Results 461-480 of 11,553 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (20 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify if a local authority can refuse to take in charge a housing estate where the wastewater treatment facility has not been taken in charge by Uisce Éireann-Irish Water, where the developer of the estate has gone into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (20 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Irish Water-Uisce Éireann to take in charge over 500 individual waste water treatment plants across the country where the reason being given for not being taken in charge is that the current treatment plants are not up to standard, where the developers in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (20 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (DATFs) play a key role in implementing the national drugs strategy at the local/regional level. Their function is to assess the extent and nature of the drug problem in their areas and to develop and monitor the implementation of action plans to respond to the problem as identified. Drug and Alcohol Task Forces focus on the delivery of these objectives within...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 376. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses continued through 2025 as it was confirmed from 2025 that the credit would need to be claimed using PAYE services rather than being rolled forward from previous years; to provide a breakdown by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 377. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to the timing for the publication of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive, originally scheduled for December 2022; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10558/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the potential impact of the new tax on vapes, to be introduced in budget 2026, on inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1046. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1089. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) to renew their permission to continue to stay in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Revenue Commissioners (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to advertise the position of city sheriff in Cork city in view of the fact that the existing sheriff is due to retire in June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Revenue Commissioners (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify that the current boundaries which exist between the city sheriff of Cork city and the county sheriff of Cork county would be reviewed in view of the fact that the current city sheriff’s jurisdiction only extends to the old city boundaries in Cork and currently the county sheriff is still responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in respect of having a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the progress made to date by the interdepartmental group established to review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12315/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received for citizenship in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of applications received in the same years that are still pending; the efforts being taken to address any backlogs arising from these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1408. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be taken to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child through the national childcare scheme and explore options to cap costs for larger families, as per the Programme for Government; the timeline for this reduction; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1458. To ask the Minister for Health the preparations underway in her Department for Ireland to host the world Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin in June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10560/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1459. To ask the Minister for Health the preparations underway in her Department for Ireland to take over the presidency of the EU Council of Ministers in H2, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10561/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1460. To ask the Minister for Health the input her Department had in the preparation of the revised EU Tobacco Products Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10562/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1461. To ask the Minister for Health if she expects her officials to be responsible for the advancement of a revised EU Tobacco Products Directive during the Irish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers in H2, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10563/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: In Budget 2025, an additional €4.2m was provided for new measures to support the implementation of the national drugs strategy. The Department of Health has published a factsheet on new funding provided for in Budget 2025 which can be found at gov.ie - Minister of State Colm Burke announces additional €40 million in funding for drug and alcohol services and inclusion health ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1534. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment for orthopaedics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10889/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 Mar 2025)

Colm Burke: 1763. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of where the additional €145.5 million in 2022 and €138.74 million was spent on costs related to fixed-unit costs and other costs incurred which were in excess of the reimbursed money follows the patient rate paid under the nursing homes support scheme, as per the HSE annual reports and financial statements 2023; and if she will...