Results 881-900 of 10,635 for speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the Vacant Homes Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53367/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give due consideration to providing financial supports for inshore fishermen, in view of an unprecedented rise in operating costs as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine coupled with the crash in prices received for catches due to processors having to reduce the price they pay for products to fishermen to help maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 455. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the conditions relating to subsidies in the national childcare scheme which adversely impact parents and guardians of children not availing of their quota of full-time care hours (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53264/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 577. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that people living with epidermolysis bullosa have access to mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53563/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 578. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that people living with epidermolysis bullosa have access to dental care, given that those affected by the condition may require to travel long distances to receive care in specialist treatment centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53564/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 579. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that people living with epidermolysis bullosa have access to additional services such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy in the community, given that it can be difficult for those affected with EB to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53565/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the inclusion of epidermolysis bullosa in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53566/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of funding for an epidermolysis bullosa specific bandaging and dressing scheme, given that those effected by EB incur a significant financial burden annually in the purchasing of bandaging and dressing materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 582. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of additional funding to help appoint a clinical psychologist dedicated to supporting adults living with epidermolysis bullosa, given that those affected by EB exhibit higher than average frequencies of psychiatric symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53568/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the provision of additional funding for regular and reliable home nursing care for those living with more severe epidermolysis bullosa, to ensure a greater quality of life for those living with EB in Ireland and those who care for someone with EB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53569/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if greater research will be undertaken by his Department into the quality of life of people living with epidermolysis bullosa in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Burke: 616. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who, as part of a class that was on an orthodontic test scheme, was placed on routine fixed waiting list in 2019, will receive treatment under this scheme, given that it is over four years since they were placed on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53837/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what action his Department is taking to deal with recruitment and retention challenges of bus drivers in the bus service, given the ongoing capacity issues across services nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to deal with recruitment challenges of bus drivers under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made to date by her Department in relation to the establishment of a transfer or relocation scheme for post-primary school teachers to stem the teacher retention crisis; to outline in detail her Department's plans going forward to address this issue; if engagement is taking place with stakeholders (details supplied); and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline in detail what steps the Government is taking to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties with European Union member states in light of recent global political developments. [49713/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disease Management (28 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: Could I just ask the Minister of State about the issue I raised about a liaison person to be appointed? That would take out a lot of the uncertainty within the Department on that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disease Management (28 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. I know that health is not his area but I appreciate his taking this so late in the evening. All of those involved in the whole area of rare diseases, both families and those involved in developing new drugs, are concerned at worsening trends which suggest that rare disease patients in Ireland are being subjected to even longer waiting...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disease Management (28 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State. I fully appreciate the funding that has been made available. However, we need to remember the figure I gave at the start. I know very many new orphan drugs have been made available over the past two or three years. We need to remember that we are still talking about the average number of days from approval by the European Medicines Agency to being available...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Colm Burke: 46. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions his Department will take in order to help expedite current flood relief projects, in view of the fact that the average flood relief project is taking 10-12 years to reach a conclusion; if this process can be made more efficient to ensure delivery of projects in a faster timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the...