of €75 million is broken down as follows: €32 million for the Building Momentum pay agreement; €12 million for the national development plan, NDP, capital;...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: If the Deputy likes, I will give figures for each year. At the end of 2020, the total number of apprenticeship registrations was 5,326. At the end of 2021, it was 8,607. At the end of 2022, it was 8,286. I can break that down further. Of the 8,286, 6,299 were craft apprentices and 1,987 were apprentices engaged in the various consortia apprenticeships. At the end of last year, the total...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: I do not have them to hand.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: New registrations jumped by 56% by comparison with 2020. There was a fall of 4% from 2021 to 2022.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: Yes.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: I have just been advised that, as part of the action plan, we are carrying out a spending review of demographic demand for apprenticeships this year. That will take place ahead of budget preparations for next year. The terms of the review are currently being discussed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform but ascertaining how we can make improvements is an ongoing job of...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023) Niall Collins: There is also a bursary scheme worth €100,000. I will also send the committee members information on that.