Colm Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
45 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked45 total
Health23 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current number of medical negligence claims that are pending against each of the 19 maternity hospitals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17749/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide details of each of the medical negligence claims made against the 19 maternity hospitals; which of these said claims have been settled over the past five years, in tabular form for each of the 19 individual maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17750/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline of when works are due to commence on the development of a helipad at the Cork University Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18141/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will actively engage with the relevant educational bodies to examine the training and scope of all work carried out by auxiliary dental workers, that is dental technicians and clinical dental technicians, with a view to expanding the range of direct services to the public, without the necessity of having to see a dentist first as is currently the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18361/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will actively engage with the relevant educational bodies to conduct a review of how undergraduate education programmes can best support the Smile Agus Sláinte policy, in particular in regards to the provision of care to vulnerable groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18362/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the reintroduction of a foundation training scheme (details supplied) to facilitate new dental school graduates in gaining experience in a mentored environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18367/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to broaden the range of dental specialities in Ireland through appropriate educational pathways to include a broader range of dental specialities particularly in areas such as disability and paediatrics, wherein any new scope of practice or expanded roles would be properly regulated by the Dental Council with mandatory registration for these professionals, in view that there are currently just two recognised dental specialities in Ireland, orthodontics and oral surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to updating the Dental Council’s ‘Register of Dentists’ as recommended by a report (details supplied), to include information such as location, services provided, and hours worked, wherein this would provide a reliable overview of the number and availability of practising dentists in the country and allow an informed assessment to feed into workforce planning for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18369/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to reviewing the current process for non-EEA dentists to register to practice as dentists in Ireland; if consideration would be given to amendments to modernise and make the process more efficient, particularly regarding the curriculum for these examinations, the frequency with which they are held and the feedback given to candidates, in particular to candidates who fail to meet the required standards in examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18370/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that the public dental service is adequately staffed and resourced, in view of recommendations set out in a report (details supplied) which advises that based on the current population, 450 whole-time equivalent dental posts are needed in the HSE public dental service in order to address the difficulties apparent in the service, and to enable the service deliver on its stated objectives of preventing dental health difficulties as well as caring for and treating children and other vulnerable groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18371/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to address the current waiting list for screening and treatment in orthodontic services in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18372/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to establishing a management/leadership group under the auspices of his Department, comprised of representatives of the relevant Departments of State, statutory agencies and dental educational institutions, for the purposes of implementing Smile Agus Sláinte 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18373/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that a modern system of clinical surveillance, as contained in Smile Agus Sláinte 2019, is put in place to ensure that same continues to be effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18374/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will support an information campaign to raise awareness of the new service arrangements, as contained in Smile Agus Sláinte 2019, for the purposes of informing parents of these new services when they are in place, and in supporting the promotion of fluoride toothpaste in line with current WHO guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18375/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will actively engage with dental practitioners and their representative bodies to promote appropriate toothpaste use, in line with WHO evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18376/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with the appropriate bodies to actively advance the introduction of preventative packages for children and adults to support EU and Irish regulations which require the phase-down of amalgam fillings, that such packages would be delivered by private dental practices subject to the appropriate contracts being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will actively engage with the relevant authorities to evaluate the scope of primary care practice in supporting the implementation of Smile Agus Sláinte Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will give consideration to the introduction of a bill to amend the Dentists Act 1985, to reflect recent developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18379/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the appropriate agencies/bodies to facilitate identification of vulnerable groups for the purposes of enabling them to access periodontal treatment, and further as a means of preventing early death and increased morbidity, as well as leading to a substantial improvement in health outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18380/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made to date by his Department following a meeting between Department officials and an organisation (details supplied) on 15 February 2023 to discuss the inclusion of certified athletic therapists in the next round of ten professions seeking regulations, their concerns around the regulation of this profession and plans to develop a future policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18396/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to address the current critical shortage of dentists across the private sector and public service in Ireland, in view that at least 500 extra dentists are needed to meet the needs of a rising population and to replace retiring dentists as per this report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18473/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to deal with the shortage of community beds in the Cork/Kerry region in view of the fact that 240 beds have been removed from the system in the past four years, and also taking into account that beds are being occupied in Cork University Hospital by patients who could have been discharged over three months ago into appropriate care in the community, and this delay in discharge is preventing the admission of patients to the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18472/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify as to the new procedures that have been put in place to expedite the process for the development and the building for the new elective hospital for Cork; if he can provide a timeframe as to when his Department will allow the project to proceed to planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/23]
Transport9 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the number of applications in total that have been received for the local hackney pilot programme since the closing date of 28 February 2023; if applications received include applications for each of the 21 areas in the pilot scheme; if consideration will be given to extending the programme to other rural areas going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17014/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what action his Department is taking to reduce the five-month waiting time for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what immediate action his Department is taking to help alleviate the waiting time for driving tests, which now stands at five months, in view that many provisional drivers now find themselves in a position where they will not have the funds to insure their vehicle wherein the cost is significantly higher for provisional drivers than fully licensed drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the proposed introduction of E10 petrol in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18397/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to clarify that following the potential introduction of E10 petrol in Ireland, whether or not E5 petrol will still continue to be supplied in order to cater for the thousands of pre-Euro V engine vehicles still being used by many motorists on Irish roads today, in view that if E5 petrol were to be discontinued nationally thousands of vehicles could not be operated which would force many motorists to buy a newer vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18398/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what action his Department is taking to ensure that motorists will not be directly affected by the proposed introduction of E10 petrol, in view that many motorists currently operate older vehicles compatible to E5 petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18399/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what his Department’s long-term plans are to alleviate traffic congestion in Kinsale town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18841/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what his Department’s long-term plans are to alleviate traffic congestion in Clonakilty town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18842/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the funding application by Cork County Council for the road upgrade project at Pewter Hole Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18843/23]
Agriculture5 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify what percentage of all timber cut in Ireland is being exported for the production of biomass; if he will advise what countries it is exported to for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16492/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners in assisting those importing second-hand agricultural machinery from the UK, given there are now significant delays and disruption being experienced as a result of the UK leaving the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the number of applications made to the ash dieback replanting scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18801/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made to the ash dieback replanting scheme which have been processed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18802/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applications made to the ash dieback replanting scheme; the total amount of funding paid out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18803/23]
Further and Higher Education4 questions
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what progress has been made to date on the building of a new dental school and hospital in Curraheen, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what action his Department is taking to increase the number of available places to dental students at the two dental schools in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin; if consideration would be given to the provision of additional funding to invest and expand the two dental schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what action his Department is taking to increase the number of available places for dental hygienist students in the two dental schools in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin, in view that approximately 25 dental hygienists graduate from the two dental schools annually which as per a report (details supplied) is not enough graduates annually to address the dental workforce crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what action his Department is taking to address the current shortage of qualified dental nurses in the dental workforce nationally; if consideration would be given to the allocation of additional training places for dental nurses to deal with this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18366/23]
Housing2 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to providing additional funding to the RTB in order to fund an active investigations unit, in order that the organisation may strengthen investigations into non-compliant landlords in the private market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17761/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out in detail the funding granted to each voluntary housing organisation for the erection or acquisition of residential units for each of the past five years; the number of units erected or acquired, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/23]
Finance1 question
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if there are any plans to increase the small gift exemption for capital acquisition tax from €3,000 to €5,000; the potential cost of such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/23]
Education1 question
2023-04-18Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if the board of management of a school (details supplied) will be entitled to rent additional space in order to accommodate the students in the school in a safe manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17756/23]
Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
23 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked23 total
Health10 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when retired nurses will receive the back payment owed to them (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17094/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when adult ADHD services will be in place in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17192/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the replacement general practitioner will start operating in Blarney, County Cork, given the recruitment process has concluded in early March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17309/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for an operation under the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17423/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of adult ADHD services in CH04 - Cork covering North Lee, South Lee and North Cork; when these services will be fully in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent multi-annual funded residential beds for respite in CHO4; what plans, if any, there are for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17612/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the provision of funding for the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17613/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1374 of 18 January 2023, if there is a timeline for completion for the development of a Helipad in CUH or any further update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made in developing a successor plan to the existing National Rare Disease Plan 2014 – 2018 as per his recent announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the provision of funding for the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18483/23]
Education4 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update with respect to a student in County Cork who is receiving school transport under the scheme for children with special educational needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17012/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the timeline for when construction will start on additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17611/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of second level teachers qualified per subject per year in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18237/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers on different types of leave that is, job share, maternity break, career break and so on in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18239/23]
Public Expenditure3 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update with respect to a claim made by a business (details supplied) in County Cork to the OPW following flood damages in February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16505/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the mechanisms available to the public where they are of the opinion that the Public Appointments Service have not complied with statutory regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform who has oversight responsibility for the Public Appointments Service, if his Department plans to review its performance and ensure that regulations are being implemented properly in the execution of its duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16635/23]
Justice2 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the number of knives seized by gardaí in Cork city and county in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023; if he will provide the most recent update on forum on anti-social behaviour which is examining the issue of knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the youth diversion projects that are in place in Cork; the programmes that have been funded over the past three years; the programmes that will be announced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/23]
Agriculture2 questions
2023-04-20Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the stakeholders who have been consulted as part of the Control of Dogs Act working group; when he will be publishing and acting on the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18560/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider putting specific supports in place for the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18559/23]
Finance1 question
2023-04-18Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress being made to address cancer survivors' rights (details supplied) in order to secure financial services including mortgage protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17186/23]
Transport1 question
2023-04-19Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department examined the viability of extending services to include passenger services along the existing Navan-Drogheda rail line as a possible option to improve public transport options for all those living in Navan and towns on the route such as Duleek, thereby providing a rail link to Dublin from Navan in a relatively inexpensive and fast manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18447/23]
Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
22 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked22 total
Housing11 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adaptation grants processed in Cork in each of the past five years for social housing, in tabular form. [16741/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adaptation grants processed in Cork in each of the last five years for private housing, in tabular form. [16742/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people currently approved but awaiting an adaptation grant in Cork. [16743/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the increase in adaptation grant allocation for social housing given construction inflation by local authority, in tabular form. [16744/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities can apply for funding to build extensions to social housing due to overcrowding. [16745/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the 100 homes due for retrofitting in Churchfield, Cork and the addresses of these homes. [16746/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether officials in his Department contacted Cork City Council with preliminary RTB data prior to its publication. [17456/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether officials in his Department contacted any local authority with preliminary RTB data prior to its publication. [17457/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts collected, levied, owed and owed cumulatively under the Derelict Sites Register; and the number of sites on each register by local authority for 2022, in tabular form. [18429/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts collected, levied, owed and owed cumulatively under the Vacant Sites Register; and the number of sites on each register by local authority for 2022, in tabular form. [18430/23]
2023-04-20Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Cork City and County Councils, respectively in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18693/23]
Health9 questions
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the appointment of a new GP to a surgery (details supplied) in Blarney, County Cork. [16528/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the regional eye care and surgical centre in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; the date this opened, or will open; and the number of patients seen to date. [17860/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a first consultation with a geriatric specialist in Cork. [17982/23]
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting a consultation with a geriatric specialist in Cork by waiting time, in tabular form. [17983/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for respite services in each CHO in each of the past five years in tabular form. [18460/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for residential respite services in each CHO in each of the past five years in tabular form. [18461/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for development of new respite services in each CHO in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [18462/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for respite services in each of the past five years, by CHO in tabular form. [18463/23]
2023-04-19Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for residential respite services in each of the past five years, by CHO in tabular form. [18464/23]
Environment1 question
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if grants are available for businesses to install solar or PV panels. [16645/23]
Transport1 question
2023-04-18Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if grants are available to businesses for the installation of EV chargers. [16646/23]