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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: I agree with my colleagues on this matter. The SBCI letter now seems to dispute some of the issues raised. I would like to see the evidence of this because the evidence we had does not appear to agree with some of the issues raised in the letter. It is important that we get the SBCI representatives to check back in and go through this again. We need to see what explanations are being...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: I think it would be helpful if we did get written answers because at least then we can scrutinise those answers. I really think it would be helpful if we got them in before the SBCI representatives came back in. That is my personal view.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: It would be important we have replies in well before that date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: I cannot comment on the issue in relation to Listowel but in relation to Cork city there is a problem in that we are running centres in two locations in the city whereas there is a strong view that one location in the city centre would be more effective. The question is whether or not work should be done by the HSE with SouthDoc to aim towards that. The current situation is that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: My understanding is the problem is getting staff to man the centre to keep the level of service. It still raises the question of whether there could be a far more efficient service by having one location in the centre of the city, rather than the way it is now organised. I do not know why that was not done the first day but it is a problem now because even people on the south side cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will open with the issue of bringing public nursing homes up to standard, particularly now because of Covid and the challenges that it has posed. I understand that 122 HSE public nursing homes were required to meet a certain standard by 2015 and that an extension was granted for six years, bringing the deadline to December 2021. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: It would be helpful if we could have the exact figures for what is expected to be completed by December 2021 and if we knew how it is proposed to deal with people. According to the last set of figures I have seen, there are more than 5,500 people in public nursing homes. I am not sure how many are affected by not having a suitable physical environment for long-stay individuals. Maybe we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: In December 2020 and January 2021, there were outbreaks in a large number of nursing homes. What level of engagement was there in that period? It is extremely important to address this. We could have a new challenge next week and it would be a case of how fast we could get the information out to the providers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: On the Department and the proposed licensing concerning home care provision, at what stage are we? I introduced a Private Members' Bill on introducing a regulatory framework for home care. At what stage is the Department on drafting legislation? When are we likely to see draft legislation? What is the timeframe for introducing it and putting it into law if we want to introduce a licensing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: Is there a date for when we will see the heads of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: My question was on when might we see the heads of the Bill published.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: I welcome the announcement this morning by the HSE that it has acquired a hotel in Blarney to convert into a 60-bed community nursing home. This is a very welcome decision and I very much support it. On the issue of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, I refer to the commitment given at the health committee several weeks ago that more than 400,000 doses of the vaccine would be made...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in Cork city and county in each of the years 2011 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to ensure lower interest rates for Irish mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons from Cork city and county who have availed of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13714/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will conduct anonymous exit surveys with staff to assess the reasons for staff leaving the health service and systems that could be put in place to support staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department has put in place to support non-consultant hospital doctors from outside Europe who are working or wish to work in Ireland and who can assist in reducing staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to address the mental health strain that Covid-19 is taking on health staff well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address staff fatigue as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13710/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if NPHET has considered if all cohorts will receive a vaccine (details supplied) if approved by the EMA; if not, if the vaccine will be limited to certain cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13711/21]