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Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Deputies who contributed to the debate. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ireland's membership of the European Union, a momentous occasion that reminds us all of the importance of our shared values, solidarity and co-operation. The programme for Government underlined the Government’s commitment to being at the heart of the European home we helped build and to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (9 May 2023)

Peter Burke: I apologise for the absence of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence. I thank Senator O'Loughlin for raising the very important matter of the future management and protection of the Curragh plains. The Tánaiste would also like to reassure the House that the future management and protection of the unique biodiversity of the Curragh plains, coupled with its importance from a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (9 May 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for her additional comments. I acknowledge the sentiment that the Curragh is a unique and special place in the hearts and minds of the people of Kildare and, indeed, those beyond who have the pleasure of visiting it and the many who make their living on foot of it. I welcome the Senator’s intention to introduce a Private Member’s Bill, as referenced in her...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 529. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider in Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 530. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider in Westmeath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (9 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 595. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include in the criteria for medical cards patients who received transplants. [21274/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (4 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if following the National Maternity Strategy, if a national policy has been agreed on the role of GPs in relation to homebirths; if a review of the maternity and infant scheme has taken place in relation to homebirths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20994/23]

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Fiona O'Loughlin for arranging today's debate and for all that she, the former Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Joe O'Reilly, and other Senators do to represent Ireland so well at Strasbourg's Parliamentary Assembly. Fifty years ago, Ireland joined the European Economic Community. A quarter of a century earlier, however, we founded and shaped another European community. In...

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Peter Burke: I also welcome the Ambassador from Kosovo and thank him for his work. Last year, we marked the centenary of our State's independence. We understand how difficult the struggle for democracy can be and we also note that what is hard won is often all too easily lost. Like peace, democracy is an act; it is not a state. It is an act in which all Members of this House play an important part...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changes to the basic income support for the sustainability scheme (details supplied). [20230/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (3 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if a national psychology placement office has been established; if funding models have been identified for psychology students at doctoral level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (3 May 2023)

Peter Burke: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the provision of an MRI scanner at Mullingar hospital; the timeline for the provision of this service; the budget allowed for the staffing of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20758/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an invalidity pension application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (26 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: 151. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when outstanding invoices will be paid to an accommodation provider purchase order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/23]

Deployment of Naval Service Vessel to Participate in Operation Irini: Motion (25 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Deputy Micheál Martin, I thank Members of the House for their engagement in this debate. Today's debate is about a specific issue, the deployment of an Irish naval vessel and its crew to an important EU mission in the Mediterranean. Participation in overseas missions by our Defence Forces is a key element of Ireland's foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on plans to introduce a grant scheme for ebikes. [19212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: 434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revise the criteria for the current ACRES (details supplied). [18971/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: 378. To ask the Minister for Health if the pandemic recognition payment has been paid to nursing staff working for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18719/23]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: On Israel and Palestine, the Government response is very clear. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin, answered a number of questions in the House two weeks ago in his slot for questions on his portfolio. My view, and that of the Government, is that we favour a two-state solution. We are very clear that the aggression and the violence we have seen over the past...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Members for their questions. With regard to Aidan O'Hara, our diplomat in Sudan, I empathise with what he is going through at the moment and condemn the attack on him, which is a direct violation of the Vienna Convention. We will come back with an update on the numbers in Sudan as I do not have them. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs briefed Cabinet this morning in...