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Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: If the legislation provides for that, that is fine. If it in any way conflicts with the legislation, then the legislation is what a court will rely on.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: If we delete section 16, how can the amendment state: "In page 24, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following". It does not make sense. Are we deleting all of section 16 and replacing it with this amendment?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to advise what progress has been made to date in respect of the key recommendations set out in the independent review group into the Defence Forces' report of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2636/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Will the Tánaiste outline what progress has been made to date on the key recommendations set out in the independent review group, IRG, into the Defence Forces' report of 2023?Will he make statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for his reply and the work that has been done to date. However, the report states: The reported practices appear to have created a lack of trust in leadership. This emerges strongly from the Perceptions and Experiences survey (2022) and the Benchmarking Report (2022) data which show that 50% of survey respondents are either ‘very dissatisfied’ or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: If a survey was done in the morning on the issue of the restoration of confidence, is the Minister satisfied we have made enough progress? I fully accept the action taken on this report goes back only to March 2023. It is a very short timeframe but to get people into the Defence Forces, we need to make sure they are going into a job that they are not concerned about as regards how they will...

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the motion that has been brought forward. We have 2.1 million people living as hostages in a small area of land with no escape, no support, no access to medical care, no housing and no food. A total of 50% of the population is under the age of 19. This is a huge challenge in a state of 2.1 million people. There are 25,000 dead, 10,000 of whom are children. We then...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what progress has been made to date in respect of the establishment of an independent external complaints system for serving members in the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what action his Department is taking to fund and promote community scale composting initiatives in urban areas in view of the high levels of organic household waste that still goes into landfill/general waste in households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the new national waste management plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what action his Department is taking to deal with increasing levels of waste generation and poor levels of waste segregation practices in businesses and households given that this will be a core issue in preventing Ireland from meeting upcoming EU waste recycling targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what action his Department is taking to reduce the lengthy waiting times for driving test appointments at a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2421/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will he provide funding for a campaign to raise awareness of parental mental health, the impact on children, and the provision of information relating to local parenting support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 548. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will take the necessary steps to establish a network of local peer support groups, utilising the Parent Peer Support Fund, in communities for parents and families dealing with parental mental health issues within the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 549. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ring-fence funding for the provision of targeted intensive supports for parents facing mental health issues, such supports to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3044/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 550. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the relevant bodies to allow the parenting status of all adults engaged with mental health services to be recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3045/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 551. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to take the necessary steps to ensure that all adults with children under 18 who are engaging with adult mental health services should be offered a referral automatically to local family/parenting support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if all primary care eye teams, PCETs, are in full operation nationally; to set out in tabular form all PCETs that are in operation and all PCETs that are not in operation as of 17 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if a community ophthalmic physician lead, reporting directly to the CHO chief officer, has been appointed to provide overall clinical governance for primary care eye services within the CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/24]