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Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Jan 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputies for their statements and questions. I will now address further issues that were on the agenda of December's European Council meeting. At the meeting, leaders agreed to grant EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a real opportunity for Bosnia and Herzegovina to move forward and I support their path and the efforts they now need to undertake to deliver their...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Peter Burke: 538. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will acknowledge and respond to a pledge of accommodation (details supplied) made to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4744/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (31 Jan 2023)

Peter Burke: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider an increase of the mobility allowance payment for a person (details supplied). [4263/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to extend the age limit for recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [5872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (8 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the rights of an owner (details supplied) of a fee-simple bog who does not have turbary rights. [5592/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any plans to introduce short-term illness benefit for the self-employed. [6822/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the carer’s benefit allowance to a person (details supplied). [7338/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 433. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a long-standing offer of accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 434. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an offer of accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6800/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 663. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding a facility (details supplied), given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 857. To ask the Minister for Health when cardiopathy will be listed and covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7358/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied) for employment progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8835/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be available for a special needs school student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8718/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 518. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to expand the accommodation recognition payment scheme to include properties which are owned by a trust or a charity and currently fall outside the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8820/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 701. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the contracts for private homecare companies currently contracted by the HSE for home help hours (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8837/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 242. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for the pandemic recognition payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (28 Feb 2023)

Peter Burke: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process he intends to employ in order to fill the vacancies on the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland, together with a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/23]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Working Group on Disinformation (1 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Acting Chairperson. I wish the people on tour the very best. It is great to see the Public Gallery packed again, as they observe us do our business. I am taking the Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Martin, this morning. As we are all in no doubt, the issue of disinformation is a complex and challenging problem to tackle.It affects many different parts of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (1 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I am aware that this is very important infrastructure which the Senator has raised a number of times. There is a fivefold increase in freight going through Rosslare Europort post Brexit.A number of key connectivity ferry routes have increased which have been discussed at a European level recently. I appreciate that connectivity is critical for it. The Minister for Transport has...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Maritime Safety (1 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Lombard for raising this very important issue. I acknowledge the efforts of his community in keeping the area tidy. It is very frustrating if the State is not living up to its side of the bargain when communities are doing so much. I can hear the Senator's frustration on the matter. The relevant legislation that allows for the removal of abandoned vessels in Irish waters...