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Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I agree with and welcome the proposed amendments. I had the privilege of sitting on a State board, the board of the Port of Cork, as the nominee from Cork City Council for ten years. The board had great responsibility at the time. The Minister is right. This board will have a budget of €17 billion in real terms. It is important that we get the right people in there and that they...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I agree with my colleague on the importance of patient advocates. It is also important to realise that this board will manage a budget of €17 billion. Many of these boards often rely greatly on advice from management, particularly from the chief executive. A board member needs to have the capacity to challenge and to make sure that the information that he or she is getting from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I join colleagues in congratulating Michael D. Higgins on his re-election as President of Ireland. It is also appropriate to thank the other candidates, including our colleague, Senator Freeman, who took part. I do not necessarily agree with the views expressed by some of the candidates but this is about democracy and people who put their heads above the parapet should be given recognition...

Seanad: Accessibility Issues for Voters with Disabilities: Statements (6 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State and the Department for the work that has been done and I also thank all the people in charge of organising polling stations around the country for elections. I have come across some difficulties, for instance, where artificial ramps have to be put in place but which did not work out on polling day. With increasingly more public buildings having been made more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: One of the matters raised by the physical therapists concerned X-rays and the use of X-ray equipment. Has that been dealt with in the regulation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: It is not in these regulations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: It applies to physiotherapists as it applies to physical therapists.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: When is that scope of practice likely to be dealt with?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: In the meantime, if somebody provides a service with X-ray facilities, will he or she technically not be entitled to provide it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: To clarify, if a physical therapist or physiotherapist provided services relating to X-rays-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: Yes, and that practitioner has done so for a number of years. May he or she continue doing that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Physical Therapist) Regulations 2018: Motion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the witness for the work done on this. It is very much appreciated, particularly in the context of taking on board the concerns that physical therapists had about the regulations. I thank all the departmental officials for their work on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the officials for their presentation. One of the issues about which I am very concerned in the HSE is the growth in staff numbers since December 2014. My understanding is that there are now 12,000 additional people working in the HSE, of whom over 2,600 of them are working in the area of administration and management. In the past three to four years I have not seen a clear plan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: The argument was put to me about additional administrative staff in clinics. Every person to whom I have talked running clinics says no additional staff have been provided in the past two to three years. I have seen no evidence and no one to whom I have spoken who works on the front line has seen evidence of increased numbers of administrative staff supporting clinics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: It is a matter that was ongoing for 18 months. It is not unusual, given the number of times I come across something I deal with 18 months or two years and no decision is taken. It is a huge problem we run up against. One talks to someone and is told that there is a waiting period for someone up the line to make a decision. I give the example of GPs who went to the HSE with a cost savings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: The GPs gave detailed reports time and again on how the savings could be made. They had the whole thing structured with a number of organisations and presented it to the HSE, and after 18 months there was still no decision and they walked away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: I do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: Yes. It is a matter of the overall planning and the other issue I raised as to how we have had overruns in recent years. How can we guarantee we will not have the same scenario this time next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: We seem to have a problem with people now reaching 18 years of age, though. Anyone who was getting respite care is continuing to get it, but anyone who has recently reached the age of 18, certainly in the South/South West hospital group area, is unable to get respite care now. This is a huge problem for parents. They are providing 24-7 care themselves. Respite care is not available to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome today's announcement that there will be an extensive exhumation of bodies at the Tuam mother and babies home. The remains will be forensically examined and, most importantly, there will then be a respectful burial. This issue has been widely debated and discussed. I understand the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, presented the proposal to Cabinet this...