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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he and his Department will engage with and consult with a group (details supplied), with a view to reaching an agreement on the best way forward in the management of licensing of firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14803/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retail outlets registered to sell tobacco on the National Register of Tobacco retailers in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14687/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 616. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if an annual €500 tobacco retailer licence fee per retail outlet was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2011 to 2022, and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 618. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an alliance of organisations seeking an increase in the legal age of sale of all forms of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21 years of age, commonly known as tobacco 21; if he is in favour of Ireland introducing tobacco 21 as a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14690/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if an annual €50 electronic cigarette retailer licence fee per retail outlet was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14692/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department have in place or intend to put in place regulations to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes from mobile phone shops including shops selling mobile phones second hand along with phone cases; if inspections are carried out on these premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14694/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of smoking to the State in terms of health spending; if his Department will be conducting an updated 2023 report assessing the economic cost of smoking, following on from the 2016 ICF international report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 648. To ask the Minister for Health f he will ensure that a wheelchair will be urgently provided to a patient (details supplied) who is receiving palliative care treatment in their home from their elderly partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14793/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (28 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: 742. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether he has met with transgender representative groups in respect of consultation with regards to transgender health care in Ireland; if so, if he will confirm what engagement has taken place; what engagement he intends on undertaking with these groups in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15460/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Many properties cannot be developed because of defects in title. I raised previously the idea of local authorities using their compulsory purchase order powers to rectify title. The owner of the property would engage with the local authority, the local authority would serve a compulsory purchase order and this would entitle the local authority to rectify the title and sell back to the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I have done it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Clancy for his presentation and the work he and his staff do and deliver on. In real terms, job growth in Ireland has gone up by about 730,000 jobs in the past ten years and much of that has been due to the performance of Mr. Clancy and his staff. I will touch on the issue of the seed and venture capital fund in the IT sector. There has been significant change in the ICT...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: I presume Enterprise Ireland is being more careful regarding making moneys available in that area. I presume that would have changed over the past 12 to 18 months.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Looking at the various figures, and this is not just the ICT sector, over the past four years, out of 234 companies, over €44 million was written off. Was there a big change in the write-off in 2022? Obviously, a lot of companies were affected by the Covid lockdown so was there an adverse outcome in 2022 in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Clancy expect that to change in 2023? In 2022, Enterprise Ireland would have been more careful because companies would have gone through a difficult time for two years. Is there likely to be a greater write-off in 2023, given that some decisions were delayed in 2022?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Regarding the assessment of projects, and checks and balances, I heard of one person who was making a big issue about the innovation fund and how it was administered in the sense that there are no checks and balances. This person had a project and wanted a group to assess it. An innovation voucher was provided and the person alleged that the work was never done but the money was still paid...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Rather than going into that here, I will drop Mr. Clancy a line about it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: On the areas on which Enterprise Ireland is now focusing, we have done very well in terms of jobs coming into this country in the pharmaceutical industry and the ICT area. In view of Brexit, will there be a change in our approach? The UK is no longer a part of the EU. Does that change in any way the approach that will be taken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Colm Burke: Does Mr. Clancy see an opportunity for Irish companies to get more involved in the UK market in view of the fact that they may not be turning towards European countries now? Is there an opportunity for Ireland to use that connection with the UK more?