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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the proposal (details supplied) for the creation and implementation of a National Diabetes Registry to identify an accurate figure of the number of persons living with diabetes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disbursement of the €2 million fund for farm safety as confirmed in Budget 2022 has been set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been carried out by his Department with stakeholders to date in 2021 to develop new opportunities for Irish agri-food producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to further develop markets and secure new opportunities for Irish agri-food producers over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60624/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome that the terms of reference for the review are now available. My first question relates to fatal foetal abnormality. One of the reports we have received sets out that half of the foetal medicine specialists have expressed uncertainty regarding a diagnosis being deemed fatal, given it depends on an individual's definition of what is fatal. Will the review examine that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I raise the issue because I am aware of two cases where different interpretations were given in maternity units. In one case, the person had booked airline tickets to travel to the UK for a termination and was persuaded to try a second maternity unit in Ireland, which adopted a different approach and provided the termination. In fact, the second maternity unit was correct in the action it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: The next issue I raise relates to smaller maternity units. I think there are 19 maternity units in the country. The smaller units would not have the same number of consultants as the larger ones. In fact, some of them have only three or four. Their argument, in the context of trying to provide services, relates to not having sufficient support. Over the next 12 months, even before we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Does the Minister agree there needs to be engagement with the smaller units at this stage to see what problems they have identified and what action they are seeking to be taken in order that they can have the necessary supports in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Who is carrying out that review with the smaller units? The Minister indicated there was an ongoing review, but is somebody specifically engaged in conducting that review or is it just done within each area of the HSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: The Minister referred to the clinical lead in each area but is there an overall person nationally who co-ordinates with those clinical leads and who has individual engagement with the smaller units?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Over the past 12 months, for instance, what level of engagement has occurred from a national point of view with the smaller units?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding her Department has provided to community and voluntary organisations to date to help with the impact of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60131/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: This goes back to the issue of funding and how the past two years and Covid-19 has affected community groups, community centres and sporting organisations. I ask the Minister about the supports provided to the community associations and community centres as a result of Covid-19 and what further work we can do on that. We are going to go through at least another three to four months of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for all the work that has been done in this area over the past two years and for the funding that has been made available. One of the challenges that we now have as a result of the downturn in business in certain areas is that there will be people who will not go back to the jobs they had had before. Will we open up the area of community employment, CE, and change the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: May I just ask one final issue to the Minister of State about co-ordination of supports? I have come across a situation where there is support from Avondhu Duhallow, which is a very effective organisation, but there are not supports, for instance, from the local authority. Can we look at that co-ordination of supports so that if moneys are granted by one organisation, sufficient moneys are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: In regard to the involvement of local authorities, has the Department had feedback from them on the schemes that are in place? I am not satisfied there is sufficient feedback into the Department setting out clearly the local authorities' targets and making sure those targets comply with what the Department wants.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the support available to communities to help with the upkeep and enhancement of community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60132/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for the work she is doing in this area and for the schemes that are in place. My concern relates to the need for the upkeep and enhancement of community centres. I note that she has touched on this earlier but there are additional strains out there now such that over the past two years community groups and community centres have not been able to hold fundraising events...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (7 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I am raising this issue in the context of a new role for community centres, as mentioned by my colleague, Deputy Stanton. For that new role to be put in place, a large number of community centres need to be upgraded, particularly in rural areas where there is no broadband provision. I know of an area where there is no broadband, landline or mobile phone connection, but the local community...