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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in Cork from 1 January 2022 to 31 January 2023; the number of premises connected during this timeframe, including schools and broadband connection points in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that where a school (details supplied), that currently has 162 pupils on its roll, had 160 at the beginning of the school year, and where it is estimated that it will have 174 pupils in the school year commencing September 2023, it will not now lose a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9806/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current timeframe for the processing of citizenship applications, in view that it is 48 months since an application (details supplied) was first lodged, wherein the applicant's wife and three children have all been approved for citizenship within the past 22 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9564/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 567. To ask the Minister for Health the body which will be charged with the organisation of the public information campaign in relation to promoting organ donation under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022; the funding that will be allocated to such a campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to improve public engagement with the organ donation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 576. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a rapid reaction team to counteract misinformation campaigns regarding the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the reports on the investigation into the non-use of an organ donation on 21 November 2021 at the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9651/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address the concerns and needs of ethnic minorities that may have concerns regarding organ donation and transplantation under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9652/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 570. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation that applies/pertains in a case where a person who has previously expressed an intention to donate an organ under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022 and subsequently loses capacity, such as in a case of a dementia sufferer; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the disparity in the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022, whereby a child under the age of 18 years can give consent as a parent of a minor, without recourse to the independent panel, but yet is not permitted to give consent as a designated family member, for example, for their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the reason families will not still be approached if their loved ones have opted out of the organ donation system, as is the case in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 577. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed legislation on organ donation permits retrieval and transplantation of solid organs, which are not specified in the proposed legislation on organ donation as reserved organs, but which can currently be transplanted, such as cornea, or may become transplantable in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if the opt-out register facilitates individual opt-out of relevant organs under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022, as distinct from a collective opt-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish an organisation (details supplied) as an independent statutory body to ensure stronger governance and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (28 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent legal opinion has been commissioned to assess the suitability of the current structure of an organisation (details supplied), as recommended by a recent report; if so, if the report has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9656/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: The Mazars report was commissioned in 2018 and completed and furnished to the Department of Health in January 2020.Three years later, it has not been published. The report arose as a result of the 2018 examination by the health committee, of which I was a member, of the roll-out of orphan drugs and the delaying process that is in place. The health committee's report set out 15...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State. I am concerned about the definition of "imminently", the last word he used. Are we talking about today or next week? Rare diseases day is next Tuesday and I wonder whether the report can be published beforehand. It is not just about publishing the report but also about implementing the changes required. Ireland ranks 26th out of 34 countries in Europe on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work to improve processing time of work permits; the work being done to improve the efficiency of the work permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9260/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Will the Minister outline the current state of play in respect of the processing of work permits? At one stage, the time from application to getting a permit was approximately 20 weeks, although there has been a dramatic improvement in that. I ask the Minister to outline what work has been done to make it an efficient system.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: It is very much welcome that the time period has improved dramatically. I thank the Minister and the Department officials for the work they have done in assisting that improvement. Getting a work permit is one issue and then there is the issue of visas. I understand an interdepartmental committee was set up between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Department of...