Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 9 Sept

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 0 votes · 17 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Education 7 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a reconfiguration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33873/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the action being taken to ensure that pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are provided with transport on the current bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33951/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the action being taken to ensure that a pupil attending a school (details supplied), who is eligible for school transport, is provided with transport on the current bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33962/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the action being taken to ensure that all pupils attending a school (details supplied), who have applied for school transport under the school transport scheme, are provided with school transport on the current bus service; if consideration will be given to the provision of an additional or larger school bus to facilitate all pupils in view of the fact that not all pupils have been facilitated as the bus service is at capacity for the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33964/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when a pupil (details supplied) who is eligible for school transport will be issued with a ticket for the school transport service, in view that they have not received a ticket to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34726/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education when a pupil (details supplied) who is eligible for school transport will be issued with a ticket for the school transport service, in view that they have not received a ticket to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34727/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the provisions being taken by her Department to ensure that all eligible students who apply for school transport under the post primary school transport scheme in an area (details supplied) for the 2024/2025 academic year will be facilitated, in view that there is a high probability that the service will be oversubscribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34734/24]
Children 3 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action that is being taken by his Department to ensure that price rises by childcare facilities do not exceed planned increases to subsidies within the national childcare scheme (NCS), given that some creches have decided to increase their fees in line with increases to the NCS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33985/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that are being taken to incentivise crèches and childcare services to remain within core funding grant for early learning and care providers; the incentives that are available for services that have left the scheme to return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33986/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action his Department is taking to help increase the availability of childcare places in Cork, in view of the substantial waiting lists for spaces in crèche’s and childcare facilities in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34377/24]
Finance 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to accept fresh start applicants into the help-to-buy scheme; if consideration would be given to same, in view that accepting fresh start applicants would help those who have separated or divorced and need to buy a home for the second time as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34607/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reviewing the deemed disposal tax on exchange traded funds, ETFs, taking into account that the 41% tax on ETF gains every eight years is discouraging long-term investment and hindering the financial growth of lower-income investors and first-time young investors, in view of the fact that a reduction or eradication of this tax will benefit Irish investors and taxes on gains that compound over decades would be more likely to see higher tax revenues than the current tax receives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35402/24]
Social 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give due consideration to disregarding as means any payment made to a person arising out of a settlement or award from a court for a medical negligence case in determining entitlement to disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33821/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration would be given to adding class S PRSI contributions onto the list that count towards illness benefit, in the view of the fact that self-employed workers paying class S PRSI are left without adequate financial support when faced with illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34838/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action being taken to reduce the waiting times for driving test appointments at a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34095/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action being taken to ensure single applicants to the affordable housing scheme get equal opportunities and consideration as dual applicants, considering single income individuals are struggling to compete with two income households when it comes to the housing market with many having been unsuccessful in applying for the scheme as they are not deemed high priority due to their single status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35409/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of any potential changes to the SUSI grant criteria to allow for the funding of hybrid and part-time courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33999/24]

New lobbying 8 returns

Dublin Simon Community Health
- Updated TDs and Ministers on the status of the Development at Ushers Island Homeless Treatment Facility and status of funding
Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland Housing
- in relation to the adaption grant
Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pre-Budget Submission 2025
Men's Development Network CLG Health
- Lobbying in relation to Budget 2025 and the resourcing of the Healthy Ireland-Men Action Plan 2025-2029
Federation of Early Childhood Providers Children and Youth Affairs
- Core Funding, Business suffering,
Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Register for Short-Term Rental Legislation
Tiglin Challenge Ltd Finance
- Funding proposal for additional rehabilitation beds.
Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA) Health
- Licensing of retailers selling tobacco and nicotine inhaling products

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 7 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Education 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether school transport can be approved for a person granted home tuition in a registered premises. [35597/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the SENO for Cork north Lee is not currently in post and that the post has not been filled temporarily. [35767/24]
Housing 2 questions
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork County Council have no policy for the housing of people who have been victims of domestic violence; if it is his view that local authorities should have such a policy and his plans to ensure that they develop such policies. [34132/24]
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether rates must be paid on a portacabin, used for storage by a business, but placed on personal land. [34426/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by Bus Éireann on private coach hire to fulfil obligations under direct award contracts in Cork city and county in each of the past 12 months respectively, in tabular form. [35697/24]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are pensions pots that have laid dormant since the foundation of the State. [34545/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-09-09 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of pay and remuneration for section 39 workers; whether payments to agencies will be backdated to when the announcement was made; whether backdating will be allocated to agencies who have increased pay for workers on the basis of this announcement and when this will be paid. [35636/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

Teiripe Pobail Éireann CLG Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pre-Budget Submission 2025
Federation of Early Childhood Providers Children and Youth Affairs
- Core Funding, Business suffering,

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