Results 581-600 of 10,607 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what progress has been made to date in respect of the establishment of an independent external complaints system for serving members in the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what action his Department is taking to fund and promote community scale composting initiatives in urban areas in view of the high levels of organic household waste that still goes into landfill/general waste in households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the new national waste management plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what action his Department is taking to deal with increasing levels of waste generation and poor levels of waste segregation practices in businesses and households given that this will be a core issue in preventing Ireland from meeting upcoming EU waste recycling targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what action his Department is taking to reduce the lengthy waiting times for driving test appointments at a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2421/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will he provide funding for a campaign to raise awareness of parental mental health, the impact on children, and the provision of information relating to local parenting support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 548. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will take the necessary steps to establish a network of local peer support groups, utilising the Parent Peer Support Fund, in communities for parents and families dealing with parental mental health issues within the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 549. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ring-fence funding for the provision of targeted intensive supports for parents facing mental health issues, such supports to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3044/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 550. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the relevant bodies to allow the parenting status of all adults engaged with mental health services to be recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3045/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 551. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to take the necessary steps to ensure that all adults with children under 18 who are engaging with adult mental health services should be offered a referral automatically to local family/parenting support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if all primary care eye teams, PCETs, are in full operation nationally; to set out in tabular form all PCETs that are in operation and all PCETs that are not in operation as of 17 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if a community ophthalmic physician lead, reporting directly to the CHO chief officer, has been appointed to provide overall clinical governance for primary care eye services within the CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with the HSE to review the current position where there are no psychotherapists employed by them, in view of the fact it is well recognised that they provide a valuable service to vulnerable patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 630. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure the minimum qualification threshold for entry to the register for psychotherapists is set at a level which meets international and European standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 631. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure the minimum qualification threshold for psychotherapists will be adopted for registration by CORU, which would include a minimum number of hours of placement under supervision prior to registration being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give due consideration to setting up a diabetes task force composed of healthcare professionals, researchers and patient advocates for the purposes of developing a ten-year diabetes strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3040/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 668. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ringfence dedicated funding to widen access to continuous glucose monitoring for people with Type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3041/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 670. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of new medicines reimbursed in 2023; the number of extended uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 671. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the newly reimbursed medicines and new uses of existing medicines in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (23 Jan 2024)

Colm Burke: 679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending the SUSI grant scheme to recipients of the back-to-work education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3047/24]