Results 261-280 of 7,211 for speaker:Peter Burke

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 757. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the vacant tax levy for a person (details supplied). [56794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 902. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the case of 80-year-olds, she will consider the widening of the income brackets to qualify for fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 947. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a school (details supplied) can be considered for the hot meals programme due to roll-out shortly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1250/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Sector (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 1227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in relation to the SCEP scheme the reason the terms and conditions with regard to animal star ratings of the contract have changed after commencement of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57108/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 1225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revise the criteria for the current ACRES scheme. [57016/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 1349. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on when applications for compensation for mother and baby homes in Tuam will be opened. [56795/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 1545. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider providing financial support/ funding to a foundation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 1773. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend eligibility to the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; if he agrees with the decision to remove them from the scheme and if he will now reverse that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1804/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Peter Burke: 1774. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1805/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (12 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to allow the completion of a key project as part of the Just Transition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54841/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the decision to close lay-bys on motorways to private road users; what measures are in place to ensure there are adequate stops on the motorway network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55200/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (12 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 282. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what progress has been made on reviewing the criteria of qualification for the occupational supplementary pension in relation to allowing part-time work in addition to a pro-rata pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to compensate families with child benefit payments who have children who turn 18 years between now and September 2024 and are in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received compensation for flooding in the Shannon Callows. [54965/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies for their statements in the House this afternoon. I will focus my remarks on enlargement, security and defence, and migration. On the situation in the Middle East, Ireland has consistently been clear that the protection of civilians must be paramount. It is an obligation under international humanitarian law. There must be accountability for civilian deaths. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a bus ticket for a person (details supplied). [53958/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Assisted Decision-Making (5 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: It is very important that we articulate lived experiences, especially when going through a new system, so if the Deputy wants to give me the details of the person in question, I will absolutely bring them to the attention of the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. It is important also that a steering group would see challenges. We know, as constituency TDs holding clinics, how circumstances can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Pensions (5 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: I have a prepared response from the Minister, Deputy Ryan, anyway.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Pensions (5 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: I am not aware that it is but, I have to say, I am not an expert in the matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Pensions (5 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: Absolutely. I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for raising this important matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Ryan. I would like to clarify that issues in respect of Córas Iompair Éireann pension schemes are primarily a matter for the trustees of the pension schemes, the CIÉ Group and its employees. The employees of the CIÉ Group companies, namely, Bus...