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Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I can go back to 21 years ago when my legal office and another legal office identified a major discrepancy where over 80% of people’s pensions were being deducted in public nursing homes. We identified that the health boards and the Department of Health did not have legislative powers to do that. As a result of that challenge, over in excess of €450 million had to be refunded...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made to date in respect of current accommodation projects being carried out by his Department to accommodate members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31220/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 60. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to set out the amount of funding allocated to Defence Forces infrastructure for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to 31 May 2025, in tabular form; the number of projects completed, the number of projects under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31221/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to increase the number of school bus drivers in view of ongoing recruitment challenges of bus drivers under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31252/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the number of additional special school places delivered for Cork for the 2025-26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31234/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school’s (details supplied) application for improved toilet facilities under the emergency works scheme, as a formerly single-sex school that has transitioned to a co-educational environment, the current toilet provisions are inadequate and do not meet the needs of all students; whether serious consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the ACRES and ACRES-CP scheme who are awaiting payments for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-CP payments will be issued to a farmer (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will consider introducing miscarriage leave for those who have experienced a miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31609/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 464. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department will consider introducing miscarriage leave for those who have experienced a pregnancy, miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 507. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reopen podiatry services in the Mayfield area in Cork in view of the fact it was temporarily closed and the patients transferred to Saint Mary’s Campus, Gurranabraher to which no additional staff have been assigned to cater for the increase in numbers that they now have to deal with; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 547. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the very welcome roll-out of free HRT, whether additional supports will be provided to the small cohort or perimenopausal and menopausal women, such as those with certain cancers and women with blood clotting disorders, who cannot take HRT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 558. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme, and that some form of long term support will be put in place for these workers, particularly in view that approximately 166 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the front line during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to establishing a baby loss certificate for early pregnancy loss-miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the current services provided by her Department to parents who have suffered pregnancy loss or miscarriage; the additional plans she intends to put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31608/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. In particular, I thank the Garda for the work it is doing in Limerick. It is about everyone working together in a lot of cases where it is quite complex and difficult to manage. The Irish Medical Organisation has expressed concern about involuntary admissions. I presume there has been engagement with the Department on this issue. It sounds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask about involuntary admission and access to records. If someone from Cork is admitted in Dublin, what is the current legislation on access to records? I am aware of a case where someone from another EU state was admitted and the medical services in that country would not release the records, causing significant difficulty for the medical team to deal with it. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Regarding the sharing of information, if somebody is admitted in Cork who was previously treated in Dublin or the other way around, is there access to those records for the person who is involuntarily admitted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Do we need to include this in legislation now in order to protect the practitioners in getting access to information and being able to provide treatment on a timely basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask the Garda representatives about their concerns with the legislation. Has there been engagement involving the Garda, the Department of justice and the Department of Health on those concerns at this stage?