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Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018: Second Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: Now.

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for bringing forward this legislation. It is important to give recognition that it is a step-by-step approach. One thing about the turnaround in economic circumstances is it is important to use wisely that increase in moneys coming into the Revenue Commissioners but that in particular, it is used for people who need that additional support. They provide a huge...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome a debate on this matter as it is important that there is open disclosure of any adverse events occurring in medical practice, whether in a hospital, in a voluntary hospital or any medical facility. It is important to recognise we have come a long way. The problem is that our judicial system is an adversarial system and that is not helpful or conducive to all information being...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: Not agreed.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: Not agreed.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I am sorry, Acting Chairman. That is not agreed.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: It is not agreed. That is my instruction.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: My understanding is I said, "Not agreed".

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: My understanding is that we are not agreeing to the Bill going to the next Stage. The Minister has announced that he is doing a new Bill and he is bringing it to the Cabinet tomorrow.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: It is not through. I said, "Not agreed".

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I said, "Not agreed".

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: There is no dispute about it. It is not agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and the presentation. The report provided by Mr. Woods refers to the 2,600 additional beds required and the issue of elective hospitals. Project 2040 contains plans in that regard. What progress has been made on the elective hospitals projects? For instance, Cork was identified as requiring a new hospital. A committee was formed to further the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: That is fine, but the group has not met.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I heard that four months ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: Perhaps someone might come back to me to tell me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: -----when the group has met.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: The problem we have is that there seems to be an entrenched position. A consultant not working in a particular area - I am talking about a geographical area now - cannot be transferred to another area. That is the advice I am being given. I have written to Gerry O'Dwyer, the CEO, on this matter, and the response I received from Ger Reaney by telephone was that there is no consultant there....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: That is not what is happening.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: I wish to raise the issue of psychiatric services for those under 18 years of age on the north side of Cork city. I came across a number of cases in the last few weeks in which people under 18 who require access to a psychiatric consultant have had huge difficulty because that position has been vacant for a number of months. A locum was put in place but the locum has also resigned. As a...