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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Briefly, I thank everyone for their contribution here this morning. It is very much appreciated. I note that there is a lot of misinformation out there. For instance, on Sunday evening I had a discussion with nurses who believed that the audit was carried out in respect of people who had not been diagnosed with cancer, and that information was kept from them. Given this type of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for coming here today to deal with this matter, which relates to Scoil Cholmcille on Blarney Street in Cork. From 1 September, the school will have 216 students.If the number of students increases to 220 the school will be entitled to an additional teacher. Scoil Cholmcille currently has a difficulty due to changing demographics. A school was first built on the site...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Yes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I appreciate the Minister's reply. The school has an extremely dedicated principal, teachers and assistants who work there and there is huge support from the parents. The numbers in the school have increased much faster than a school would normally experience. That is why there is pressure. There is also the issue of the site itself, but the school has clearly set out in its plan how it...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I want to raise an issue related to CervicalCheck and the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine. It is unfortunate that some of the people who were to the forefront criticising the HPV vaccine programme are now to the forefront in criticising the errors in the CervicalCheck scheme. Interestingly, two of the individuals concerned appeared on a television programme recently, yet neither of...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (15 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister and thank him for bringing this legislation forward. In one sense it is a transfer of functions from one Department to another but it is also about tidying up existing legislation and strengthening regulation. That is welcome. The Bill transfers certain functions from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to the Department of Communications,...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I join with my colleagues in saying that our thoughts today are with the people who are getting - or have gotten - the news on the results of CervicalCheck. These results were previously inaccurately reported. It is a challenging time for them, their families and for the wider community as well. It is also a challenging time for people working in the health service. The workload in all of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for taking time out of her busy schedule to deal with this matter. The issue I raise is the community employment scheme and the current rules that apply. The particular one I raise is where someone has reached 66 years of age and he or she is no longer entitled to continue on in the community employment scheme. There is a problem now in community employment schemes...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister. The other scheme I raised is a community organisation that has over 46 acres of community grounds because there are lot of different organisations working there, all on a voluntary basis. The person on community employment supervises the maintenance and does all that work. Now his time is up. He has done his three years and it cannot be extended, as I understand it....

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: One of the issues that we have faced over the past two weeks is a difficult one for many families. I raised it at the health committee this morning and want to do so again now. It relates to pending cases. I agree with my colleague about having the Minister attend to deal with a number of issues around maternity care and CervicalCheck. At the committee meeting, someone asked about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: My question is on the communications system between the State Claims Agency and everyone in the HSE. It appears that the State Claims Agency may have been aware of the seriousness of this issue but did not communicate it to people working on the front line. In the current structure, a claim comes in against a medical consultant in a hospital and is passed on to the State Claims Agency....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Mr. O'Sullivan referred to the anomaly scans and the extra people employed in that area. I wish to flag with him that I have been made aware that medical consultants in the smaller units are being advised they will not be given an opportunity to look at the scans before they are sent to the central unit for review. I am talking about the smaller maternity units around the country. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Mr. O'Sullivan might obtain the average number who have retired over the past three years, for instance. I guarantee him that the number is far higher than 59.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I will provide the legal advice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I raised the anomaly scan issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Colm Burke: That is not the issue. The issue is that when the anomaly scan is done, the consultants in the smaller units are being advised that they will not have an opportunity to look at those scans. They will be sent to the main unit on day one. They are concerned that issues which they could deal without sending on with may be missed. That is the concern that they have.

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, to the House. I thank the Senators for bringing forward the Bill. There is always a lot of work involved when anyone introduces a Private Members' Bill. I compliment the Senators on the Bill. I agree with what my colleague, Senator Clifford-Lee, said about delays in probate. Likewise in Cork, if I lodge an application for probate at the...

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Colm Burke: It just goes to show the complications that can arise and what we as solicitors can encounter. In another case a person died who had property in England and a farm in Ireland. Farms are always a very emotional issue. We could not find a will but we eventually found a carbon copy of the will in a handbag in a wardrobe in the person's house in England. If there was no will different parties...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres Provision (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minster of State to the House. A new primary care centre is being built on the grounds of the old orthopaedic hospital in Cork. I recently visited the site and construction is probably 98% complete. My understanding is that ten GPs practising in the area will move to the centre. I seek clarification on the timeline regarding the opening of the facility. When will it be up...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres Provision (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for State for his very detailed reply. I know it will take place on a phased basis but I wonder when the GP practices are expected to start functioning from there? When will they be able to move in? Is there a planned timescale for each section to do so? Will everything be in place by the end of the year? As the Minister of State outlined, it is a huge centre that...