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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 203.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action being taken to reduce the waiting times for driving test appointments at a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34095/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 343.To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to accept fresh start applicants into the help-to-buy scheme; if consideration would be given to same, in view that accepting fresh start applicants would help those who have separated or divorced and need to buy a home for the second time as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34607/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 363.To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reviewing the deemed disposal tax on exchange traded funds, ETFs, taking into account that the 41% tax on ETF gains every eight years is discouraging long-term investment and hindering the financial growth of lower-income investors and first-time young investors, in view of the fact that a reduction or eradication of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 503.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a reconfiguration; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33873/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 510.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to ensure that pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are provided with transport on the current bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33951/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 511.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to ensure that a pupil attending a school (details supplied), who is eligible for school transport, is provided with transport on the current bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33962/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 512.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to ensure that all pupils attending a school (details supplied), who have applied for school transport under the school transport scheme, are provided with school transport on the current bus service; if consideration will be given to the provision of an additional or larger school bus to facilitate all pupils in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 586.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a pupil (details supplied) who is eligible for school transport will be issued with a ticket for the school transport service, in view that they have not received a ticket to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34726/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 587.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a pupil (details supplied) who is eligible for school transport will be issued with a ticket for the school transport service, in view that they have not received a ticket to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 588.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being taken by her Department to ensure that all eligible students who apply for school transport under the post primary school transport scheme in an area (details supplied) for the 2024/2025 academic year will be facilitated, in view that there is a high probability that the service will be oversubscribed; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 860.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action being taken to ensure single applicants to the affordable housing scheme get equal opportunities and consideration as dual applicants, considering single income individuals are struggling to compete with two income households when it comes to the housing market with many having been unsuccessful in applying for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 903.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give due consideration to disregarding as means any payment made to a person arising out of a settlement or award from a court for a medical negligence case in determining entitlement to disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33821/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 973.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration would be given to adding class S PRSI contributions onto the list that count towards illness benefit, in the view of the fact that self-employed workers paying class S PRSI are left without adequate financial support when faced with illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1326.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action that is being taken by his Department to ensure that price rises by childcare facilities do not exceed planned increases to subsidies within the national childcare scheme (NCS), given that some creches have decided to increase their fees in line with increases to the NCS; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1327.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that are being taken to incentivise crèches and childcare services to remain within core funding grant for early learning and care providers; the incentives that are available for services that have left the scheme to return; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33986/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1360.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action his Department is taking to help increase the availability of childcare places in Cork, in view of the substantial waiting lists for spaces in crèche’s and childcare facilities in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34377/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: Under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the HSE is responsible for the provision of health and social services including addiction services. The HSE either provides these services directly or arranges to have them provided on its behalf. HSE Capital and Estates prepares the HSE's annual Capital Plan in conjunction with operational services, taking account of contractual commitments, investment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: In 2021, Sláintecare Healthy Ireland in the Department of Health, working with the HSE and local authorities and community agencies, launched the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme (SHC) to provide increased health and wellbeing services in 19 community areas across Ireland. Each CHO has at least one SHC area, CHO 9 has three areas, Finglas/Cabra, Ballymun and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1961.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of any potential changes to the SUSI grant criteria to allow for the funding of hybrid and part-time courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33999/24]