Results 861-880 of 4,595 for speaker:Colm Burke in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 743. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the development of a national strategy for hemochromatosis (details supplied) in which everyone has equal access to testing diagnosis, treatment and quality of care, regardless of where they live in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 744. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a main contact person to act as lead on haemochromatosis within his Department and-or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider sponsoring a public awareness campaign for the purposes of providing information regarding the symptoms of hemochromatosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if will engage with the representative associations of medical bodies to ensure that GPs and other medical professionals are fully advised of the symptoms of haemochromatosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26098/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific timeline which he and his Departmental officials have given to HIQA to complete its HTA regarding the provision of an enhanced influenza vaccine for the over-65s age cohort; if he will outline the scope of this HTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 761. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider expediting the conducting of a HTA to be carried out by HIQA into the provision of an enhanced influenza vaccine for the over-65s cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26184/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 762. To ask the Minister for Health the specific new steps his Department is taking to protect the most at-risk age cohorts in Ireland against influenza, in light of the excess mortality recorded in the most recent winter flu season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26185/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action his Department is taking to ensure that victims of crime receive the highest standard of treatment and the necessary services and supports; the action that is being undertaken to further develop and improve the support services for victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that the policy document on non-EEA family reunification 2016 has been amended to reflect the increased salary requirements required of the sponsor when applying for a family reunification visa, in particular category B sponsors, such as those on general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of the stringent terms and conditions mentioned in clause 1.1 of the new interim afforestation scheme; if the €200,000 threshold mentioned in this clause refers to investment or premium pay out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25142/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 101. 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. [25143/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Renewable Energy Generation (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recently approved amendment to the Finance Bill 2023 to apply a zero per cent VAT rate for the supply and installation of solar panels, where the zero VAT rate applies, and if he could clarify whether it is applied to the wholesaler or claimed back retrospectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25407/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason 14 step-down beds in Clonakilty Community Hospital are no longer in use, in particular where there is enormous pressure on the hospitals in Cork to have patients transferred to these types of step-down facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 265. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is being assessed 7.5% contribution from their principal private residence on their fair deal contribution to the cost of care assessment, in spite of the fact that their spouse was also previously assessed at 7.5% for this same contribution; if this is an error, can the person’s contribution from their principal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 267. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that tender 2023 for home care workers will take effect from June 2023 as it has been delayed since 2022, resulting in tender 2018 still operating, and that the new tender will include the living wage as the new minimum for home care workers, payment for travel time, uniform remuneration for mileage, continuity of income for homecare workers; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the interest rate that will be charged on the balance of tax liabilities which were deferred under the debt warehousing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25152/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the amount in tax liabilities that was deferred via the debt warehousing scheme from when it was implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown per sector, to include multinationals, retail and hospitality, on the amount in tax liabilities that was deferred via the debt warehousing scheme from when it was implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in respect of his Department's plans to increase and improve community safety, in particular the provision of community policing teams in local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25239/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (24 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if general employment permit holders, their agencies and employers have been made aware of recent amendments to the salary requirements of the sponsor when applying for a family reunification visa after one year's service, wherein the net income per week based on the working family payment has increased, in view of the fact...