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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: Can I ask a final question?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I ask the Minister to give serious consideration to changing the employment status or classification of home tutors governed by the home tuition grant scheme from self-employed to employee. These tutors are essentially employees of the Department of Education but their current PRSI status puts them at a serious disadvantage because of their lack of eligibility for pensionable PRSI...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: It does not resolve the issue. The Department is paying for this service. I know it is not regarded as the employer on paper but in real terms it is. This is the same debate that has gone on in respect of many organisations in recent months, in that people who are deemed to be self-employed under contracts are, in fact, technically employees. It is time this issue was resolved. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the eligibility for the pandemic unemployment payment beyond 7 September 2021 for third-level students who previously worked in the live music sector but cannot do so at the present time due to Covid-19 given the nature of their employment; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to the proposals set out in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35145/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to a revision of the current public funding model as per the recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35146/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (30 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider proposals for the equal entitlement to mothers of children born through surrogacy to apply for maternity leave, maternity benefits and parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35112/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of recent power outages in the Rush and Lusk areas of north County Dublin; the frequency and reason for these outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action being taken by local authorities to ensure that landlords are complying with minimum standards and current fire safety regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a report is available from each local authority in respect of the action that they have taken over the past three years to ensure that landlords are fully compliant with the current fire safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new procedures that will be put in place in circumstances in which a person travels to Ireland from non-EU countries after 19 July 2021 and in which they have clear evidence that they have received a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to decrease the cost of college fees if courses continue to be conducted online for the upcoming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Online Safety (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the implementation of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 has made an impact on the issue of online bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she can provide detailed information in respect of the treatment of prisoners within the clinic setting in the prison for dealing with hepatitis C and infectious diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35594/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will work with the Department of Health, the HSE and the Irish Prison Service to put in place a comprehensive programme within each prison for the treatment of prisoners who have hepatitis C or any other infectious disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35595/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 438. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to provide vaccination to the thousands of undocumented persons who are residing in Ireland; the process that will be put in place in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (6 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to ensuring that home tutors governed by the home tuition scheme will be afforded the right to pensionability for their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35859/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (6 Jul 2021)

Colm Burke: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who receive income under the home tuition grant scheme by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36394/21]