Results 11,061-11,080 of 11,348 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a person (details supplied) who is currently working as a kindergarten teacher in the United Arab Emirates and hopes to return to Ireland to work in July summer provision this year, whose request for an extension of their Teaching Council registration has been refused, will have their registration renewed as they wish...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will update legislation and or provide further guidelines or funding to assist local authorities in the taking in charge of housing estates and residential developments from private developers, in particular with reference to legacy estates built between 2005 and 2008 which have not been taken in charge and are in a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 533. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); when the application will be completed given it is over 53 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 583. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-Cooperation payments will be issued to persons (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that all successful applicants of ACRES and ACRES-Cooperation schemes receive outstanding payments for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 651. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in respect of the employment of occupational therapists in the Mayfield area of Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 712. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration could be given to awarding a person (details supplied), who is a type 2 insulin-dependent diabetic with renal failure on dialysis, a diabetic sensor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at University College Cork dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at Trinity College Dublin dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 793. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications for the next phase of the town and village renewal scheme will open; when the next tranche of funding under this scheme is likely to be allocated; the last time funding was made available under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 794. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the scheme outline for 2025 for the local improvement scheme will be made available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9059/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 376. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses continued through 2025 as it was confirmed from 2025 that the credit would need to be claimed using PAYE services rather than being rolled forward from previous years; to provide a breakdown by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 377. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to the timing for the publication of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive, originally scheduled for December 2022; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10558/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the potential impact of the new tax on vapes, to be introduced in budget 2026, on inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1046. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1089. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Revenue Commissioners (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to advertise the position of city sheriff in Cork city in view of the fact that the existing sheriff is due to retire in June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Revenue Commissioners (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify that the current boundaries which exist between the city sheriff of Cork city and the county sheriff of Cork county would be reviewed in view of the fact that the current city sheriff’s jurisdiction only extends to the old city boundaries in Cork and currently the county sheriff is still responsible for the...