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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase licensed taxi drivers and vehicle supply in order to support the urban, rural, and night-time economies by at least 30% by 2027 given the significant shortage of taxis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase licensed taxi drivers and vehicle supply in order to support the urban, rural, and night-time economies, in particular taking into account recent NTA figures which show a 4% decline in taxi driver numbers in Cork since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40026/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to remove the current legislation that requires newly registered taxi vehicles to be wheelchair accessible vehicles in order to allow part-time drivers to enter the market, taking into account that there is a significant shortage of taxis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider increasing the wheelchair accessible vehicles SPSV grant scheme in order to financially support drivers to convert their vehicles into wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40024/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reforming the SPSV driver entry test in relation to specific geography-based knowledge, in view of the advancement in satellite navigation technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to the expansion of the school transport scheme service as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40027/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress made to date in relation to the carrying out of an independent assessment on the feasibility of removing the exclusion of drivers aged over 70 from the school transport scheme, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40028/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: Regarding home care, there is the whole issue of long-term planning. For instance, in 2022, there were 28.7 million hours for home care. The prediction is that by 2040, it will be somewhere between 44.9 million and 54.9 million hours. That is a huge change. One of the problems I have at the moment is the total lack of planning for short-stay beds. We are not producing enough of them and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, for coming into the House at this late hour to deal with this issue. I very much appreciate it. As the Minister of State knows, this is an extremely important issue. It is to ask the Department of Health whether it intends to put in place a national nursing home care policy following on from the recent publication of the new ESRI...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his Department's plans to introduce a new Action Plan promoting social inclusion in rural areas, in view that "The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025" is coming to an end later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 856. To ask the Minister for Health when the ground floor and first floor of the new Mallow General Hospital will be fully operational; the plans for the use of these two sections of the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the Deputy for the question. The free contraception scheme was launched in September 2022, initially for those aged 17-25. It has been gradually expanded and now includes women aged 17-35 from July 1st, 2024. The scheme is open to women, girls and other people identifying as transgender or non-binary, who are ordinarily resident in Ireland and for whom prescription contraception is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: The free contraception scheme was launched in September 2022, initially for those aged 17-25. It has been gradually expanded and now includes women aged 17-35 from July 1st, 2024. The scheme is open to women, girls and other people identifying as transgender or non-binary, who are ordinarily resident in Ireland and for whom prescription contraception is deemed suitable by their doctors. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 918. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department and HSE have taken on the proposed introduction of a national programme for the safe disposal of unused medications in the community in line with EU Directive 2001/83/EC; if she will commit to pursuing this matter further with a view to establishing a safe, consistent and accessible return system through community pharmacies...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 919. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place between her Department and HSE with the community pharmacies with a view to introducing a national programme for the safe disposal of unused or expired medications by members of the public in line with EU Directive 2001/83/EC; if she is aware of the patient-safety, public-health and environmental risks posed by the lack...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any engagement between her Department, HSE and a union (details supplied) on the proposed introduction of a national programme for the safe disposal of unused medications in the community in line with EU Directive 2001/83/EC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39082/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: A Healthy Weight for Ireland, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan (OPAP), was launched in September 2016 under the auspices of the Healthy Ireland Framework (Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025). OPAP covers a 10-year period up to 2025 and aims to reverse obesity trends, prevent associated health risks, and reduce the overall burden for individuals,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childcare Services (15 Jul 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 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: 1058. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action his Department is taking to encourage young people to remain living and working in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39026/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Colm Burke: The issue in relation to funding is about people living in disadvantaged communities, supporting people with disabilities and people with a criminal record who, as a result, have difficulty finding employment. I am concerned that there is a lack of structure for people discharged from our prisons in accommodation and in trying to get them back into the system. Will more work be done in that...