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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to amending the start date for the loss of income support for a farmer (details supplied), in view that the timeline for the identification of tuberculosis in the herd and the date of collection of the animals and removal from the herd is managed by his Department and not the farmer; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 411. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position in relation to transport for people with disabilities aged 18 years and over attending day services to facilitate attendance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 420. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the return of essential therapists including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists and a social worker to a special school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43621/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 421. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a special school (details supplied) is still without essential therapists, including a psychologist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, play/behaviour therapists and a social worker; the date they will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 502. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) will be seen by a public ophthalmologist sooner than 2026/2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 522. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm he is aware of the report by clinicians from the National Cancer Control Programme to an Implementation Working Group (details supplied) that 25% of cancer patients do not receive standard of care due to lack of access to new medicines which are available elsewhere in Europe; if he is concerned by this; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing funding in 2024 to prevent Ireland’s average timelines for patient access to new medicines from deteriorating relative to our European peers in 2024 in view of the fact Ireland now ranks 27th out of 35 European countries according to the latest IQVIA Patients WAIT Indicator; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (10 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 559. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of beds in use in each HSE area in public nursing homes for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44010/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: The population has increased by 1.5 million in the past 20 years, or 40%, and there is a need to fast-track the delivery of medical facilities. An increase of 1.5 million people is huge. In Cork, for instance, we have planning for a new paediatric unit and there is also the issue regarding the delivery of elective hospitals. We need now to respond. As the Tánaiste said earlier, there...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: We have planning for the new paediatric unit.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: The Minister outlined the issue in regard to the concerns about the corporate tax not returning as much as was originally planned. In regard to planning for the next 12 months, do we need to make sure that we plan carefully for that? Is there an expectation that all the larger companies in Ireland, and indeed all the companies here, are continuing to grow? They are continuing to employ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the State has taken in for tax receipts for income tax, corporation tax and VAT to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43078/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: I ask the Minister to outline the tax receipts for income tax, corporation tax and VAT to date in 2023 and to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: Is the increase in income tax receipts a reflection of the increased number of people in employment? I understand that approximately 80,000 more people are in employment compared with this time last year. Alternatively, is it a reflection of increases in wages and salaries? VAT receipts have increased by 9.5%. Is that a reflection not necessarily of an increase in the volume of sales...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: I fully accept what the Minister said about the exemptions that are available but it was 2003 when this was last changed. It is 20 years on and it is the time to look at this again, particularly in respect of CAT. Generally, the exemptions that were there prior to 2008 were greater than what they are now. As the Minister will appreciate, the value of property has gone up substantially and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: The Minister will accept, though, that there is a need for some change in CAT in view of the fact that the value of property has increased substantially. The exemptions were higher going back 15 or 18 years ago than what they are now. There have been changes in a whole lot of areas in the meantime. I am asking that consideration would be given to this.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm that consideration would be given to increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax from €3,000 to €5,000 from each person per year, due to the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43079/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: Will the Department consider increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax, CAT, from €3,000 to €5,000 from each person per year? This was introduced in 2003 and it has not changed since. Will consideration be given to this? It is about the redistribution of wealth. If people find that when they give money to someone, there is going to be a liability for...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for attending, presenting and going through the figures. I wish to ask about the figure of €7.8 billion for pay and pensions. Is there a breakdown of the agency and locum costs that were paid out because staff were not available? The HSE spends a great deal of time training people up and down the line, be they care assistants, nurses, administrative staff...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: Not one of those I spoke to had been asked.