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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: Chair-----

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: For clarification, it was a Supreme Court decision that ordered the security costs so it was an order of the Supreme Court.

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: Yes, that is the question, and I mean-----

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 Supreme Court decision is in the public domain and the amount for the security costs is in the public domain. As the State provided the security, what was the risk for the State? In fairness, we are entitled to know when that gamble was taken and it is a gamble.

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: We are entitled to know the final outcome.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: There are a number of items of concern here. My apologies but I should have flagged them for discussion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Okay, my apologies.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Properties (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the purchasing of vacant and derelict properties for future development as community assets by Cork City Council and Cork County Council under the building acquisition measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9256/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the rural regeneration and development fund to date; if she will provide an update on the list of all projects which are scheduled for completion in Cork in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9255/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I understand the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill was to have been published by the end of last year. It has not been published. Pre-legislative scrutiny was completed in July. Latest figures show an increase in the use of tobacco products. There is also a need for an urgent regulation of the use of nicotine products. When is the Bill expected to be published...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses. I thank all the people with whom they work for their dedication, commitment to their jobs and delivery of service. I wish to go back to what was said about CUH and turnaround times. Can Mr. Morton explain what it has done differently that has helped? It might be helpful from the point of view of other emergency departments. Will Mr. Morton outline what it has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Can this be implemented in hospitals across the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: What timescale will that be rolled out in? Is it the next six or 12 months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I will raise another issue in relation to the Cork-Kerry region. It was stated that the Cork-Kerry alternative pre-hospital pathway, APP, car attended 2,810 calls in 2022. What is that about? This is obviously not an ambulance but there are personnel attending when a call comes in. What service is provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Is it within a certain radius of CUH? There are areas of west Cork which take two hours to get to. Do they go out that far or is it co-ordinated in Cork city and the immediate surrounding area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Does Professor O'Donnell believe the service could be developed further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Going back to the overall numbers, we got a briefing note on winter capacity and performance. I am confused about the overall figures for emergency calls. The figure given for December and January 2023, which is a two-month time period, was 115,603 calls for urgent care. That is 1,865 calls per day. Is that the average? Are we talking about well over 1 million calls per year? We also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Does that figure of 379,000 include calls to the Dublin service as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ambulance Services, Recruitment and Retention of Personnel, and Response Times: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Okay, and then Dublin was 148,000.