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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 709. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will confirm that her Department will give serious consideration to recognising Covid-19 as an occupational disease in health and social care and in domiciliary assistance and, in a pandemic context, in sectors where there is an outbreak in activities with proven risk of infection as advocated by the EU Advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 973. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical consultants who are employed under the consultant contract who have applied for category C status, by speciality; the number who have received approval by the category C committee of the HSE; the number who are still awaiting; the length of time that each is waiting for a formal letter from the HSE CEO to confirm their approval for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 997. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will put in place a strategy which will help to improve the time period where patients can get access to newly approved cancer medicines in Ireland, given that the average time period to the reimbursement decision following European Medicines Agency approval is in excess of two years, which is double the time for the EU-15 average; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 999. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy that his Department intends to put in place to improve the reimbursement timelines for new cancer medicines, in view of patient access to newer cancer medicines being lower and taking a longer time period in Ireland in comparison to other EU15 countries, and also taking into account that the provision of access to new, more effective...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 1000. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reviewing the rigorous statutory assessment arrangements in Ireland, regarding the reimbursement process for new cancer medicines, given the five-year net survival rate for all invasive cancers averaged 65% for cancer patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2018, which is in the middle and lower end of survival rates across...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department intends working to improve the net survival rate for all invasive cancers, in view of the fact that in the five-year average, Ireland is in the middle or the lower end of the survival rates distribution across different cancer types in the EU-15 countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54532/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 1001. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will 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 nationwide screening programmes for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer have led to the early detection of cases in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 1012. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that he will carry out an independent review of radiation therapy to deal with recruitment and retention in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54569/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 1013. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that his Department and the HSE are taking to address recruitment and retention in the radiation therapy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54570/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 1014. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that his Department will develop a long-term strategy which will assist in the radiation therapy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54571/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Nov 2022)

Colm Burke: 1261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all payments made to fishermen and fish processing companies in County Cork for each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54443/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: The Minister said she will make an announcement on the successful applications within the next few weeks. It is important that the funding be rolled out at the earliest possible date because costs continue to rise. A large number of applicants are waiting for decisions as to whether they have been successful. In fairness to every group that makes a submission to the scheme, its agenda is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: The Minister mentioned the roll-out of the LEADER programme, which she announced this morning. It is very welcome that she has increased the funding for County Cork. She also announced funding for community centres, which will be extremely beneficial to communities. I hope the new programme can be rolled out at the earliest possible date in order that groups can get on with the projects...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: 74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful applications under the rural regeneration and development fund will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53594/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: My question relates to the roll-out of the RRDF. When people made submissions, they were based on submissions they got in at the time. Is the Minister's Department going to take into account the increase that has occurred in the cost of building since the applications were made and by the time the roll-out will occur?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: As the Minister of State will be aware, we are now competing on the world market in respect of the employment of doctors. Any change being brought about which will facilitate the recruitment of doctors such that a very fast mechanism is in place is important. As for the scheme now in place, however, is there a need to set up a review of it in, say, six months to see how it is working and to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: The problem we have is that a lot of the smaller hospitals around the country still have shortages of general doctors. Another problem arising - I know it does not come under the remit of the Minister of State's Department but it is something we need to look at - is doctors transferring from one hospital to another and being on emergency tax. It is causing huge frustration and there...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update in respect of recent changes to the way that doctors can access employment permits and visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53593/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: I seek an update in respect of the changes to the way that doctors can access employment permits and visas. We have a huge challenge in recruiting doctors and it is important that the process of getting them into the country is not delayed once they have been advised that employment is available.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report (27 Oct 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for attending and for giving the information the committee is looking for. In relation to the refugee issue and the allocation and identification of properties, could much more be done by the Department in its engagement with local authorities so that there would be more co-operation? In my dealings with local authorities on this matter, it seems the view is it is not...