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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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pension appeal will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Years Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 492. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position in respect of support for crèches in cases where they are providing care for children of essential workers but are now finding that they are in receipt of insufficient funding to remain open; if additional support will be provided for these key services; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 493. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional supports will be made available to crèches (details supplied) so that they can meet their costs during this difficult period; if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be made available to them as a support mechanism while their income has been reduced; if so, if the scheme can be claimed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to ensure patients who are currently being prescribed products produced by a company (details supplied) will be able to continue to receive same and not incur further additional expenses, for example, couriering or personal collection of prescribed products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 781. To ask the Minister for Health if all patients who were receiving reimbursement for their cannabis product prescription costs prior to 21 January 2021 will continue to be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 782. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expanding the permissible products list of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme to include cannabis flower (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 783. To ask the Minister for Health if the qualifying list of conditions of the medical cannabis access programme will be expanded to include chronic pain, migraines, arthritis, endometriosis, anxiety, dementia and depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 784. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the implementation of an online cannabis education programme for clinicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: 785. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in order to ensure that cannabis patients who have had to emigrate (details supplied) can return to Ireland and legally and affordably access their medicine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5586/21]