Results 141-160 of 10,663 for speaker:Colm Burke
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop an up-to-date infant feeding policy for those with HIV in Ireland, in line with recent British HIV Association guidance, that would facilitate shared decision-making between healthcare professionals and service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to develop an electronic child health record to collect and report on breastfeeding metrics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing an office for alcohol harm reduction to operate within his Department which would take the lead across Government Departments in developing the policy measures needed to address alcohol harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14858/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1500. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding for the provision of alcohol care teams within all major hospitals and which would be linked to community services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14859/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1501. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding to the relevant bodies to support the national Hidden Harm framework that recognises the adverse childhood experience of growing up with parental problem substance use; if he will take the necessary steps to ensure current funding for services for children and families who are impacted by parental drug and alcohol...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1502. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the mental health allocation of 10% of the overall health budget is reached by 2030, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14861/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding of €2 million estimate to create a Commissioner for Ageing and Older Persons as part of a package of measures to counter ageism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14865/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1505. To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant an immediate allocation of €7 million to hire 76 HSE whole-time equivalent dentists to bring service levels back to 2007 levels, thereby cutting waiting lists for service and treatments in the public system that is, the children's school screening programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14869/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to hire 30 specialist orthodontists to address the up to three-year waiting lists for orthodontic care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14870/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1507. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to deliver a reformed medical card scheme through the provision of a voucher or credit towards dental care of between €100 to €500, respectively (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14871/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1508. To ask the Minister for Health to set aside funding to reintroduce a foundation training scheme to facilitate new dental graduates to gain experience in a mentored environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14873/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1509. To ask the Minister for Health what new proposals will be put in place to assist in the delivery of the new dental hospital in UCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14874/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set aside additional funding of €20 million for the two dental schools at UCC and TCD to increase the number of dental graduates that will practice in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14875/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 1599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed within the health service, by categories (details supplied) for each year from 1 January 2014 to 29 February 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15363/24]
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Colm Burke: My apologies for being late as I had other meetings to attend as well. I thank the witnesses for the documentation that has been sent on. Regarding people doing administrative work in An Garda Síochána, I note there are now more than 3,100 civilian employees in the Garda. Are there still many gardaí doing administrative work that could be done by civilians who could be...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Colm Burke: Of the 14,200 gardaí, how many are doing nothing but administrative work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Colm Burke: Following on from that, I am not sure what the figure is because we do not have it but there are 14,200 gardaí. Let us say the figure is 1,000 people. Is it possible that another 500 of those could be assigned to police work rather than administrative work? What is the target? Is it one year, two years or three years? It is about making the Garda more effective because a big...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Colm Burke: For instance, if a new housing area is being developed, over a short period 5,000, 6,000 or 7,000 houses might be built but no plan is in place as to where Garda members are going to operate from. It is not just about looking at existing infrastructure and the need for modernisation but also about planning for where we need new infrastructure, and I am not sure that is happening.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Colm Burke: Why should they take a long time? For instance, in my area of Cork, Glanmire, there was a project where the OPW agreed to buy a building and it took six years to complete the sale. That is an area with a population of over 25,000, and Garda members were operating out of a station that was totally out of date. Why should an area with such a huge population not have the infrastructure? Is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024) Colm Burke: The population of the country has increased by 40% in the past 23 years. Is it not now time to say what we need in a given area and that we want it delivered within a 12-month or two-year period, not within a ten-year period?