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All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the Deputy and very much welcome this debate. As my colleague, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, has set out, a major plan, the Cork metropolitan area plan, has been set out and was published on 18 June. Public consultation is currently taking place and it is important that people engage. We are not just planning for the next five or ten years but for the next 50 or 60 years. One of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation that will criminalise individuals who use artificial intelligence to produce and distribute deepfake images and videos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36381/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for processing of Irish citizenship applications via Irish association, in particular those who submitted additional requested documentation as per the new guidelines published by his Department in April 2025, taking into account that no timeframe has been given and many applicants have been waiting over five...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of deer management units (DMU’s) nationally; the current number of staff employed in each DMU; the current number of vacancies in each DMU, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been reduced in the past 18 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36365/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update in relation to the retention of the Nitrates Derogation as per the Nitrates Derogation Renewal Plan published in August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36366/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update regarding the ‘Better Farming for Water’ advisory programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36367/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Planning Framework (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: Regarding forward planning, we need to address the concentration of development in Dublin and the greater Dublin area. We need to focus very much on places like Cork, Limerick and Galway. There is clear evidence that the growth in jobs continues in Cork. Therefore, we must develop the housing in order to accommodate those new jobs. I do not believe we are working hard enough to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement that has taken place between his Department and Uisce Éireann in relation to the progression of taking in charge of water services of completed housing estates, many of them which have been completed for more than 20 years, in view of the fact that Uisce Éireann has taken over the operation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has given a directive to Uisce Éireann and to the local authorities in respect of the taking in charge of estates regarding water supply, sewage treatment services and roads, and in particular, where all of the conditions of planning have been complied with, and where reports have been completed as per...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 301. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of the project prepared by the OPW re the Blackpool flood relief scheme, in view of the fact that this project was delayed due to his Department failing to act back in 2022; the timeline for when approval for the project to proceed will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36070/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application (details supplied) and when it is likely that same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given by her Department for the inclusion of vape devices (details supplied) in the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, in view that although the devices are marketed as rechargeable and replaceable because of supplementary pods they remain fundamentally environmentally wasteful; are attractive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of vape devices (details supplied); if her Department will legislate for them in the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has analysed the research that is available re the dangers of vape devices (details supplied); the action proposed to be taken in order to restrict their use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 752. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the category of patients that will be provided for under the fit-out of the existing first floor shell and cores space of Mallow General Hospital to provide a 24-bed inpatient ward, as per the Acute Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan and HSE Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35562/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 829. To ask the Minister for Health to outline details of the recent move of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority; the impact this development will have on the speed at which vaccines could be added to the national immunisation programme bearing in mind it currently takes on average six years; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 830. To ask the Minister for Health if, arising from the recent move of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority, there will be an increase in the budget and extra resources allocated to NIAC as a consequence of this move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if, arising from the recent move of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority, NIAC will remain an independent committee with the ability to define its own work programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35997/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (26 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In fairness to the Irish College of General Practitioners, it has done a huge amount of work as regards having more GPs trained and putting in place a programme for people who have worked abroad and now want to work in Ireland. It has a two year programme whereas for the normal training, people would have to produce evidence of having worked abroad. One of the things we need to...