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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I will move on to issues in planning. I was involved in-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Regarding the current amount the Department is paying to rent premises, what kind of figure are we talking about in this regard? How far has that changed? The Department has undertaken a major programme to move away from renting prefabs and premises. What kind of amount are we currently paying in this context? What is the target to reduce this figure further over the next three to four years?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: In two years’ time, will that figure be reduced substantially?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: It would also be dictated by long-term planning. If the Department undertook long-term planning, then the need for rentals would not arise.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Turning to places for children with additional educational needs, many families in my constituency of Cork North-Central have not got places for their children. Has there been engagement with schools in Cork city, and especially in the Glanmire and Blarney area, to ensure that every child will have a place on 1 September? Is the Department satisfied that enough work has been done on this area?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Families are still coming to me who say that, as of today, they do not have a place for September.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: If I come back to the Department of Education next week regarding people who do not have a place, who do I contact in that scenario?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Briefly, this is a difficult area in relation to managing funds, because of the problem with the banks. There is also the issue of investment and the risk of investment. It has been a challenging time for everyone in this area. There are no easy answers to it. A lot of money has been invested. There is the issue of careful management. The other problem that is occurring in relation...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: There is an investment committee that gives advice on it in advance.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that the lowering of the student contribution charge will lessen the cost of living for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35584/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is successfully making apprenticeships available to marginalised groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s current working projects to tackle harassment perpetrated on the LGBTQ+ community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35704/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that he expects parents to financially save under the proposals to tackle the cost of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Regarding the meeting on 10 May, I was not at the start of it but I think I came in later. I may be wrong. I might be getting my dates wrong and I may have missed the meeting completely. It was the meeting that was adjourned and then resumed, if the Chair remembers. I am just raising this point. It might be possible to have a look at it. It is not a major issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank Dr. Lambert for his presentation and for the work that he is doing. In that respect, has he been involved with the National Association of General Practitioners and made a presentation to it at any stage? GPs are the people on the front line and the ones encountering this complex problem. Has there been a briefing session with GPs on this complex issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: The Irish College of General Practitioners does online meetings on a regular basis. I understand that up to 2,000 GPs connect in for those presentations. Has Dr. Lambert had that opportunity and would it be worth approaching them to get an opportunity to do a presentation to them? They are the people who are very much on the front line in dealing with the complexities of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: With regard to the connectivity outside of Dublin, clinics are being run in Galway, Cork or Limerick. Is there an overall connectivity between the various people who are on the front line? I am referring to the medical consultants such as Dr. Lambert. Has there been any overall review between all of the clinics in identifying a common issue that is arising and how they deal with that? Has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: When making plans in relation to a particular problem it is good to be able to see what is happening in Cork, Limerick or Dublin, for example. Has there been any kind of connection with those centres around what they are doing in the context of learning from one another?