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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I was asking about theatres.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: If there are staff in who are finishing work at 5 p.m., would it not be appropriate to look at manning theatres with staff available until 8 p.m., so that theatres are not closed down at 4 p.m? Why has that not been put in place in hospitals?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I wish to raise an issue in relation to nursing homes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I am aware that the HSE's capital plan 2022 has been announced. I welcome that. There are two issues that I wish to raise. One concerns the amount of funding going into public nursing homes. Such funding is most welcome. I am wondering if we are looking at efficiency in public nursing homes and the cost of running them, compared with what it costs to place a patient in a private nursing...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Mulvany accept that we are putting a huge amount of money into public nursing homes, and yet the cost per week is still extremely high? I understand that huge demands are being placed on public nursing homes because the buildings are not up to standard. As we are bringing the buildings up to standard, should there not be savings made at the same time?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: Has a report been done that assessed the introduction of the HSE grade of theatre assistant? If the report exists, I ask that it be made available to the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: Have targets been set? Is it the case that a decision still has not been made?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I would appreciate that. I would like to move on to the issue of capital spending in the Cork area. I very much welcome the money being spent on Heather House on the north side of Cork city and the new residential facility in Blarney, where a recently-built hotel has been purchased and is now being converted. I will raise the issue of the elective hospital. I note than only...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: With regard to the timeframe, there is no question or doubt but that there are major challenges in Cork. Should private hospital facilities be lease or otherwise acquired to deal with the long waiting lists in the Cork and Kerry region? Should consideration be given to that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I am asking whether we should either buy a private hospital or lease one for a number of years until the elective hospital is built because we have great demands, consultants cannot get access to a theatre and there is not a sufficient number of beds. There is a great number of people working but they are feeling frustrated because they cannot get their lists dealt with. Can we look at that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020 (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: Mr. Woods would accept that if we are building a new elective hospital, we are talking about a certain period. Some projects have taken eight years. What are we going to do in the meantime? When are we going to decide to make additional capacity available for the people employed by the HSE who have the expertise but cannot get to do the work they want to do?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 27. To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify the current position for the new elective hospital in Cork; if his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have now agreed on the project; if the hospital will contain new inpatient beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if the new elective hospital proposed for Cork will have in-patient beds; the timeline proposed by his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to sign-off on the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 30. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to deploy new technologies such as telehealth that support the wellbeing and health of vulnerable and isolated groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (26 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by the HSE and its medical team to identify the strain of meningitis which has recently resulted in a number of admissions to hospital; if a course of treatment and care is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s work and progress towards implementing Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26782/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Colm Burke: In arriving at the strategy for 2022-2024, and looking at previous strategies, were goals set out in those previous strategies? Could more have been done? Do we need to always keep two-year strategies under review to see what additional support the Garda needs in the course of its duty and in trying to deliver a safe place for everyone to live in?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I am asking this question on behalf of Deputy Alan Dillon. Will the Minister outline her ongoing support for the Garda Síochána Inspectorate and the mechanisms for monitoring and appraising its performance? When does she expect An Garda Síochána's strategy statement 2022-2024 to be published? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Colm Burke: Considering the strategy for 2022 to 2024 and the ongoing review that the Minister outlined, are there major changes in the approach the Garda is taking in particular areas to help to reduce the level of crime? Are there what might be called substantial major changes in the approach that the Garda is taking in particular areas as regards helping to reduce the level of crime? That might be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (24 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to improve the operation of the criminal trial process for victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26076/22]