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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what supports will be put in place to assist Irish Water and local authorities to develop up-to-date sewage treatment facilities in order to facilitate new residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of the sewage treatment plants by local authority area which currently do not meet environmental standards and as a result, have not been taken in charge by Irish Water in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3740/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm the action that her Department is taking to market and promote the island of Ireland overseas as an attractive place to visit in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports the Governments intend putting in place to assist the development of residential apartment blocks in view of the fact that the cost of erecting same far exceeds the sale value once completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (26 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action his Department intends taking in respect of approximately 500 standalone sewage treatment plants, which were erected to facilitate the development of housing estates over fifteen years ago and which currently do not meet current environmental standards, and as a result have not been taken in charge by Irish Water;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland’s major achievements as a member of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4460/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if officials within his Department have met with representatives of the tobacco industry, contrary to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Ireland has ratified (details supplied); if so, the details of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3989/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 246. To ask the Minister for Finance if officials within his Department do not meet with representatives of the tobacco industry, in adherence to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Ireland has ratified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3990/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm that he will give serious consideration to retaining the 9% VAT rate on tourism and hospitality beyond 28 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to put additional supports in place to assist third level students in dealing with changing to alternative college courses, and those considering dropping out of college altogether, given that there has been an increased dropout rate for third level college courses among students who completed their Leaving Certificate during the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to providing additional financial support to the inshore fishing industry to assist it with the disruption to sector’s markets as a direct result of the unjust war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (31 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 763. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the inshore fishing industry in order to keep the sector viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Collins Barracks, Cork will be the location of the headquarters of the military formation that will control military operations in the southern region of the country, in the new Defence Forces structure that emerges as a result of the recommendations set out in the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of the Defence Force members who are eligible to receive the Covid pandemic recognition payment; the total number who have received the payment to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department will take in the provision of additional capacity for school transport for the 2023-2024 academic year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of SEN provision in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4952/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. It was stated that 65% of patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2018 survived longer than five years, so there is a 65% survival rate. How does that compare to other jurisdictions, such as the UK or other European jurisdictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: What tumours have survival rates that are below average, and what do we need to do in order to get them above average?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Colm Burke: Is there a particular reason that is the case?