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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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank all of our guests. It is important to acknowledge the work of everyone in the healthcare sector, in the hospitals, congregated settings and nursing homes. Ms O'Neill stated 81% of notified deaths in health service settings occurred in nursing homes. That could be misinterpreted that 81% of the 3,000 Covid-related deaths occurred in nursing homes. The number of those who died in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Can we have a breakdown of the number of people who died in public nursing homes over the past two months? The last time the numbers worked out at 80:20. Up to 80% of nursing homes are in the private sector and 20% in the public sector. Has there been any variation from those numbers? Are there any new challenges in the nursing homes that were not there in the first outbreak of Covid? Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: In the report Ms O'Neill gave this morning, there was a reference to where accommodation has been provided for staff. An issue that occurred in March and April was where, say, five people shared accommodation but they might be working in different healthcare settings. I presume it has been a challenge to try to deal with that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: Mr. Daly referred to the pricing review of 2017. On that issue and the challenges now faced by private nursing homes, there are now increased costs in dealing with Covid. There is also the issue that when a patient is assessed under the fair deal scheme, he or she may be able to move around and is not in any way restricted. As such people remain in a nursing home for a longer period and as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Colm Burke: What problems with retaining staff do the financial challenges pose? Of the many people who have left the nursing home sector, will there be difficulty in getting them back, even when Covid is well under control?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: The Chairman has probably answered my question. Have we had any indication as to what is the view coming back? It is an important issue and I do not believe we should be stopped from going ahead and looking at this issue. Has any indication come back as to how it is going to be approached?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank all of our guests for the work they have done and continue to do. I also thank all of our front-line staff throughout the country, be they in GP practices or in hospitals or public health nurses. I would like to touch on one or two issues. The first issue is the people who have a particular illness, which has been touched on already by Deputy Hourigan. I refer in particular to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: I refer to people on dialysis. I am not taking away from people who are in nursing homes as they are an extremely important group but people on dialysis are also a very vulnerable group, in particular, because many of them attend hospital three days a week and have someone collecting them and someone dropping them home. I wonder if that would be looked at and if they would be included at a...

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: I am sharing time equally with my colleague, Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan. In the first instance I thank the Minister and the staff in her Department, as well as all the staff throughout the country for the work they have done at a very difficult period in dealing with and delivering payments to people in a fast and efficient way. While there have been glitches in the system, the...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister, his Department and all of our front-line workers for their work and commitment during the pandemic. I have three questions for the Minister, the first of which is in regard to Johnson & Johnson. There is speculation that it is about to announce that it has a vaccine suitable for dealing with Covid-19. Has the Department of Health engaged with Johnson &...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 182. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding support for crèches providing care for children of essential workers but are now in a position of insufficient funding to keep the crèche open; if additional support will be provided for these key services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4779/21]