Results 641-660 of 4,592 for speaker:Colm Burke in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to ensure that all pupils who require school transport at both primary and post-primary level are facilitated in view that school transport is an essential service for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41486/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41487/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of pupils in Cork who applied for school transport under the primary school transport scheme for 2023/2024, who are regarded as concessionary and who have been refused school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of pupils in Cork who applied for school transport under the post-primary school transport scheme for 2023/2024, who are regarded as concessionary and who have been refused school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to assist families who are regarded as concessionary under the current school transport scheme and who have not been awarded tickets for this coming year (details supplied), taking into account that these families rely solely on the school bus to take their children to/from school; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be a provision for an increase in optical benefit (eye examinations) payments claims by dispensing opticians and optometrists under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disease Management (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 495. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration would be given to classifying long-Covid as a disability, in view that long-Covid is characterised by extreme exhaustion after minimal exertion, cardiovascular issues including MI, myocarditis/pericarditis, clots, arrhythmias, and neurological issues such as cognitive impairment, stroke, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 583. To ask the Minister for Health when the commitment to increase the fees payable to contractors for a standard eye examination under the community ophthalmic services scheme will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41480/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently have free Wi-Fi in public areas as of August 2023, in tabular form; and the estimated cost of ensuring that every public hospital in this country has Wi-Fi available for patients. [40619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to further restrict the sale of single-use vapes in the country, especially those aimed at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services Staff (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is taking to improve the number of places in healthcare and therapy areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action his Department is taking to recruit more women to construction, in view that the shortage of construction workers is one of the biggest challenges facing the building industry, with not enough skilled labour to meet the demand for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new afforestation scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40771/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to increase afforestation in view that there has been almost an 80% drop in all new forestry plantings since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027, if preference will be given to support the preservation of certain habitats over others like open hill, depleted upland bog and heathland, even if native woodland was the original habitat in a given area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to increase native woodland establishment targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that the native woodland establishment scheme is a viable options for investors, in view that the current allowable land for planting this schedule is priced above the financial return from the premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if environmental impact assessments thresholds have been reviewed before the implementation of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 in view that the current mandatory EIA thresholds can be extremely costly having resulted in the abandonment of potential native woodland planting applications; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to a comparison of the value of biodiversity and flora and fauna of native woodland verses the current habitat’s representation of number and volume of species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to a more compacted and applicant friendly planting licensing process, in view of the ever-lengthening licence application process for approval to attract more applicants and investors going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/23]