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Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: The reason I asked that question is I was involved in a project in Cork with young people who had dropped out of school and got into difficulty with the Garda. At any one time, we had about 50 people in. We provided even simple things like literacy and numeracy, which they were running into difficulties with, providing support for them and eventually getting them out onto the jobs market....

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their contribution and for the work they are doing. When I was a Minister of State for a brief time dealing with this whole area, I visited quite a number of the centres providing support. I visited them right around the country, including in Cork, Wicklow, Dublin and Limerick. While every one of the organisations providing help and support was doing an excellent...

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: Was it found that people were providing very good services but there were gaps in certain areas or regions where the service was not being provided? Could a lot more co-ordination be done in this whole area?

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: Yes, between services, including the health service, the educational facilities and right across the board. There does not appear to be that level of co-ordination.

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: This would fit in with a three-year plan for all those organisations.

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: Oh, I know, but it might not be possible initially to give a commitment for ten years because Governments and Ministers change. Something like a three-year plan is a start. I think Dr. Lambert would accept this would be helpful.

Committee on Drugs Use: Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: A lot of these organisations have sprung up because there is a gap in the backup services for people. Once they are in place, therefore, the question is not only about ensuring they get the support but also that there is co-ordination in the services provided and that they work with other groups. I found that every one of them seemed to have been working very independently in many ways.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in increasing the number of places for Irish students in dentistry colleges in Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who were awarded SUSI grants in the current academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for when the next round of funding for category 2 applications of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Redundancy Payments (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider removing taxation on redundancy payments, given that it can be a particularly difficult time for people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56405/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants will be urgently provided to a special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56059/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2026 (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 411. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of funding available for community groups for improvements to community centres in Budget 2026; if funding will be made available for new builds in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2026 (16 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: 412. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that has been made available for rural community groups in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55460/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: I welcome the reduction in VAT from 13.5% to 9% in the building industry. I understand there is a technical issue, however. If a housing agency owns the land and engages a contractor to build apartments, the builder will have to collect 13.5% rather than 9%. This will have an adverse effect on a number of projects in the Taoiseach's constituency, with which he and I are familiar. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: I can give the Taoiseach a copy of the letter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank all of the officials for the work they are doing in this area. It is complex. The whole issue has changed dramatically over the last three years. What are now priorities might not have been priorities three or four years ago. To the Department of Finance, we continue to spend just 0.2% of GDP on defence and we have not drawn down SAFE funding. We received only half the requested...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: Okay. The other issues were maintaining our independence and being able to upgrade what we have, where there is availability within the country, rather than buying from outside the country. Have those two items had been considered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: Does it come in under public expenditure or would the Department of Defence have the details on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Colm Burke: Is it not something that the Department of Finance would also carefully monitor?