Results 4,021-4,040 of 11,187 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 606. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of recommendations set out in the MacCraith Review of the Cervical Check Screening Programme that have been implemented; if he will provide details of the recommendations which have not been implemented; the timescale for when all of the recommendations of the report will be fully in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in respect of the permitted duties of home helps; and if he will make available the guidelines that are provided to staff who are providing home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58816/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 680. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of PET CT scanners that are available in Ireland in HSE and non-HSE hospitals; the name of each hospital; the number of scanners in each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59086/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 681. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that his Department has made to identify the infrastructural requirements for rolling out radioligand therapy in Ireland including the identification of radioligand therapy centres and the provision of specialised training to staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59087/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients treated with lutathera in Ireland and under the HSE's treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59088/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 683. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department intends on making a submission indicating Ireland's interest in participating in the EU4Health Joint Action for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), in order that Ireland can have access to part of the €53 million of funding that is available for these policy areas through this programme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 684. To ask the Minister for Health when the consultation process will commence regarding the €10 million in funding allocated in Budget 2023 towards publicly funded IVF treatment; when full details of the scheme will be announced and made available; the way that this scheme will work in tandem with the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 when enacted; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place with private fertility treatment providers and his Department with regards to the roll-out of publicly funded IVF treatment in Ireland in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59433/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation that has taken place with stakeholders with regard to the roll-out of publicly funded IVF treatment in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59434/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that access fertility treatment in Ireland each year; if the budget allocated for 2023 is adequate to address that need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59435/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 720. To ask the Minister for Health when he envisages that Ireland will have a fully-funded public fertility treatment system; the expected cost and timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time that it will take to establish the new assisted human reproduction regulatory authority once the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 is enacted by both Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59093/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the regional fertility hubs that are fully operational in November 2022; the number of patients who have been seen in each hub in the first nine months of 2022; the level of treatment that is provided by each hub; the number of staff in each hub in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59431/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the level of expansion that he expects from each of the regional fertility hubs in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the level of staff that each hub will have; the number of patients each hub will treat; the fertility services that each will provide in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59432/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Promotion (23 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I very much look forward to the European Commission publishing its report and the recommendations in that regard. It is important we lead out in respect of those recommendations. I accept there is a cost factor and also an issue with recruiting people to deal with any changes that are brought about, but if we have a screening programme, we will save a great deal of money in the long term....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Promotion (23 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I might just add that the comparative report on cancer in Ireland published by IHE, a Swedish institute, sets out clear comparisons. We should also learn from those kinds of reports to develop new strategies for cancer care in this country. While we have achieved a lot, we still have a lot to learn in this area.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Promotion (23 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, if consideration can be given to the introduction of additional nationwide organised screening programmes for two of the four major cancers in Ireland, namely, prostate cancer and lung cancer, taking into account that the national screening programmes for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer have led to the early detection of cases...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Chairman. Some concerns have been raised by Nursing Homes Ireland about the time period of 14 days. For argument's sake, if a notice was issued on 20 January, would the officials not accept that is far too short a period for people to respond in? I have seen this happen before with regulation where notices were issued during holiday time. People are looking for time to get all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: However, the courts are not sitting at certain times. They do not sit in August, so what happens if a 14-day notice is served on 30 July?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: Will the Department come to a compromise on this issue and agree a period in between of, say, 21 days?