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Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister, the Department of Health and all the people in the HSE, those in our nursing homes and all healthcare people who have worked so hard over the past three months in dealing with the issues. My query to the Minister is about the taking charge of private hospitals, which was the right decision at the time, whereby we have access to more than 2,000 beds that were not in...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for the work that he has done over the past three and a half to four months, and I also thank his Department officials and all front-line workers for the volume of work and the way they have provided care in a difficult situation. I wish to ask the Minister about the protocols concerning the swabbing of patients who come into hospitals, with respect to outpatient...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Colm Burke: This morning, Dr. David Nabarro of the World Health Organization advised that all patients coming into hospitals should be tested. I ask for this advice to be taken into consideration in the preparation of that final paper.

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: First Stage (21 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the regulation of professional home care, for that purpose to amend the Health Act 2007 and to provide for related matters. The Law Reform Commission produced a report in December 2011 recommending that a legislative framework be put in place relating to people who provide home care. It also recommended...

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: First Stage (21 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: First Stage (21 Jul 2020)

Colm Burke: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome this Bill. While it has been practice, it is important that it is also put in a legislative framework and that is what this Bill does. Even though the practices have been in place for a long number of years, it is important that it is now covered by legislation. It is about the delegation by the Minister of a limited degree of control and authority over a Defence Forces...

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." In 2011, the Law Reform Commission published a report, entitled Legal Aspects of Professional Home Care. It set out clear recommendations in this area. To implement these recommendations, it is necessary to introduce legislation to amend the Health Act 2007, which is exactly what this Bill does. The new Bill is necessary and is...

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for being here this evening to deal with this matter. I fully appreciate that there are lots of pressures on the Department of Health as it is an area on which I have focused since coming into the Oireachtas back in 2011. I also thank all of the Deputies who contributed to this debate. I very much appreciate that and I also thank my colleague, Deputy Higgins,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increasing the dependent relative tax credit in line with the incapacitated child tax credit in order that this tax relief can be made available to all full-time carers regardless of their relationship to the cared-for person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26417/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the extension of eligibility for the home carer tax credit to include single working carers who, in cases, work part time while also caring for a dependent person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26418/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Credits (29 Sep 2020)

Colm Burke: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to allowing carers to claim tax relief on the cost of employing a care worker while also claiming the dependent relative or incapacitated child tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26419/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: I welcome the budget and the additional €4 billion in funding for health services. We are talking about an additional 1,146 acute beds. The number of critical care beds is to increase from 255 to 321. However, this is not just about beds. It is also about ensuring access to theatre space and facilities like X-ray and MRI. It is important that there is a co-ordinated approach to...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the opportunity to discuss the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020. In particular, I want to focus on the area of healthcare, which is dealt with in Part 2 of the Bill. It deals with arrangements on healthcare and allows the Minister to make the necessary regulations to deal with this area now that the UK is...

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Colm Burke: We are now in the final week of level-5 restrictions. The figures indicate these restrictions have significantly suppressed the spread of the virus. It has not been suppressed as much as we would have liked but the trajectory of the spread is downward. The hospital and wider healthcare systems have responded effectively to the autumn surge of cases. The various health agencies and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Colm Burke: It is welcome that the Minister has made the announcement today setting out clear guidelines in regard to how different groups will get the vaccine and the priority that has been decided. It is important that we acknowledge the work of everyone involved in this matter, in particular the National Immunisation Advisory Committee for its recommendations. I agree with my colleague about...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the Minister of State's statement and the statement by the Minister earlier today. I again raise the issue of the record keeping and how that will be completed. It is important that clarification on that is given at a very early stage. Whether people do or do not have medical cards, across the board we need to have careful records kept of who is getting the vaccine and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Dec 2020)

Colm Burke: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to deal with white-collar crime including the resourcing of State agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41561/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Dec 2020)

Colm Burke: I congratulate the Minister and wish her well over the next number of months. My question relates to dealing with white-collar crime and the plans the Minister has to resource State agencies and the Garda Síochána properly to deal with this growing issue.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (10 Dec 2020)

Colm Burke: While I welcome the Minister's statement on this matter, a recent RTÉ programme outlined where over €8 million was taken from people over a number of years, but it is only in the last two to three years that a successful prosecution was brought. That is what concerns people, that something has gone on for ten to 15 years with little or no action taken and a reluctance or...