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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Nov 2023)
Colm Burke: 589. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that additional resources are put in place to facilitate the changes that will be brought about by the upcoming reform of the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49874/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Nov 2023)
Colm Burke: 590. To ask the Minister for Health to give due consideration to set aside dedicated funding for National Clinical Programmes in relation to Women’s Mental Health, Eating Disorders, and Dual Diagnosis (self-harm/suicide and homelessness). [49875/23]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (9 Nov 2023)
Colm Burke: I welcome the second-last paragraph of the Minister of State's reply, which states that the Minister intends to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023. The problem is that all the GPs who signed the contract understood that when they got income under the GMS scheme, it could go into the partnership account. The practitioners are not looking for such...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (9 Nov 2023)
Colm Burke: A large number of GPs have contacted me on this issue and I have met some of them. What normally happens with GPs in the general medical scheme, GMS, who are in a partnership practice is that the money comes into the practice, it is lodged into the practice account and GPs pay tax on the basis of the salary drawn from the practice. That is under strict guidance of the accountancy practice...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. On the national broadband plan, how many houses or residents have been reached at this stage? Is it 50% or 40%?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: Between now and the end of 2024, what percentage will we have achieved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: What is the timescale for the remaining 50%?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: Is Ms Buckley satisfied that we are making progress?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: It is one thing to make it available in an area but what is the percentage of take-up at the moment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: I want to go back to the totally different issue of retrofitting. There is very much a focus on homes, which is correct, but what kind of campaign is being run to encourage commercial facilities and in particular, Government Departments? We are here in Leinster House, for instance, and I have an office that has steel framed, single-glazed windows. If we are serious about this, should...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: How much retrofitting is currently going on in Government Departments?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: Let us say what the "less" means. Is it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: If one takes the old Leinster House building, for example, if we did a proper job there, we could save up to 60% in terms of energy use.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: That applies right across the entire public sector estate, including local authorities, Government Departments and so on. Have we even done an assessment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: Is there a target for each Government Department for the next three to five years, in terms of how they intend to bring their buildings up to standard as regards energy saving?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: Is there an individual plan within each Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: It is also an area which is consuming a huge amount of energy and leading to huge waste.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: It is one thing to have a task force but what I am asking is whether there are clear targets for the next five years within Government Departments.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: I just want a simple answer. Are there targets in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Colm Burke: What about Government Departments?