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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the facilitating of the teaching of art in second-level schools; if there has been a drop in the number of schools offering this subject; if art is a core subject which should be taught at second level, what responsibility is on the school to provide art classes once there is an art teacher on the staff; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 747. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time the vacant property refurbishment grant will last. [27916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 1017. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 1134. To ask the Minister for Health when the increase in the income limit thresholds for medical cards is due to come into effect. [27259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 1270. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet an organisation (details supplied) to discuss urgent matters on dispensing fees for community pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/23]

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: I acknowledge the Senators’ comments in regard to our Civil Defence volunteers, who are the first responders at many events in our community and do tremendous work. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular, we saw the exceptional work they carried out during that period. It is a time that really hit hard among volunteers because training was not happening at that time. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 726. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update and dateline as to when the new GP only thresholds will be increased (details supplied). [29789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if art is a core subject for secondary schools, or if it is based on numbers. [29907/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide specialised Parkinson's nurse specialists into the communities to work alongside community nurses. [30322/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and the Deputies for their statements. I will focus my remarks on the EU Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, Kosovo, Tunisia and Cyprus. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, is a regional organisation with 33 member states. The EU-CELAC summit is planned for 17 and 18 July and will be the first meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Burke: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will advise on a payment for a person (details supplied). [31565/23]

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: That is okay.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: I do not think that is correct.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: We need to accurately reflect the record. Notwithstanding that my speech was on RTÉ news last night, we should accurately reflect on the record here that I did not amend the speech.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: I have only one speech that I am aware of-----

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: -----and I have delivered it here. It is very important to deliver speeches-----

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: -----on the record at committee. That is key and fundamentally part of the democratic process, which is why it is important.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: To clarify, I authorised only one speech to issue to the committee. Let me be very clear on this. It is the speech that I read into the record a few moments ago.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach. That is very important. With regard to our record of the several thousand transpositions going back over the 50 years of our EU membership, in only four instances has Ireland ever been fined by the ECJ. This is a very strong record in terms of any objective person looking in and measuring where we got to. We went into our previous Presidency with no cases...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Peter Burke: It has to be presented to the committee for approval.