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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: There is an issue with regard to all building projects getting staff. People from Cork, Kerry and Limerick are working on building projects in Dublin. This is having a knock-on effect in their areas. We need to find out the stage at which the hospital is. Is it 25%, 30% or 35% complete? The big problem we have now is that there are a lot of subcontractors doing electrical work, plumbing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: I understand that for next year it is estimated that some €540 million will be paid out in claims right across the board. On the payment of claims, one of the biggest problems in the context of medical negligence is the actuarial figures for what amount of money needs to be invested in order to provide the level of care that the injured party may require into the future. It is not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: I am aware they are paying out advance payments, for instance in the medical negligence cases where it is clear that the family does need the support to provide the level of care, and then there is a hold off in relation to what the final award should be, on the basis of seeing how the person progresses over a period of three to four years. There is an issue with the amount having to paid...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: Four years ago, the estimate was approximately €2 billion. In a short time, the contingent liability has almost doubled. My understanding is that next year's estimate alone is approximately €540 million across various claims. For how many more years will the figure continue to climb?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask a question in respect of wards of court. Normally, their funds are lodged in banks and earned interest. In light of the penalties being imposed by banks on deposits, though, how are they being managed now?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. McCarthy.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has requested Cork City Council and Cork County Council to furnish details of all derelict properties currently on their respective registers; the way his Department now plans to tackle the problem of dereliction in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of the affordable housing scheme in County Cork to date; his plans for this scheme going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 146. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the additional €65 million in sports funding through the Covid-19 investment programme will be disbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54978/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 159. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support provided in 2020 and to date in 2021 by her Department via Fáilte Ireland to relevant businesses in County Cork to help with reopening and recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54979/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children in sixth class in County Cork who require ASD class places for their secondary schooling and whose parents were informed by their children's disability network teams that they will not get educational placement recommendations until February 2022 at the earliest, will receive this recommendation before Christmas 2021 due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who spent more than four consecutive days in hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who spent more than 21 consecutive days in hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 381. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who required hospitalisation from birth of 30 days or more for each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who required ten or more visits inpatient, day case or outpatient to Children’s Health Ireland hospitals or regional paediatric units for each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the income recorded by Children’s Health Ireland hospitals at Crumlin, Tallaght and Temple Street from parking charges for each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55370/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The last issue mentioned was that of training. What is the total number of orthopaedic consultants, including paediatric orthopaedic consultants, in Ireland at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: What is the number in paediatrics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: In the context of consultant posts in other areas, there was a programme where a clear plan for training was set out. Is a clear plan now being proposed to deal with this issue for paediatric orthopaedics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: Is it possible to team up with a hospital outside Ireland such that junior doctors would do part of their training in Ireland and then automatically have a place here and there would be structured training over, say, a five-year period so that when-----