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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Student Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Farrell for raising this very important matter. As the Deputy is aware, the difficulties faced by students trying to secure affordable student accommodation is an issue the Minister, Deputy Harris, is actively pursuing. The student accommodation provider referred to by Deputy Farrell in the supplementary information is privately-owned and operated and, therefore, it is not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Student Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: As the House will be aware, the Minister, Deputy Harris, secured Government support for his Department's long-term student accommodation policy in January. The policy sets out a number of measures to increase the supply of accommodation through all forms of tenure, recognising the differing regional needs. The aim of the policy is to increase the supply of student accommodation and to...

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I would like to thank Sinn Féin for raising this discussion on primary care health services. The Government acknowledges there are issues in delivering healthcare in some communities, including issues regarding access to care for GP services in certain areas. However, the actions of this Government to improve service provision over the longer term will lead to significant...

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: Yes.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputies for their contributions in the House this afternoon. I will focus my remarks on economic issues, specifically the 2024 European semester, the Euro summit and the capital markets union. I will also speak about the enlargement process and progress in Ukraine, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, migration and the deteriorating situation in Belarus. As part of the 2024...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Historical Artefacts (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Martin for raising this matter, to which I am responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. John Devoy was an important historical figure. Born in Kill, County Kildare, in 1842, he went on to become an active member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, IRB, before arrest and penal servitude for treason against Britain led to his exile in America in 1871....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Historical Artefacts (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: It is appropriate that the achievements of John Devoy be commemorated on the centenary of his visit to Ireland. His lifetime coincided with the most remarkable period of modern Irish history and he was prominent in reflecting the changes that carried the nation from devastation and the edge of annihilation to restored autonomy and a pathway to peace and prosperity. He is particularly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Dolan for all of her work on Portiuncula Hospital. I know she has been a very strong advocate in government, with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, acknowledges the work of Senator Dolan and thanks her for the opportunity to provide an update on the progress on the emergency Department expansion in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Dolan for all her work in the context of healthcare at both hospitals. As I said, a meeting has been organised for April 2024. That will commence the process, which is very important. As I pointed out, the project has been included in the capital plan for 2024. The design team was procured in quarter 1 and is currently progressing with stage 1. Like the Senator, I will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I want to convey the apologies of the Minister for housing to the Senator. In line with programme for Government commitments, the Minister for Housing Local Government and Heritage established the Commission on Housing in December 2021 as an independent body to examine and evaluate Ireland's housing system, including issues such as tenure, standards, sustainability and quality-of-life...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: It is a Government policy to hold a referendum on housing and, to this end, the Housing Commission was tasked with examining and reporting on a referendum on housing. As I said, the commission submitted its official referendum report to the Minister for housing last summer, with a minority referendum report submitted some considerable time later in November. While the delay is regrettable,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Lombard for raising this very important matter in regard to Ballinspittle National School. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Education, who is unable to attend. Since 2020, the Department of Education has invested in the region of €4.5 billion in schools throughout the country, involving the completion of more than 800 school building projects, with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: I again thank Senator Lombard for raising this important issue of Ballinspittle national school. I will go back to the Minister for Education about the timelines, specifically the tender process and the 22-month construction process. I will raise the Senator's concerns relating to his commencement last April where he pointed out the slippage of the timelines. I will ask the Minister to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to extend benefit-in-kind taxation from January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the process whereby a parent can appeal a decision taken by a primary school and its board of management in relation to the welfare of a student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11923/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a bus service will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12063/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made in addressing the contract of employment of school caretakers; her plans to include them under her Department; her timeframe for negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12681/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second ASD class will be sanctioned in a school (details supplied) to accommodate applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will progress an application for additional modular classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13052/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Peter Burke: 703. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the facility to fast track the provision of temporary accommodation without the need for planning permission for Ukrainian families is still in place; when this order will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13124/24]