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Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: I have a question on the role of HIQA. My understanding is that the Irish Examinerhas been told in the past three or four days that a statutory investigation conducted by HIQA does no carry any enforceable sanctions and therefore could not be guaranteed to achieve improvements in residential care. I am just wondering about the transfer and we are talking about HIQA but where is an...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: It said in a response to the Irish Examinerthat it does not the power of enforceable sanctions and therefore could not be guaranteed to achieve improvements in residential care. That is what it said. I am not criticising people or anything else, but I am just saying it feels its powers are limited when it is requested to do an investigation. The authority also argues that for an individual...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: I am saying to the Minister of State that there is an opportunity to deal with this matter while we are dealing with the Bill. Is it possible for the Department to engage with HIQA and see what additional change in the legislation is required in order to give it the power it wants to deal with individual complaints. That is basically what I am asking.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: Is it possible while we are dealing with the legislation to incorporate what the authority is looking for in a structured way? If we start over and seek to give additional powers to HIQA, it could be 12 months down the road before we do so. There may be an opportunity to deal with the matter at this stage.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: The Minister of State will engage through her Department with HIQA to take on board its concerns and see what needs to be done to deal with them.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: My understanding is that if there was a legal issue, the Taoiseach would be able to get the advices of the Attorney General in dealing with that.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: Has the Department had any discussions with the housing bodies? The housing bodies are now building a large number of houses for people on the housing list. Should we not incorporate all of the players in providing housing? It is not unusual for an organisation that is trying to provide housing for someone with disability, whether intellectual or physical, to run into problems in getting...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work his Department is undertaking in order to eliminate the use of materials which can neither be recycled or reused in keeping with the Circular Economy Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9375/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the support provided under the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail the level of funding support that has been allocated to local authorities to combat dumping in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of engagement that has taken place with energy providers in respect of the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to address delays to the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9379/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of upgrades completed under the warmth and well-being scheme, by county, in each of the years 2016 to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the way the warmth and well-being scheme will be incorporated into new schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9381/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given by his Department to engaging with other stakeholders on building capacity to achieve the key measures of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to the grouping of homes together, for example neighbours, for the purposes of delivering significant energy upgrades under the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9383/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff working at the National Cybersecurity Centre in each of the years 2011 to 31 December 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (22 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of submissions received as part of the public consultation process on carbon budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9385/22]