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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of the management and criteria of the housing adaptation grants will be undertaken with a view to ensuring a greater uptake in the programme from those in the construction industry to carry out the works in view of reducing applications for grants for older persons and persons with a disability; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 319. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who was working in a then State funded nursing home until March 2021 will qualify for the Covid recognition payment for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12223/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress towards achieving the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new national medicines agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12216/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the interaction his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the proposed European health data space; his position on the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 338. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to use the European recovery and resilience facility to invest in digital health infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of the health information and patient safety Bill; the provisions it will contain; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in respect of introducing the new half price public transport fare for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11953/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 20% reduction in public transport fares as part of measures to help with the cost of living will cover all public service obligation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11954/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the BusConnects roll-out in Dublin following the launch of two sections of the new network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the 248 new posts for active travel teams in local authorities that have been filled; the number that currently remain outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the 248 new posts for active travel teams in local authorities by county, in tabular form; the number that have been filled to date; the number of vacancies at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are measures in place to encourage and support the expenditure of the public monies provided by his Department via the National Transport Authority for sustainable and active travel projects such as the provision of additional capacity in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the €240 million funding for 468 sustainable travel projects in a funding programme directed at the four Dublin councils, the three other counties in the greater Dublin area, that is, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow and the local authorities covering the regional cities, that is, Cork City Council, Cork County Council,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the €72.8 million funding for 340 sustainable transport projects in 19 local authority areas allocated in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11959/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding not yet disbursed under the two significant allocations for sustainable travel projects in 2021, €240 million and €72.8 million respectively has been carried over into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11960/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric hybrid buses in operation on public service obligation transport routes at present; the areas that these are operational in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date in the development and expansion of railway services essential for the transition to low or zero-carbon transport options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date in the enhancing of rail services in regional cities, including commuter services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of schools that have benefited from the safe routes to schools programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11965/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the safe routes to schools programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/22]