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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (31 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Cork from 1 January 2023 to date; what percentage of targets of the roll-out have been met in Cork during this timeframe; the targets for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4369/24]

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

Colm Burke: I very much welcome all of the grants that were announced last year. I hope the same will be provided again this year. In fairness, when moneys are provided to community organisations, they use the funding very effectively and deliver very good services. One of the areas that needs some focus is new communities where there is a huge growth in housing. We are not doing enough forward...

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

Colm Burke: I very much welcome the Minister of State's response. It is not a criticism of the Department; it is just about the need for joined-up thinking. In that regard, I have a situation in Glanmire, for instance, where a total of 30 acres has been lying idle for ten years because it is owned by one organisation, which has not commenced any development yet it is not prepared to hand it back,...

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

Colm Burke: 73. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how much financial support has been provided by her Department to community and voluntary groups and sporting organisations in Cork in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4013/24]

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?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 118. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Connected Hubs Network and the continued development of remote working facilities by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the public consultation on disposable e-cigarettes; if a timeline has been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3743/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what action his Department is taking to accelerate the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan Programme in Cork, given 17 of the 31 deployment areas in Cork are still in pre-build stage and have an anticipated date for connection between January 2026 and December 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a progress report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Cork from 1 January 2023 to date;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of premises connected to fibre broadband under the remit of the National Broadband Plan Programme in Cork in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 1 January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 247. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued in Ireland from 1 January to 31 December 2023; the breakdown by nationality that each of the work permits was issued to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4193/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 248. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued in Ireland from 1 January to 31 December 2022; the breakdown by nationality that each of the work permits was issued to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4194/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of PPS numbers issued in Ireland from 1 January to 31 December 2023; the breakdown by nationality that each of the PPS number was issued to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4192/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Practitioner Services (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 497. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that funding will be provided to allow for the continuation of the two-year programme now in place which facilitates the training of qualified doctors from non-EU countries to qualify as general practitioners and work in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3644/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Practitioner Services (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 498. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that additional funding will be provided in 2024 to enable the two-year programme which is currently in place for the training of non-EU doctors as general medical practitioners so to enable the number of trainees to increase from 100 per annum to 150 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3645/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 507. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of recent reports of the increased use of snus or nicotine pouches among young people in Ireland; if his Department will investigate the matter; if his Department intends to regulate or prohibit these products, as the Netherlands and Belgium have done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Practitioner Services (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 561. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to replace GP services in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15, since Centric Health in Tyrrelstown Medical Centre has closed, having been in operation since 2005, because it could not recruit a principal GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4195/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Practitioner Services (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 562. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of GP services in the Navan Road/Pelletstown/Ashtown area of Dublin West, whose population has reported difficulty in accessing GP services and complains the list of doctors it has been provided with is out of date, with retired and in some cases deceased GPs, and where an empty medical centre lies empty in Pelletstown; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 594. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of Women’s Sheds supported by her Department, by county basis; what Government supports have been allocated to Women’s Sheds in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3999/24]

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.