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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Will the Minister of State set out in detail a breakdown of moneys provided by the Department to community and voluntary groups and sporting organisations in Cork in 2023?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: The other issue that is concerning is the strike that took place on 18 January. How can we move matters forward in that regard if something does not occur on 8 February? What will be the position after that date regarding moneys which have not been sanctioned in the context of the pay increases to which people are entitled? That is a big concern for people who are working in Northern Ireland.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his most recent discussion with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in respect of the restoration of the Executive and Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2634/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I ask the Tánaiste to report on his most recent discussion with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in respect of the restoration of the Executive and Assembly and to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the Tánaiste and his officials for the work that has been done in this difficult area. It is 23 months since the Assembly in Northern Ireland collapsed and we now have had the strikes. There is uncertainty there. Anything that can be done should be done to try to get an Executive up and running. I know a deadline of 8 February has been set. If no progress is made between now...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Like other Deputies, I have raised on several occasions the issue of what is happening in the Middle East in the context of the European Union and the roads we are now going down. I refer to the way Europe has developed in the past 50 years. Until the Ukraine issue arose, you could travel from the Dingle Peninsula to the Russian border without encountering a conflict. As such, the arms...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: The regulations relating to wind energy were put in place in 2006, which is more than 17 years ago. About four years ago, there was a commitment that they would be reviewed. The regulations deal with noise levels, shadow flicker, set-back systems and community obligation. We have not seen new regulations or guidelines. In a reply to a parliamentary question I tabled in October, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to advise what progress has been made to date in respect of the key recommendations set out in the independent review group into the Defence Forces' report of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2636/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Will the Tánaiste outline what progress has been made to date on the key recommendations set out in the independent review group, IRG, into the Defence Forces' report of 2023?Will he make statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for his reply and the work that has been done to date. However, the report states: The reported practices appear to have created a lack of trust in leadership. This emerges strongly from the Perceptions and Experiences survey (2022) and the Benchmarking Report (2022) data which show that 50% of survey respondents are either ‘very dissatisfied’ or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: If a survey was done in the morning on the issue of the restoration of confidence, is the Minister satisfied we have made enough progress? I fully accept the action taken on this report goes back only to March 2023. It is a very short timeframe but to get people into the Defence Forces, we need to make sure they are going into a job that they are not concerned about as regards how they will...

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the motion that has been brought forward. We have 2.1 million people living as hostages in a small area of land with no escape, no support, no access to medical care, no housing and no food. A total of 50% of the population is under the age of 19. This is a huge challenge in a state of 2.1 million people. There are 25,000 dead, 10,000 of whom are children. We then...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: As the Minister will know, Cork is doing very well in the pharmaceutical industry. Nine of the ten top pharmaceutical companies in the world are based in Cork. The people I am referring to are essential to that area, such as pipe fitters and mechanical apprentices. It is extremely important that we have that number. At the moment, there is up to a 21-month period from the time the person...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: Briefly, I thank the Minister for the work he has done. There has been a huge improvement in the support for employers taking on apprentices and for apprentices as well. I will just respond to the issue of the number of people who are leaving the country and those who are coming back in. Some 144,000 have come back in the last five years and 138,000 have left. Those are the figures over a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made in reducing the time period for electrical-instrument and mechanical apprentices to attend college placement at a facility (details supplied) from the date an apprenticeship commences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2099/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: I ask the Minister what progress has been made on reducing the time period for electrical-instrument and mechanical apprentices to attend college placement from the date the apprenticeship commences.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: I am asking the Minister for Health to initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine following recent National Immunisation Advisory Committee, NIAC, approval, particularly in light of the large increase of hospital admissions of patients with respiratory infections. Respiratory viruses are reportable since 2012 and the figures are frightening. Last year, for the 2022-23 winter...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (14 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for a comprehensive reply. As he noted, there were 370 admitted to hospital in the last few days of November and early December and for the week ending 9 December there were 335 admissions. That is a huge demand on our health service. Therefore, everyone will agree at this stage that we need to identify the best way forward with the use of these vaccines and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (12 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline in detail the progress that has been made to date in respect of having a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the progress that has been made to date by the interdepartmental group established to review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44400/23]