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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: It is important because the Garda is operating at the coalface and can see the challenges there. This legislation would appear to provide even more challenges to the Garda now. It is important to have that consultation and engagement. It is fine to put legislation in place but without the manpower to implement it, the Garda will have a problem.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 359. To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to increase capacity in the neurological rehabilitation facility in Tower, Blarney, Cork from 20 beds to 50 beds and recruit the necessary staff, taking into account that there is up to a nine-month waiting time to get into the National Rehabilitation Facility in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31054/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I raise the process of approving housing whereby we have to go through voluntary housing agencies, then through the Department of housing and finally through the Department of public expenditure. I am dealing with one project with 217 apartments for which the process started in September last year. It has gone through Clúid, the housing agency, through the Department of housing and is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the other grant schemes available, not including the SEAI grant schemes, for home energy upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 387. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to amending the capital acquisition tax rules so that those who are childless can leave a greater sum to loved ones in their will without a large tax bill being incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that a school (details supplied) will be permitted to open a fourth ASD class, where the school had offered places to children to open the new ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29029/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 933. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to confirm the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); that serious consideration would be given to granting this allowance, due to the child’s difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 958. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to confirm the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) for their daughter who it is documented has having medical difficulties, that serious consideration would be given to granting this domiciliary care allowance due to these difficulties and the level of care required; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 975. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration would be given to the provision of a mechanism to afford flexibility in certain visa cases, in particular for family members of skilled workers who are seeking a visa, in view that many of these skilled workers do not have a family support network in the country especially during difficult or urgent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1084. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application; when it is likely that same will be completed, in view that it is over 28 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of pulmonary function laboratories in Ireland; the number of laboratories with vacancies for respiratory physiologists; the number of respiratory physiologist vacancies per laboratory, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29568/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1465. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of an academic study (details supplied) that shows increased public health benefits, including increased vaccine coverage rates, in France, following the decision of the French government to legislate for the HPV vaccine to be administered in pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29789/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1466. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to implement the Programme for Government commitment to investigate new methods for earlier reimbursement of certain treatments, including early access schemes for rare diseases and cancer medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29790/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1467. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned by the latest data from the EFPIA Patient Wait Indicator 2024, indicating an average wait time of 645 days for access to new medicines in Ireland, which constitutes a further disimprovement on last year's figures; to outline what plans are underway to improve the structures and speed of the system, in line with the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1468. To ask the Minister for Health if the 34 new whole-time equivalent positions for the agencies involved in the HSE's medicines pricing and reimbursement system, as initially prescribed in February 2023 by the then-Minister for Health, have now been successfully filled; whether they have commenced their engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1469. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a vaccine alliance, aimed at boosting the uptake of childhood vaccines and reducing vaccine hesitancy, which was first launched by the then-Minster for Health in September 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1470. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the findings of a report (details supplied) in relation to the development of a system of transferable exclusivity vouchers; whether she is supportive of the introduction of such a system at Irish and EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29794/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 1485. To ask the Minister for Health when the new major trauma helipad at Cork University Hospital will be completed and ready for full usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29872/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Firstly, it is important to highlight the difference in terminology between Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) and foods High in Saturated Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS). HFSS foods are of public health concern, as increased consumption of these foods increases overweight, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. HFSS foods are a type of UPF, but classification of UPF is complex. There is no legal...