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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Gannon for his remarks. I fully accept and appreciate the urgency of dealing with the conditions his community is facing in regard to this very important project. I will relay his dissatisfaction to the Minister for Education. I understand it is very important to get these projects progressed. One special school and one secondary school in the bundle are in my constituency....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Colm Burke for raising this issue. I apologise again on behalf of the Minister for Health. The Sláintecare integration fund formed part of the Sláintecare Action Plan 2019, which established the building blocks for a significant shift in the way in which health services are delivered in Ireland. Budget 2019 provided €20 million for the establishment of a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Burke for his contribution and for raising awareness on behalf MS sufferers. He outlined the key metrics for GP attendances, emergency department attendances, hospital overnight stays and the number of people who suffer from MS. It should be a priority of the Government to support them in any way we can. As I said, this business case can be considered as part of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Durkan for raising this important issue. I know he has raised it on a number of occasions. I will revert to the Minister with responsibility for children with his concerns because these are very serious issues he is bringing to public attention in the Dáil, which is the highest forum in the country to do so. I will refer back to the Minister on it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Gannon for raising this very important matter for his community. It provides me with an opportunity to outline on behalf of the Minister for Education, who is unable to attend this evening, the current position on the major building project for Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square. The project is included in the Department of Education's construction programme,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Durkan for raising this important issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Under the Child Care Act 1991, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is the statutory body with responsibility to promote the welfare of children who are not receiving adequate care and protection. The Act is the key piece of...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. Well done on that milestone. I thank all Members for their contributions as well as the regular interactions with all the farm organisations the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, and the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, have conducted. On behalf of the Government, I want to put their views on the record. As both the Minister and Minister of State...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cross-Border Co-operation (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator McGahon for raising the very important issue of the Carlingford Lough ferry. He has outlined the ferry's value and importance to the local community. I was delighted to be in Omeath, County Louth, with the Senator last year to mark the beginning of an €11 million investment by Irish Water to improve the water quality in Carlingford Lough. This huge investment is very...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cross-Border Co-operation (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I fully understand where Senator McGahon is coming from and the work that he puts into initiatives such as this. As I said, the Carlingford Lough ferry is of huge value and importance to the region and, indeed, as a key North-South interconnector for tourism. The shared island unit now has over €500 million to enhance existing projects and for new projects on the Border. That may be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Senators Gallagher and Conway for bringing this important issue to the table and for this Commencement debate this morning, and acknowledge Senator Conway's advocacy from lived experience, which is an important value to bring to the table in a debate like this. The Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, is unable to attend this morning. He appreciates the considerable contributions of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Senators Gallagher and Conway again for raising this important issue. I will, indeed, follow-up with the Minister to liaise with them on the progress on both of the initiatives that have been referenced in my opening statement. I absolutely understand the importance of sight. It is how you live your everyday life. It is critical in terms of your environment, your surroundings and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full-time home-school and community liaison post could be provided to a DEIS school (details supplied) considering the expansion and diversity of the school enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15552/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what mechanism is in place in the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to inform applicants of progress on their case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15368/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a replacement tutor for a case (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14898/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for school transport for a case (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14899/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: 733. To ask the Minister for Health when the BreastCheck programme for 52- and 53- year-olds who were never called for their initial BreastCheck appointments, due to Covid restrictions at the time, will be rescheduled; the processes that are in place to address this backlog; the information that has been communicated to this cohort to update them; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: 734. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary staffing levels will be approved to allow for the MRI scanner at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar to become fully operational; the timelines for the commencement of this service; the budget that has been approved for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15342/23]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his kind words. I look forward to working with the committee. This legislation has been in a state of genesis for a significant period. There is no standalone Act for Civil Defence and this will be modernising, cornerstone legislation to underpin and define it. Civil Defence has been operating under an Act of 1939, to which there have been a number of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for his detailed analysis in respect of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council and the new guidelines on foot of same. This relates to Department of Health legislation. I understand from my officials that it is an operational matter that has been under discussion with the local authorities and the unions in respect of civil defence for the past year. We have not yet...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Peter Burke: Absolutely, and I will speak to the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence about it as well. I had not been aware the issue was ongoing.