Results 821-840 of 4,595 for speaker:Colm Burke in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 839. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider introducing a new statutory payment for employees and self-employed people with chronic illnesses to attend medical appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28246/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 924. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the application status of a person (details supplied) to the Afghan Admissions Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to increasing direct payments per sheep under the sheep improvement scheme which is a targeted scheme for sheep farmers, in order to provide much-needed additional support to sheep farmers, encourage young farmers to enter and continue sheep farming, and ensure that this type of farming is viable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the farm machinery industry, in view of the current critical shortage of qualified mechanics in the farm machinery industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1104. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the progress that has been made to date in developing the project of a new paediatric department in Cork University Hospital; the work that will be undertaken in relation to this project in the remainder of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27062/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1142. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the reason that a person (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of paranoid schizoaffective disorder, dementia and several other physical health difficulties including a visual impairment, COPD, hypertension and arthritis and has been a patient of St. Vincent's Hospital, Fairview, Dublin, for the past two and a half years, has not had their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1251. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to altering the salary pay scale of radiation therapists, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28222/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the management of hospitals to abolish car parking charges for patients attending hospital for cancer treatment, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence dedicated funding for the establishment of a treatment abroad fund to cover non-medical expenses incurred when travelling abroad for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28240/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1257. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure current parking concessions offered to cancer patients are highlighted through the HSE website and hospital websites and publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to expand the catch-up programme for HPV vaccination between the ages of 15 to 24 years, as recommended by the national immunisation advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the threshold of the drugs payment scheme to a maximum of €50 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure greater take up of the HPV vaccine, including a review of the current information campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1261. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to ensure that the provisions of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2023-2026 are implemented, in light of the fact that it is the most common cancer in Ireland; if he will engage with the relevant authorities to launch a public information campaign regarding skin cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1262. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that environmental health officers are adequately resourced to ensure that sun bed operators comply with current legislation, in light of the fact that it is the most common cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence multi-year funding dedicated to implementing all outstanding recommendations from the National Cancer Strategy to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1264. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE and other relevant bodies to develop education and awareness campaigns on the dangers associated with e-cigarettes usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1265. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate more funding towards targeted QUIT campaigns and support initiatives tailored towards sectors of the population more likely to smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1266. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set aside funding to implement the National Cancer strategy 2017-2026 recommendations in relation to genetic services, by reducing genetic service wait times in order to optimise health benefit advancement in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding for the implementation of the Genomic Strategy, to ensure that all child, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) patients aged between 16-25 years have access to genome sequencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/23]