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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: But the argument is private nursing homes cannot afford to employ more nurses because of the level of support provided under the fair deal scheme. Could I move on to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I do not accept that because-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: -----if someone is admitted to a private nursing home and is quite mobile at the time but, as the years pass, the level of care he or she requires increases, there is no increase in the support the private nursing home gets. That is the reality. Therefore, that is not a fair comparison. I wish to move on to the issue-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: There was an underspend in respect of the scheme last year. Some €998 million was spent, as opposed to the budgetary allocation of €1.1 billion. I wish to move on to the issue of the cyberattack-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: -----and the failure to take action in time. Does Mr. Watt believe that the Department was aware there were risks with respect to the system, that much more could have been done to prevent the cyberattack and that evasive action could have been taken at an earlier stage, particularly now that we have seen the PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, report?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: The warnings were there beforehand. Does Mr. Watt believe action could have been taken at an earlier stage to prevent it occurring and that people had highlighted the fact that there were concerns?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Were issues raised with the Department prior to the cyberattack and did it provide assistance to make sure the appropriate action could be taken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: The question I am asking is whether concerns were raised with the Department at any stage in the 12 months prior to the cyberattack.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Did the Department get any advice during the previous two years regarding additional precautions that needed to be taken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Mr. Watt might come back to us with an answer on that. It is extremely important when Departments get advice that they follow through on it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: Mr. Watt said he was not sure whether this issue was raised in the previous two years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Watt for that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date in respect of the introduction of half-price transport for young persons as set out in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62108/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (16 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of householders who made a local property tax return; the number of householders who accepted the initial Revenue Commissioners' determination; if a figure is available for projected revenue that will be raised by the tax in 2022; the way in which this compares with the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to greater flexibility of current public transport incentives such as taxsaver tickets given the greater flexibility of office-based work and the hybrid approach to working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (15 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if research is under way with regard to the potential impact on motor tax revenue an increased uptake of electric vehicles will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62172/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Tests (15 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students at higher education institutions (details supplied), who make up approximately 12% of the higher education student population in Ireland, are to be excluded from the public health free rapid antigen tests initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62030/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Tests (15 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that students studying on publicly funded Springboard programmes in private higher education institutions will be excluded from the free rapid antigen tests initiative while their fellow students on Springboard programmes in the public higher education institutions will be eligible to receive the tests; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Tests (15 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including students at higher education colleges that are members of an association (details supplied) in the public health free rapid antigen tests initiative in view of the contributions by the students to the Exchequer; if not, if separate funding will be made available to those students for this once off...