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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (10 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 753. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will launch a vitamin D campaign to highlight the benefits of vitamin D, particularly in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/21]

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: My thanks to the witnesses for their presentations today. I wish to go back on the €300 million in claims because I want clarification on this. My understanding is that 466 claims have been dealt with and this leaves 235. What is the value of the 466 that a decision has been made on?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: The question I am asking is about the value of that 466 out of the €300 million. I accept it is not fully signed off on or finalised and there are other processes, but what is the value of the 466 cases?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Out of that €230 million in claims, the development board has come out on the plus side rather than the negative side. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I move on to the work done to date. Will Mr. Gunning give us a guideline as to what percentage of the work from the overall contract is completed? Figures have been given, but can he give us a percentage? Is it 10%, 15% or 20%?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: So we have only around 20% of the project in real terms completed?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I go on to Mr. Dempsey. He mentioned in his report a "detailed analysis". What will be the outcome of that? What detailed analysis will be in this report? I am confused as to what the Department is doing on this.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I presume a detailed bill of quantities was presented when the contracts were started. It is only as the work goes on that one discovers whether or not it was detailed enough. Therefore, is an analysis at this stage just trying to pick figures out of the air? We are talking about €300 millions in claims and we are only at 20% of the project.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Dempsey accept that with 20% of the project complete and €300 million in additional claims, multiplied by five it means there could be €1.5 billion in additional claims and that, therefore, any detailed analysis carried out by the Department will not be of assistance in real terms?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I am talking about €300 million in claims with only 20% of the project having been completed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank all the guests here and all the health staff for their contribution and real commitment and dedication to their jobs over the past 12 months. They went way beyond the call of duty. I know this full well because members of my family were involved in the healthcare sector in a number of different areas. I will start by asking just three or four questions. The first is to Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: All right. I will leave it at that if I may get some answers to those questions.

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Ministers of State for their presentations. It is an important area, because of the huge challenges posed by Covid. There is a huge problem in respect of the financial strain placed on everyone, especially those running small businesses and those who have lost their jobs. People who have lost their jobs are worried about support for their immediate family. It is hugely...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional financial supports will be made available to Irish airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 vaccination will be made available at an early date for congregated settings in which the residents are over 70 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 214. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reversing the proposed plan of withdrawal of lactation support services in the Dublin south east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6149/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the establishment of an online telehealth lactation service for mothers nationwide and which could be easily accessed and provide 24/7 support to parents with newborns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the establishment of an android and smart phone application which would provide parents of newborns with a 24-7 support system with on-demand access to leading maternal and paediatric experts including lactation consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to reopen point-to-point horse racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6050/21]

Finance Act 2004 (section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for the opportunity to raise a number of issues in this debate. An underspend of €709 million is a substantial sum of money. It also raises the issue of how we assess projects and why it takes so long for them to be assessed and approved. I especially want to address the projects identified by the Office of Public Works, OPW. It appears to be quite a slow...