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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: If at the end of the 12 months we find that it is not having an effect, can we get further funding allocated to give support to the people who are trying to deal with this issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rate of expenditure of funding from his Department for the provision or enhancement of housing for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (25 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in relation to expanding the Housing First approach to supporting persons experiencing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rate of expenditure of funding from his Department for the provision or enhancement of housing for persons with a disability per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private roads issued on the forestry licensing dashboard on week 2 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3469/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (26 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of funding provided by his Department to programmes which help students from developing countries to remain in education for longer which is an objective of the Global Island Strategy. [3675/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (26 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding provided by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021; and the countries or regions to which this support was directed. [3676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (26 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 97. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated for Defence Forces equipment under the National Development Plan; and if further funding has been allocated following the review of the National Development Plan. [3677/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (26 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the funding for equipment and resources for the Defence Forces includes funding to add capacity to the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3678/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 196. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will publish the review conducted by a company (details supplied) into the governance structures regarding the HSE drug reimbursement process that was submitted to his Department in January 2020; the actions that have been taken by him and his Department with regard to the recommendations made by the report; and if he will make a...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for the work she is doing in this area. It is extremely challenging in that it is not just about money but also about recruiting an adequate number of staff. That is where the challenge is posed across the healthcare system. For instance, last year more than €1.1 billion was provided for mental health care, while the figure this year is €1.49...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for the efforts he is making to deal with this issue. There are huge challenges, however. Like my colleague from Cork North-Central, I want to convey my concerns about the constituency. Cork is the second biggest city in the country and huge areas now are on the schedule for 2025-26. That is not good enough. We also have a problem whereby Eir is providing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for the debate last night. I raised this matter during that debate and I want to tie down the particular issue of why there is not in place in the Irish mental health service a regular peer review of psychiatrists and the manner in which they are managing their patients and the prescribing of medication. When a patient is in a hospital setting, there is a team...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: One of the recommendations in the report published by Dr. Sean Maskey was that agreements should be developed with GPs to share the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, and pharmacists might help if that were to cause difficulties for GPs with regard to medication. Another point in the report was that clear written guides for the use of antipsychotic...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the terms of settlement made by a bank (details supplied) in proceedings taken by members of a group; if he will outline the terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4123/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that €75 million has been set aside by a bank (details supplied) to deal with the position of investors who for financial, business or other personal reasons could not participate in litigation against the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the sum of €75 million is inadequate to reimburse members of a fund (details supplied) who had invested for financial, business or other personal reasons and could not participate in litigation against a bank for the losses incurred by them in the settlement with the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4125/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to restore the reputation of a bank (details supplied) and fully reimburse members who invested in a fund and who for financial, business or other personal reasons could not participate in litigation against the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Colm Burke: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a fund (details supplied) has been referred to by a person as a legacy issue; the actions that will be taken to support investors who invested in the fund who for financial, business or other personal reasons could not participate in litigation against the bank given that they are continuing to suffer...