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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a regular review of all school transport routes, in particular those that are deemed to be at capacity but where spaces have been identified, in view that these available spaces could be awarded to concessionary pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department and Bus Éireann are taking to ensure that all school transport routes are being fully utilised, in particular those which are deemed to be at full capacity but where spaces have been identified, in view of the high demand for concessionary places on the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the publication of the rural housing guidelines; when publication can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52027/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a person’s (details supplied) carers allowance review in view of the fact it has been pending for some time; if he will give serious consideration to awarding the person the carers allowance given they provide a significant level of full time care to the person in question and the means...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to a review being undertaken on the current TB income supplement scheme, in particular in respect of the criteria where income supplement is payable in cases where disease breakdown results in the removal of at least 9.5% of dairy cows in a herd in the relevant restriction period, given that this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if regular reviews are being undertaken by his Department on the criteria, terms and conditions of TB compensation schemes, in view of the prevalence of TB outbreaks nationally and the increased need for financial supports for affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51984/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 950. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a person’s medical card appeal (details supplied); if consideration will be given to awarding the medical card appeal [52142/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1007. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding in place for communities to apply for new-build community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52136/25]

Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank all of the witnesses for their presentations. I know every one of the people in the organisations the witnesses work for work extremely hard and are dedicated to the jobs they do. I visited about 25 support services over the past two years. It has been a huge education for me as regards the work that is being done. As Ms Harris referred to earlier, the big issue is the impact of...

Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: It is not only about the witnesses' organisations but also about the likes of the health service, Tusla and the local authorities working a lot more and giving support so that there is that coordinated approach.

Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: Another issue that occurs is when someone comes out of prison. I am not sure we have done enough when it comes to providing supports - even before they come out - to make sure they go down a different road to the road they were travelling,

Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I apologise for being out there as I had other meetings to do. The discussion may already have touched on the growth in the availability of cocaine. What kind of percentage growth have we seen over the last two to three years, or even over the last five years? We must then consider the number of people adversely affected, for example in the area of heroin, at the moment. I signed the...

Committee on Drugs Use: Family Supports: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: On the whole issue of education programmes around any substance abuse, is there a lot more we should be doing within our education system to highlight the risks that exist? Some people can take a drug and it does not have an adverse effect on them but other people can get addicted at a very early stage. What do the witnesses feel should be changed in this regard with the whole education...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the progress made by his Department in respect of streamlining the employment permit application process, whereby a single application process for employment permits and entry visa applications would be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made on removing the means test for carer's allowance; whether a timeline will be outlined for the removal of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50506/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider removing the means test for fuel allowance for those over 70 and in receipt of qualifying payments and meeting all other necessary criteria; the cost that would be involved in implementing such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50507/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (25 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 247. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the progress of the Destination and Experience Development Plan in Cork, in particular, in encouraging domestic tourism in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34924/25]

Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: It is amazing how the market changes. One issue that is now on the market is high puff count vaping devices. They have exploded onto the Irish market in a short period. They are known as carousel or click-on vape devices, but they are commonly known as “big puff”. While they do not breach existing laws because their tanks contain 2 ml of vape liquid, big puff disposable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Both presentations are critical of Europe and of Ireland. There was no reference in any one of the witnesses' statements to Israel, Russia or America, which are contributing to the conflicts. Is that not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: But the whole focus seems to be criticism of Europe, whereas, for instance, one of the things the European Union has done over the last 40 years is that we have come from a conflict situation in the Second World War to where now 460 million people live in peace. The question is whether that is at risk now, and I do not think the presentations dealt with that issue. I will go on to deal...