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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: It is not happening. It was happening 20 years ago and for some reason there was a different structure for recruitment 20 years ago. The structure was totally changed. I have come across consultants who, two years after they retired, are still inside the facility as a locum because no replacement has been identified or put in place.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (24 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: In fairness, in my own constituency, for instance, there is a new extension being built to Heather House, which will provide accommodation for 60 extra beds. Likewise, we bought the golf links hotel at Blarney, and as I understand an extra 50 beds will go in there. The question is when will those facilities be ready to take the step-down patients and can those two projects be fast-tracked....

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

Colm Burke: The explanatory memorandum, of which I have a copy, is extremely helpful.

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

Colm Burke: Let us say an issue arises in regard to whether or not funding should be going towards the disability services-----

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

Colm Burke: -----how would a dispute be resolved in that scenario? I know there is a clear budget from each Department to the HSE in relation to services. Could there be a scenario where there is a disagreement regarding which should be providing funding for a specific area? If so, then how will that dispute be resolved?

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

Colm Burke: The Minister of State must accept that there is a cross-over of services in certain and an issue could arise in regard to which budget it comes in under. Is there a process to resolve that issue?

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

Colm Burke: On the issue of housing by local authorities, I find there is very little co-ordination. Say, for argument's sake, a housing authority is dealing with an estate of 80 houses, which was something I saw recently. I do not believe any house in that development was specifically set aside for people with disabilities. Could there be far more co-ordination in that area? Where a housing scheme...

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

Colm Burke: That is absolutely right.

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]