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Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: I welcome this budget, particularly the health measures. The budget addresses three key health areas - managing the next phase of Covid-19, reducing waiting lists and improving accessibility, which is crucial. There is an overall increase of €1 billion in healthcare funding, with the budget providing a total of €22.5 billion for health expenditure in 2022, to include both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Ireland will consider applying to join CERN due to the enormous scientific and research benefits associated with membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49716/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding that has been provided to UCC and the Munster Technological University to enable the safe reopening of on-campus education along with other college activities in autumn 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49717/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way it is proposed to increase the geographic coverage of the existing 4G network to address blackspot areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to the rural transport programme and TFI LocalLink in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49963/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending stamp duty relief to young trained farmers until December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending stock relief until December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49946/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (13 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 237. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to the provision of additional rural working hubs in each rural town and village to enable remote workers to access social and technical facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49967/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal outlined in the European Commission public consultation on updating the rules on excise duties for manufactured tobacco products for the equalisation of the tax treatment of roll your own, heated tobacco products and other alternative products with that of cigarettes; the estimated likely impact on revenue generation and illicit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason home tuition has not yet been sanctioned for a pupil (details supplied); when it is likely to be sanctioned given that this tutorage is essential for the pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49165/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if a minimum four-night respite service at an annual funding cost of €333,000 will be provided at MooreHaven Centre in Tipperary town immediately; if a seven-night respite service at an annual funding cost of €506,000 will be provided there from 2022 onward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49741/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 666. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recently signed agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China has an end date in place; if not, if this agreement is open ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed account of the animal welfare strategy to be put in place for the export of live breeding pigs to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 668. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will be provided with up-to-date documentary information in respect of the condition of live pigs to be exported from Ireland to China upon their arrival in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49643/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 669. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position in respect of the recently signed agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China; if his Department is in the process of obtaining travel licences for the transport of these live animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 670. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live breeding pigs that will be exported per annum to China; if there will be a fixed number per annum; if there are terms within the agreement to increase or decrease this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49645/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (12 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: 671. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a regular review of the agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China will be carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49646/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for dealing with the queries raised thus far. Mr. Breen said there are some 12,000 active claims. Of that number, how many does he expect will result in compensation being paid? What is the timeframe from when the NTMA first receives notice from a solicitor to getting a case off the table? How long is that taking? The other figure I am...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: Can Mr. Breen give me the figure for five years ago? I want to find out the scale of the sudden increase that has occurred.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Colm Burke: What is Mr. Breen's estimate of the percentage of the 12,000 cases pending on which there will be payouts? I know he cannot give me exact figures but I would like a broad idea percentage-wise.