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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: I join my colleague, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, in raising this matter. It is so serious that the Inland Fisheries Board objected to planning permission for the school and took the matter all the way to An Bord Pleanála. As a result, there is now a condition that means the school cannot increase its numbers. I understand that the new county development plan will allow for only...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: There is a large number of towns and villages across Cork county but I understand that only six have been prioritised in total. That is a very small number for the county overall. Maybe it is time that the Department started considering public–private partnerships in respect of the development of necessary infrastructure because we cannot afford to wait. The populations of Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the practical supports that are in place if Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol is triggered by the UK in respect of trade between the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55008/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm the preparatory measures that have been taken in the event Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol is triggered by the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55009/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms that are in place by the Government which would help identify the circumstances which could entitle conditions necessary for Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol to be triggered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55010/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol is triggered, the tariffs that could be imposed on the UK by the EU; the preparatory measures that are being considered for the protection of trade on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55011/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the current eligibility criteria for the Student Grant Scheme in view of the fact that persons that have returned from living abroad cannot get grants to return to college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that his Department has had with the UK department of higher education in England, Scotland and Wales in respect of the Erasmus programme which would enable Irish and UK students seeking to obtain funding supports to study, train, and get work experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55012/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated timeframe for when the new outpatient ophthalmology services for the South/South West HSE area currently being developed in Ballincollig, County Cork will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54990/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if the new outpatient ophthalmology services for the South/South West HSE area currently being developed in Ballincollig, County Cork will have the capacity to keep up with the ever-increasing demand for ophthalmic services in the Cork and Kerry region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54991/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if the required funding will be made available within the next three months to the South/South West HSE area to enable it to fully equip the new outpatient ophthalmology services which are currently being developed in Ballincollig, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54992/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses in their fourth-year internship placements will get an increase in payments of approximately 12.5%, as per the proposals set out in the recent review of nurses' allowance payments; if these increases will be backdated; when they will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish boats which normally operate in UK waters will face the same trajectory as our French counterparts; if they will require to have a licence from the UK authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the help-to-buy scheme in Cork city and county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in view of the extension to the scheme in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of tax relief and support for those working from home in Cork city and county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in view of the expansion of support for remote workers in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick project; the steps to be taken going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54069/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work that has been undertaken and completed in respect of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick project in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54070/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a sruth Gaelach will be approved for a school (details supplied) which is a feeder school for a Gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be considered for funding for additional accommodation given the fact that it has recently become a co-educational school and additional space is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Colm Burke: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be considered for additional special educational needs accommodation in view of the fact that there is large demand for such places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54057/21]