Results 2,281-2,300 of 11,183 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 657. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that financial supports such as the ones given to first-year students in the educational psychology doctorate programme (details supplied) will be made available to those in counselling psychology courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33468/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 684. To ask the Minister for Health given the low approval rates for certain medicines subject to managed access protocols, if he believes that the criteria is currently too restrictive; his views on whether the current criteria could deter eligible patients from applying to access such medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33544/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 686. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether managed access protocols for certain medicines should be amended if they are found not to be accommodating to clinicians and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health given the long wait times that patients experience for medicines subject to managed access protocols, if he can provide further details, in tabular form, on the timelines, from EMA approval to reimbursement, for all medicines subject to managed access protocols for the period May 2021 to April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33545/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 687. To ask the Minister for Health the specific drugs that have been considered to date by the rare diseases technology review committee of the HSE, in tabular form; the outcomes of these decisions; the timelines for each from EMA licence to availability to Irish patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department would consider increasing the income level for medical card qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33565/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 708. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to the granting of life long medical cards for survivors of child, adolescent, and young adult (CAYA) cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33646/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to the provision of dedicated funding for a children's, adolescents and young adults (CAYA) specific psycho-oncology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Research (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ringfence dedicated funding for sustained, regular investment in clinical trials, research, and infrastructure to offer cancer patients the best chance of survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 711. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with regard to the recruitment and funding of all outstanding psycho-oncology service posts in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 712. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure the roll-out of the National Cancer Information System (NCIS) to remaining designated cancer centres nationwide; if he will ringfence funding to ensure that this be designated a priority and resourced in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33651/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to the inclusion of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and other smoking cessation supports in the drug payment scheme, in light of the costs of smoking on the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33652/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 764. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of cardiac services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33861/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 765. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that he will work towards publishing a new cardiovascular strategy, which Ireland has been without since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 766. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that he will work towards the establishment of an early detection programme for people at risk of structural heart disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33863/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 767. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that funding from the EU4Health Joint Action on diabetes and cardiovascular disease will be utilised to establish a pilot early detection programme for structural heart disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33864/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 848. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm what action he, his Department and the HSE will take to improve the efficiency of the high-tech medication scheme as there are delays in the supply of medication as pharmacies cannot request stock until prescriptions have been received from consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 864. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department would consider revising supports for post-2016 apprenticeships to assist small business employers to take on apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33563/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will permit automatic eligibility for young cancer survivors into the disability access route to education (DARE) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (11 Jul 2023)

Colm Burke: 887. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ringfence dedicated funding for the establishment of an annual Men's Shed sustainability grant, in light of the essential role such sheds play in promoting health and providing social support within our communities (estimated cost €3,000 per shed); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33654/23]