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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Colm Burke: ...for this report. Why can this report not be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas? Where are we with it now? In regard to the whole nursing homes issue, additional funding was provided under TAPS, the temporary assistance payment scheme. What allocation went to the public nursing homes as opposed to the private nursing homes? For example, under the fair deal scheme, €768...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: I wish to raise the temporary assistance payment, TAP, scheme for nursing homes, which ceased on 30 June. The costs incurred by nursing homes have increased substantially over the past 18 months because of Covid-19. Those costs remain in place. I ask that the Government considers seriously the extension of the scheme. The UK has continued to extend additional support to all its nursing homes.

Seanad: Universities (Development and Innovation) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Colm Burke: ...work in Cork with some very dedicated and committed people involved. There are huge benefits to having that research centre in Cork. We talked about the funding under Horizon 2020. We need to tap into that funding and get our fair share to ensure the people who want to do research are able to work here in Ireland. A problem with research and development - it is not just an Irish...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Colm Burke: ...and perhaps it is also a question of disseminating more information. The fifth recommendation of the aforementioned report stated that infant formula should continue to be reconstituted with boiled tap water in accordance with manufacturers' instructions or that, alternatively, ready-to-feed formula could be used. The other part of the recommendation was that the use of bottled water to...

Seanad: Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Colm Burke: .... I know of several GPs who trained for several years to be paediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists but did not finish their training. They have a wealth of experience which should be tapped into for the benefit of hospitals which may require temporary cover, say for a day. I welcome this long overdue Bill which will provide a degree of competition in the GP sector and enable us...