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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a review of the current retirement age of school bus drivers and increasing the age limit beyond 70 years provided they hold the requisite licence and satisfy an annual medical examination, in view of the difficulty in getting school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the addition of a cancellation list for driving test appointments at test centres nationally to facilitate those who urgently require a driving test appointment in view of the current five-month waiting time for a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for driving tests nationally; what progress has been made to date in reducing the five-month waiting time for driving tests experienced by applicants earlier in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45196/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if suitable transport can be identified for a total of 25 children (details supplied) to attend the school in view of the large number involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44735/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of new houses and apartments which are managed by local authorities or voluntary housing agencies, and which have become available and are occupied for each of the years ending 31 December 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the status of an application for Irish citizenship by naturalisation (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be reached, given that it is over 29 months since the application was submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45086/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of funding applications made by Cork County Council to his Department in respect of the Old Pier at Keelbeg, Union Hall, County Cork, in tabular form, over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45198/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Agreements (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 591. To ask the Minister for Health when he and his Department will be prepared to sign the Joint Ministerial Declaration on the Guarantee of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the European Union; the reason it was not possible to sign the declaration with the other Member States at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45168/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 599. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for podiatry appointments by CHO area and region including the length of time each person has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts vacant across all community healthcare services by CHO area and region, including the length of time the post has been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45202/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 601. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on progress made to date by his Department on work to develop a policy framework to guide policy on the regulation of health and social care professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 602. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if any further progress has been made to date by his Department regarding the inclusion of certified athletic therapists in the CORU regulation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45205/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the inclusion certified athletic therapists in the CORU regulation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: I welcome the budget, especially the funding of more than €22.5 billion to be provided in health. An important area in healthcare is the delivery of infrastructure and there is a need to fast-track that area. It is interesting to see that the population has increased by 1.5 million people in the past 23 years. We have gone from 3.8 million people to 5.2 million. That is a 40%...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: The second-biggest city in Northern Ireland, Derry, has fewer than 6,000 third level students, whereas 35,000 to 40,000 students have descended on our second-biggest city, Cork, and are attending Munster Technological University or University College Cork. What commitment can we give to try to assist in the development of a major third level institution in the second-biggest city in Northern...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Bakhurst, Ms Licken and their staff for coming in this morning. I know the witnesses have gone over the issue of legal privilege repeatedly, but my understanding is that it is normally claimed where there is a risk of creating further claims against the particular authority or board. Is it true there is no risk from releasing these documents? Why is RTÉ being so protective...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: My question is clear. There is no risk of additional legal proceedings occurring as a result of agreeing to release the document; is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: Ms Mullooly is saying that if this document were to be released, it could create a platform for further legal proceedings to be issued.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: How is there a risk if there is no likelihood of any claim being made as a result of the document being released?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion (12 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: The other part of the scenario is that RTÉ is trying to regain the confidence of the general public. If the general public - the people who pay the licence fee - believe that not all the cards are on the table, is that not putting RTÉ more at risk than anything else?