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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the safe routes to school programme in Cork, in particular setting out, in tabular form, the number of schools that will be included in the programme; to provide a status update on the roll-out of these projects under round 1 schemes and round 2 schemes in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what engagement has taken place between his Department and the DAA, with a view to having the appropriate level of car parking spaces available in Dublin Airport and Cork Airport ahead of the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30116/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to permitting those who retired early from the public service or State agencies to take up employment again in the public service or State agencies without losing their current public service or State agency pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30292/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Water Services (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given by his Department to engaging with Uisce Éireann with a view to reducing the cost of connection charges for first-time purchasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a family reunification application by a person (details supplied) will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out in detail the evaluation criteria used for the decision-making process for the granting of tree planting licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if under the new forestry programme 2023-2027, it is intended to maintain the heathlands that emerged following the deforestation of our ancient woodlands or native woodland re-establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 289. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department will take to ensure greater funding is provided for parents under the national childcare scheme to reduce the cost of childcare and ensure greater availability of full-time places in childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/23]

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: My point is that with the turnover of staff in hospitals, especially in the training hospitals with junior staff in, I am not sure whether they have the required backup support in many cases as regards advice on this issue. One of the issues I have seen on a few occasions is where people have contacted me who have been unhappy about the way the matter was dealt with. I wonder about the...

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: Okay.

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: I think the Minister would accept that is a problem. For instance, last year we issued 305,000 new PPS numbers to people from 202 different countries. That shows us the scale of the change that is occurring here, with people coming in from abroad. If there is a tragedy, it is about which immediate family members to contact and ensuring we have adequate structures in place to deal with that...

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister. This is comprehensive legislation. On the issue of communication, in particular between people in the hospital structure, between coroners, and all those involved when a person dies. one of the issues in that respect regarding the hospital structure is that the people at the coalface are junior doctors in a lot of cases. I am not sure whether there is a proper...

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister and the officials, and all the people who backed the legislation. I have been on the health committee since 2011. This issue has come up on a number of occasions over the ten or 11 years. It is a very welcome development. It is about having a proper structure in place but it is also important is that we have proper back-up support for people on the front line dealing...

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: Can I ask that those of us on the Government benches be included in the technical briefing?

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: It has happened where people from the Opposition have been invited to technical briefings and people on the Government side have not.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: It has on a few occasions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: The Tánaiste has already announced funding for accommodation for members of the Defence Forces. Are we likely to see the roll-out of a five-year plan dealing with accommodation? While there are certain restrictions on what changes can be made, substantial change can be made in the area of accommodation to make it attractive for people to come into the Defence Forces and stay in them....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions his Department has taken since the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces was published in February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29522/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: I will follow on from that regarding the recommendations being put in place. Are there target dates for having all the recommendations fully in place? The Tánaiste referred to transformation. We also have challenges in retaining people in the Naval Service. Does he believe that in the next three to four years the current difficulty with retention will be resolved with the...