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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: On the issue of the elective hospitals and where we are with them, I know that it is with the design team. We are under pressure in relation to services in Cork. Where are we with the elective hospital issue in Cork? We have identified a site and a design team was appointed. Where are we with it now? The second issue I want to touch on is that of HSE staff with long Covid. I know that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: Is the Department looking for an extension?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: Can Mr. Watt come back to us on whether or not the Department has looked for an extension?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: Is there a timescale for when the design will be finished? Is it going to finished be by the end of October?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: It is a priority because we are running out of accommodation in Cork and we are under a lot of pressure. I am wondering what kind of timescale we are talking about before we go to planning.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: There is a lot of uncertainty in the media coverage in respect of the consultants who are available in the hospital to perform these operations when one consultant is no longer available and a file has gone to the Medical Council. What consultants and teams are now in place to continue the work that is required? What effort is going to be made to recruit additional people with the relevant...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: First of all, like my colleagues, my thoughts are with the parents of any child who has to undergo surgery. I know that planning and getting a child ready for surgery is a huge challenge in itself for every parent. It is really difficult for any family when children have to go through a multiplicity of operations and surgery. They all need our full support. The major problem we now have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application for emergency works (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be made in this case, in view of the fact that these facilities are urgently required as the leaks are deteriorating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to ensure that all pupils who require school transport at both primary and post-primary level are facilitated in view that school transport is an essential service for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41486/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41487/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of pupils in Cork who applied for school transport under the primary school transport scheme for 2023/2024, who are regarded as concessionary and who have been refused school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of pupils in Cork who applied for school transport under the post-primary school transport scheme for 2023/2024, who are regarded as concessionary and who have been refused school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to assist families who are regarded as concessionary under the current school transport scheme and who have not been awarded tickets for this coming year (details supplied), taking into account that these families rely solely on the school bus to take their children to/from school; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be a provision for an increase in optical benefit (eye examinations) payments claims by dispensing opticians and optometrists under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disease Management (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 495. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 583. To ask the Minister for Health when the commitment to increase the fees payable to contractors for a standard eye examination under the community ophthalmic services scheme will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41480/23]

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]