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Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 570. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation that applies/pertains in a case where a person who has previously expressed an intention to donate an organ under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022 and subsequently loses capacity, such as in a case of a dementia sufferer; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the disparity in the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022, whereby a child under the age of 18 years can give consent as a parent of a minor, without recourse to the independent panel, but yet is not permitted to give consent as a designated family member, for example, for their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the reason families will not still be approached if their loved ones have opted out of the organ donation system, as is the case in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 577. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed legislation on organ donation permits retrieval and transplantation of solid organs, which are not specified in the proposed legislation on organ donation as reserved organs, but which can currently be transplanted, such as cornea, or may become transplantable in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if the opt-out register facilitates individual opt-out of relevant organs under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022, as distinct from a collective opt-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish an organisation (details supplied) as an independent statutory body to ensure stronger governance and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent legal opinion has been commissioned to assess the suitability of the current structure of an organisation (details supplied), as recommended by a recent report; if so, if the report has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9656/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: The Mazars report was commissioned in 2018 and completed and furnished to the Department of Health in January 2020.Three years later, it has not been published. The report arose as a result of the 2018 examination by the health committee, of which I was a member, of the roll-out of orphan drugs and the delaying process that is in place. The health committee's report set out 15...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State. I am concerned about the definition of "imminently", the last word he used. Are we talking about today or next week? Rare diseases day is next Tuesday and I wonder whether the report can be published beforehand. It is not just about publishing the report but also about implementing the changes required. Ireland ranks 26th out of 34 countries in Europe on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work to improve processing time of work permits; the work being done to improve the efficiency of the work permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9260/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Will the Minister outline the current state of play in respect of the processing of work permits? At one stage, the time from application to getting a permit was approximately 20 weeks, although there has been a dramatic improvement in that. I ask the Minister to outline what work has been done to make it an efficient system.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: It is very much welcome that the time period has improved dramatically. I thank the Minister and the Department officials for the work they have done in assisting that improvement. Getting a work permit is one issue and then there is the issue of visas. I understand an interdepartmental committee was set up between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Department of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Can the Minister not set a timeline for the Departments to work out a solution to this problem? A big complaint I hear, for instance, is that medical practitioners who are going to New Zealand or Australia can get a visa and work permit sorted in a week, whereas we still have a glitch in our system whereby a person can get a work permit but cannot get a visa. I encourage the Minister to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and for making themselves available this morning. The €738 million was paid out without all the proper procedures being followed. Mr. Molloy talked about two major organisations, namely the Department of Finance and the Central Bank. Not just one organisation, but two, made a mistake. Surely there should have been a checks-and-balances...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Is Mr. Molloy saying there was a glitch in the system because it was in the run-up to a bank holiday weekend?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Was there not a delay in notifying the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: The error was made on the Friday. When was it actually identified as an error?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: There was a delay in real terms from the time the error was identified until Mr. McCarthy's office was notified.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Is Mr. Molloy satisfied that there are enough mechanisms now in place to ensure an error like this will not be made again?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Is the Department of Finance satisfied it has enough checks and balances in place to ensure an error like this will not be made again?