Results 141-160 of 11,938 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 600. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to introducing tax relief for club memberships (sporting clubs) to encourage more people to get involved in community organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider reviewing Bus Éireann’s allocation process for concessionary tickets, in particular if she will consider prioritising existing service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45878/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, in particular in relation to the evaluation of 14 pilot projects undertaken in the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45879/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 854. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, the details of the schools which have been identified as pilot projects for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45880/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in the school transport scheme pilot projects for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45881/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to ensure that pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are provided with transport on the current bus service for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47042/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1069. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider maintaining the basic income for the arts scheme beyond 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on a review of planning regulations in relation to a new and separate exempted development threshold for standalone nutrient storage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to implementing a retrofitting programme to help those struggling with chronic illnesses such as asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45036/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider amending the rules on carer’s allowance in order that a person who is in receipt of a State pension would also be eligible to qualify for the full rate of carer’s allowance, as many older people are providing full-time care for a loved one in need, this care is crucial to the State; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the bereaved partners grant only applies to those whose partner’s death occurred on or after 21 July 2025; to confirm that consideration would be given to extending this grant to those whose partners died before this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of staff currently in the citizenship division; the total number of staff in the designated team responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association given that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of citizenship applications via Irish association to prevent any further delay, in view that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time in comparison to thousands of other applicants who have an eight-month processing time;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 36 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 24 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45957/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is 28 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46089/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of convictions in the District courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46338/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1650. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions in the circuit courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1651. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of convictions in the central criminal court where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (8 Sep 2025)

Colm Burke: 1678. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases dealt with by the Criminal Court of Appeal where the custodial sentence imposed by the lower court was confirmed, including reduced or increased, for each year ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/25]