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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if measures will be put in place to deal with the backlog in vehicle registration tax appointment waiting times in Cork; the nature of the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3379/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Blackpool flood relief scheme, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3378/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that have been made available to DEIS schools during the January 2021 closure to facilitate remote learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that have been made available to students of DEIS schools during the January 2021 closure to assist them in remote learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Services (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that have been put in place for victims of domestic violence and abuse during Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3371/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the reimbursement of the cost of the gene therapy treatment Luxturna for persons suffering with inherited retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and Leber's congenital amaurosis, which are rare, serious and life-limiting diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2984/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 311. To ask the Minister for Health if he will correspond with the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics to reconsider its decision regarding the reimbursement of the cost of the gene therapy treatment Luxturna in that early administration of this medicine can lead to greater, life-enhancing benefits for those suffering with degenerative retinal disease; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if consultations have taken place to improve the cost effectiveness of the gene therapy treatment Luxturna, a life-changing gene therapy medicine that, upon early administration, leads to better, life-enhancing benefits for those suffering with inherited retinal diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 313. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the reimbursement of gene therapy treatment luxturna which complements national policy objectives as set out in the programme for Government to update the rare diseases plan and the promotion of research particularly clinical trials which are key to improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure on public nursing home care in Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents in public nursing homes by county from 2011 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if nursing home patients will not be charged for items outside of their original assessments of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if the NTPF has internal written procedures or a guidance manual for its negotiators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place to combat isolation and loneliness during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to support those who have suffered long-term effects following Covid-19 infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3372/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of rates offered to dentists delivering free care to medical card holders from 2011 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3373/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (21 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists delivering free care to medical card holders by county in each of the years 2011 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3374/21]

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the debate on this report. I begin by suggesting that serious consideration be given to having a national remembrance day for all those who died in the mother and baby homes. It is something that should be considered over the next few months. I want to touch on one or two issues that were raised earlier today. Back in 1974, the former President and then Senator,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 457. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a review of the current contact tracing guidelines for schools in cases in which a pupil who tests positive for Covid-19 and the parents of the pupil are informed of same by the HSE but there is no legal obligation on the parents to advise the school (details supplied); if the current guidelines will be changed regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Colm Burke: 458. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to reviewing the current waiting time in cases in which a parent with a Covid-19 positive child consents to public health sharing this information with the principal of his or her child's school, given that there is often a 16-to-24-hour time lag (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2233/21]