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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: Are there are data from the UK, Canada or the United States of America that we could learn from?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work her Department has carried out to date in establishing a gambling regulator; if funding has been directed to cover preparatory costs for the establishment of a gambling regulator in order that the regulator can commence work as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35796/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received in respect of the new community safety innovation fund; when it is anticipated that funding allocations will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme to date; the number of successful applications to date; the number of unsuccessful applications to date; the number of appeals that have been lodged to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing a vacant property tax to reduce the number of vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36132/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 203. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given by her Department to instituting a similar support mechanism to the live performance restart grant scheme for those whose turnover was below €100,000 and thus were unable to qualify for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including an additional school (details supplied) under the pilot grant book scheme introduced in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 535. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing times for regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme applications from the date of submission to the decision date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36018/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Sanctions (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 887. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of shipments of grain and feed ration that have been imported into Ireland from Russia in recent weeks, whereby these shipments were granted special permission to land in Ireland; if Ireland will be accepting further shipments from Russia in view of a ban on Russian-flagged ships docking in European Union ports under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Sanctions (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any further shipments of grain and feed ration imported from Russia will be granted special permission to land in Ireland, despite a ban on Russian-flagged ships docking in European Union ports under European Union sanctions over the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Sanctions (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: 889. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that his Department is taking to reduce Ireland's reliance on imported feed ration and grains, in view of the European Union sanctions banning the docking of Russian-flagged ships in European Union ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35692/22]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for bringing forward this legislation. I very much welcome it. I will reply to a comment made earlier which compared the Irish healthcare service to the Third World. It is totally inappropriate. I say this as someone who has visited a number of countries in the Third World. Life expectancy in this country is one of the highest in Europe. To compare our healthcare...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank everyone who took part in the debate this morning.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: Yes. With regard to bringing in people, there is a huge variation in disability services. It is a case of identifying at least two where there is variation regarding mental health. We had a problem in the Cork–Kerry region, which is a huge challenge now. It is a matter of bringing in representatives of another area where mental health services seem to be working far better. It is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: I am a bit concerned about the 14 July meeting. I am concerned that, because there is an inquiry ongoing, people who come in will start using it as a mechanism not to give us answers on a number of issues. That is one of the problems we will have on 14 July. We need to make sure we can get the information we require, even if there is an inquiry going on. The second issue relates to the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: No, that is not true.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: I know of some of those judicial reviews-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: -----where they were used as a delaying process by competitors of the people who were trying to get planning.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: I agree with Deputy Murphy about the lack of an appeal process. I fully accept that judicial review is the only option available for people where the initial application is made to An Bord Pleanála and not a local authority. I am talking about cases that have gone through a local authority and An Bord Pleanála before ending up in a judicial review.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Colm Burke: I know the issue of passports is very important and that people have covered it. I want to deal with overseas funding. Our funding for overseas development from 2015 to 2020 went from €475 million to €548 million. I ask about checks and balances in place for that enormous funding. Priority emergency humanitarian assistance was €96 million in 2020. What are the checks...