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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I want to go back to the issue of young people. About two months ago, two young people contacted me about housing issues. Both of them had major health problems. One person, who was only 24, had both lung and stomach cancer and the other person had had a bone marrow transplant. A lot of young people do not think cancer can affect them and yet I met two young people in one week from two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: If it was proposed, could it be helpful?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: New Zealand is introducing legislation to prohibit the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after a certain date. Would the witnesses be in favour of similar legislation being introduced in Ireland?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland’s major achievements as a member of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4460/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if officials within his Department have met with representatives of the tobacco industry, contrary to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Ireland has ratified (details supplied); if so, the details of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3989/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 246. To ask the Minister for Finance if officials within his Department do not meet with representatives of the tobacco industry, in adherence to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Ireland has ratified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3990/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm that he will give serious consideration to retaining the 9% VAT rate on tourism and hospitality beyond 28 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to put additional supports in place to assist third level students in dealing with changing to alternative college courses, and those considering dropping out of college altogether, given that there has been an increased dropout rate for third level college courses among students who completed their Leaving Certificate during the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to providing additional financial support to the inshore fishing industry to assist it with the disruption to sector’s markets as a direct result of the unjust war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 763. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the inshore fishing industry in order to keep the sector viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm the action that her Department is taking to market and promote the island of Ireland overseas as an attractive place to visit in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports the Governments intend putting in place to assist the development of residential apartment blocks in view of the fact that the cost of erecting same far exceeds the sale value once completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (26 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action his Department intends taking in respect of approximately 500 standalone sewage treatment plants, which were erected to facilitate the development of housing estates over fifteen years ago and which currently do not meet current environmental standards, and as a result have not been taken in charge by Irish Water;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what supports will be put in place to assist Irish Water and local authorities to develop up-to-date sewage treatment facilities in order to facilitate new residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of the sewage treatment plants by local authority area which currently do not meet environmental standards and as a result, have not been taken in charge by Irish Water in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (24 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm and outline all budget 2023 measures that have taken effect since the start of 2023; when further measures from budget 2023 will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increasing the rebate available under the temporary business energy support scheme up to €10,000 per month or 80% of the eligible cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2764/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (24 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of personal public service numbers issued between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, broken down by the nationalities to whom they were issued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electricity Generation (24 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with electricity companies in respect of limits the companies have set regarding the amount of energy they will purchase from a standalone farm or a group of farmers who operate an anaerobic digester plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (19 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: When this flooding occurred, which was more than ten years ago, houses had up to 4 ft of water in them. People have been living in fear in that area since then. I am a little concerned that the tender documentation has still not been finalised. The question is about the time period for submissions to be made once that becomes available and then the important issue of the contractor...