Results 321-340 of 12,155 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that further investments will be made and strategies developed in the area of school counselling, particularly in the areas of prevention and early intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of paper applications for naturalisation by Irish association received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form and the number of these applications which have been finalised and a decision reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50787/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff currently on the designated team in the citizenship division responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50788/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the actions being taken to raise the level of psychotherapy standards and criteria; the level with which she and her Department have engaged with the sector on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 163. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that a person (details supplied) with an aggressive form of leukaemia, can be permitted to receive Car T-cell therapy; if it will be reimbursed in view of the fact the person is over 25 years-of-age, due to their conditions and the significant efficacy in this treatment for relapsed, refracted B-ALL as advised by their clinician; and if she will...

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State and the Department for the work they are doing in this area. The numbers availing of school transport have increased to 172,000 this year from 149,000 in 2022-2023. The number for people with special educational needs has gone from 18,000 to 21,500. It is not easy to increase services like that because, as a lot of speakers mentioned, there is demand for the...

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for the work being done. Hopefully, we will see success in the pilot projects that have been started.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I want to raise with the Minister my concern that there is no structure in place between local authorities and Uisce Éireann. If an engineer in a local authority wants to make a representation about a connection, he or she is treated in the same way as a member of the public. I ask that the Departments would sit down with Irish Water and the local authorities to set up a proper...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Medicinal Products (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is concerned by delays within Ireland’s system of reimbursement of new medicines; his views on whether this is an competitiveness issue; if he will raise delays with the Minister for Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49733/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 592. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether the Programme for Government commitment to review the reimbursement process is entirely separate from the previous review carried out by a company (details supplied); if new terms of reference will need to be created for this new review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49731/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 593. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether there is a need for a cross-departmental approach in respect of rare disease policy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget and respective amounts allocated to expanding/enhancing immunisation programmes in 2024 and 2025; the plans to increase this figure in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49735/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 595. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision was made by her Department or the HSE to halt expansion and/or enhancement of immunisation programmes in 2024 and 2025; the reasons for such a decision; the plans to expand or enhance immunisation programmes in 2026; if a related budgetary increase is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49736/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (23 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme (SLWP), and that some form of long term support will be put in place for these workers, particularly given that approximately 166 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: I have a letter in my hand from Dr. Derville O'Shea, consultant haematologist, in respect of a constituent of mine, Aishling Thornhill, who, unfortunately, has relapsed refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It is a complicated condition. My understanding is that treatment would be available to her if she was under 25 but because she is over 25 it is not being made available. I...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures being taken by his Department to create new accommodation for military personnel in Collins Barracks, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49090/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department's property in Collins Barracks, Cork which is currently vacant will be refurbished to create accommodation for military personnel; if so, the timeline for this refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (18 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider expanding the SEAI warmer homes scheme eligibility to all those over 70 years, regardless of whether they are in receipt of fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49103/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: My concern is that it would be delayed further, given that we are already over 350 days in government. Even if we set up the task force in the morning, it would take 12 months to get the report and further time to set up an implementation mechanism. I am concerned about the timeframe in which this task force will be set up. It is also important that the task force is inclusive. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (17 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: As the Minister of State will be aware, the programme for Government sets out quite clearly that a task force will be set up to deal with the challenges that exist in Cork city centre. There is a need for major redevelopment and for an overall plan to deal with those challenges. In real terms, a lot of progress has been made in Cork city but we need to work through how we can grow and...