Colm Burke — Fine Gael
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27 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked27 total
Health10 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to appoint a board for the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal to deal with appeals under the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35678/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked 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 30 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35920/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide immediate financial relief to parents and family carers who have been forced to pay privately for assessment costs either through reimbursement, or payment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36172/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will ringfence dedicated funding to finance an urgent review of open cases across all Child and Adult Mental Health Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36173/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to extending the National Treatment Purchase Fund to include occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy to enable backlogs to be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36179/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm the up-to-date position in respect of the proposed building of a helicopter pad in Cork University Hospital, for which planning permission has been granted; if further public consultation is planned with immediate residents to alleviate concerns during construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36180/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided with a date for a surgical procedure to alleviate the challenges they have arising out of scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36181/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the 33,348 cataract surgeries which were carried out in 2021; the number completed in public hospitals; what number were completed under the treatment purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details in respect of the 11,159 hip replacements which were carried out in 2021; the number completed in public hospitals; what number were completed under the treatment purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36602/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline what action he, his Department and the HSE intend on taking with a view to retaining an out-of-hours GP service in the Fermoy, Mitchelstown area, in particular from 10pm and 8am, given the service which was in place has been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36666/23]
Agriculture5 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department to ensure that the phone app AgriSnap, developed by his Department to streamline the submission of scoreboards under the new agri-climate rural environment scheme, is fit for purpose in view of recent technical issues with the app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35912/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the timeframe for the commencement of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027, in view of the fact that the postponement of same compromises the Government's climate action obligations to plant 8,000 hectares of new forests annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36376/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps his Department is taking to promote agroforestry and its integration into agricultural practices for sustainable land use through the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 which is due to commence in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36377/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures will be implemented by his Department to promote sustainable forestry practices and minimize the environmental impact of the forestry industry in Ireland through the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36378/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an overview of the funding specifically allocated to forest conservation and management programmes in Ireland; how these funds are utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36379/23]
Social4 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give due consideration to ending the ‘four-over-seven-day rule’, which prevents home support workers from claiming part-time jobseeker’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36176/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that a liability raised for a person (details supplied) by her Department arising out of additional hours worked in excess of the limit on their carer’s allowance will be nullified due to the fact that these hours relate to their work helping elderly and vulnerable people with home help during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and were required as there was no one else available to undertake this work, and that they did not intend to circumvent the rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36183/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the criteria for fuel allowance so that those who are living with another family member, earning a low income and not in receipt of one of the qualifying payments for fuel allowance would not be disqualified from the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36611/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the criteria for fuel allowance so that those who are living with children of working age who are earning a low income and not in receipt of one of the qualifying payments for fuel allowance would not be disqualified from the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36612/23]
Justice4 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice to confirm what action will be taken to reduce the waiting time for cases being listed for inquest in the coronial service, particularly in light of the fact that coronial service and families affected have been experiencing significant delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36161/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide additional funding to the Legal Aid Board to ensure that waiting times for access legal aid are reduced (currently 35 weeks in some parts of the country); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36177/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if she will give due consideration to increasing the means test for access to Legal Aid Board services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36178/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice what action will be taken to recruit additional staff to provide support to coroners, particularly in view of the fact that the coronial service, and families affected, have been experiencing significant delays in cases being listed for inquest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36351/23]
Education2 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if he will ringfence dedicated additional funding for every special school across the country in relation to the school summer programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36174/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) for emergency works; when a decision is likely to be made in this case in view of the fact that these facilities are urgently required to accommodate 42 children enrolled for 1 September in the school which has recently become co-educational and a delay in this project could result in the school being unable to accommodate these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36648/23]
Enterprise1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action will be taken to recruit more staff into the Health Safety Authority, particularly in light of the fact that the coronial service, and families affected, have been experiencing significant delays in cases being listed for inquest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36160/23]
Children1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give due consideration to allocating funding to enable the estimated 1,200 people aged under 65 years who are currently living in a nursing home to access more appropriate housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36175/23]
Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party
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0 questions ·
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Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil
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7 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked7 total
Health3 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic procedures undertaken at the CUH Dental Hospital since 1 March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for an orthodontic procedure at the CUH Dental Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 725 of 27 June 2023, if he will detail the latest staff numbers in Cork University Hospital to include staff figures for the Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/23]
Housing2 questions
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many judicial reviews or High Court planning appeals An Bord Pleanála has failed to contest, which rendered the planning permissions void in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36155/23]
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason An Bord Pleanála would decide not to issue a defence of its own decision at the High Court (details supplied) in the case of a planning appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36156/23]
Education1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if a child (details supplied) in Cork can travel on the public school bus despite having a diagnosis that requires a special needs escort to accompany them to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35710/23]
Social1 question
2023-07-25Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the capital disregard threshold of €20,000 as part of the means assessment for a personal rate State pension (non-contributory) entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35769/23]
Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin
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Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.