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- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 160. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commission research to determine innovative ways to attract GPs into general practice to replace those GPs rapidly approaching retirement (details supplied), including the use of video consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8196/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will work with the relevant educational and professional bodies for the purposes of increasing the number of general practice nurses from the current figure of approximately 2,000 to 4,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with the relevant educational and professional bodies to advance a specific rural curriculum and pathway within undergraduate medical education and GP training (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8197/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (21 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with the relevant educational and professional bodies to increase the exposure time spent by medical students in general practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8198/24]
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: I raise the issue on the shortage of radiation therapists. My understanding is that there is a 30% shortfall around the country. In fact, in Cork University Hospital, there is a 39% shortfall in radiation therapists. The basic issue is that while the Minister for higher education has met with me and with both University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin about growing the number of...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify the current position where a person is in receipt of carer’s allowance, and they are also working part-time, but due to hospitalisation are not able to work for a period of time; if there are proposals to amend the current system that does not allow them to qualify for illness benefit; and if she will make...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7635/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7636/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7637/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7638/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 546. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7639/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the anticipated commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7640/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the anticipated commencement date and roll-out date of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7641/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 549. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7642/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 550. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update in relation to the commencement date and roll-out of the National Advisory Group for Provision of Post-Mastectomy Products, Community Funded Schemes Service Improvement Programme in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Colm Burke: 610. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will give priority to the completion and implementation of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services taking into account the growth in the population and in particular the increase in numbers of people over 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7984/24]
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Colm Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach and thank the officials for the presentation and the work both Departments are dealing with. Let us open by examining the misinformation that is out there. People seem to be getting confused between those who are claiming international protection and those who come with work permits. My understanding, based on the last figures I saw, is that something like 530,000...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Colm Burke: Would it be possible to send us on details for the last ten years of the number of applications that were fully processed and where citizenship was granted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Colm Burke: The second point relates to international protection. In 2022, I see that 13,647 applications were processed and in 2023 it was 13,277. Does that indicate also the number of applications received?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (15 Feb 2024) Colm Burke: If we go back over a five-year period, what kind of numbers are we talking about for the three years prior to 2022 and 2023?