Results 761-780 of 11,170 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to the development of social and affordable housing at the former Cork Prison on the Rathmore Road, given that this property has been vacant for eight years and the site could have the potential to deliver a substantial number of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to issue, given this has been pending for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action her Department is taking in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to reduce waiting times for an appointment for the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA/UK nationals residing in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9957/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 639. To ask the Minister for Health if the Department intends putting in place a vaccination programme for older adults to protect them from RSV; if same will be included in the National Immunisation Programme for the period September 2024 to March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10055/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 809. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that a town and village renewal scheme 2021 grant can be reopened for a group (details supplied) who were awarded funding under the TVRS of approximately €50,000 but some pre-planning response monies of approximately €12,000 from this was not requested in error, as the grant is now closed and they are unable...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 821. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm how much Cork city and county will be allocated under the 2023 town and village renewal scheme; when the full set of allocations will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10476/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I very much appreciate that work is being done in this area but I am just wondering about the timeframe for roll-out. In a discussion on an earlier question, I mentioned the growth of the older population and the need to fast-track new ways of managing both homecare and long-term care in nursing homes. I am not sure whether there has been any co-ordination between the HSE and public and...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: With regard to this subject, we need to fast-track. The private sector can deliver computerisation far faster. We seem to have a great difficulty in the HSE. Even in maternity care, a totally different area, while four or five maternity hospitals were computerised four or five years ago, the other 14 still have not been. I do not understand why, if we have a system in place in some units,...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Will the Minister outline whether the Department has mapped out a pathway for the role technology can play in keeping patients healthy and in the planned statutory homecare scheme and the status of the roll-out of the planned actions?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Care of the Elderly (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State. The challenge that we now have is where the Minister of State has talked about the programme being put in place for over-75s. That is going to be a growing challenge because we have more people living longer. The Minister of State is right in that life expectancy in Ireland is one of the best across Europe. That is now going to present its own challenges....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I apologise to our guests for being late but I had to attend questions to the Minister for Health in the Dáil. I want to raise several issues in regard to the guardian ad litem issue. Are structures in place to deal with the management of the system in its current operation? Are we satisfied we have enough checks and balances in place in the management of this area? The other issue...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: That office still has not been established.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: With the legislation in place since 2022, is there a need to ensure it is fully implemented and has the structures in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: What is the number of cases where the courts appoint a guardian ad litem?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Are we talking about 100 people or 500 people? What kind of numbers are we talking about per annum?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Are there difficulties with the lack of family support a child is to have?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Has the number of appointments increased over the past five years?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: Has it gone up by, say, 100% or 200%?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: I want to move on to another issue. A large number of children are in foster care but there is a certain group for whom foster care is not available. With regard to the accommodation that is needed, does Tusla believe there needs to be substantial additional investment in that area? Is there a clear plan set out for dealing with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Tusla-Child and Family Agency (29 Feb 2024)

Colm Burke: What is the number in residential care on any one day?