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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Oil Specifications (17 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to reclassifying hydrotreated vegetable oil as a home heating fuel, in view that it is currently rated as a transport fuel and is therefore more expensive to purchase than diesel and kerosene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17018/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of money spent in Cork on housing adaption grants in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15654/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that the family of a child (details supplied) on a HSE waiting list for an occupational therapist since 2022, who requires assisted technology for their exams and requires rest breaks, will be permitted to request this assisted technology from SENCO for their Junior Certificate if referred by their teacher; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a review being undertaken by her Department in respect of a Stage 2B submission will be finalised and the school (details supplied) contacted about the outcome of this review, as it has been confirmed that it has been near completion for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15806/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it will be possible for a school (details supplied) to make a decision to go ahead with a tender for a school extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15807/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of teams for each of the national clinical programmes in mental health, namely ADHD, dual diagnosis, early intervention in psychosis (EIP), eating disorders, perinatal mental health, self-harm/suicide, the current staffing levels of each of these teams and the shortfall in staff within each team as per the required number in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed each of the national clinical programmes in mental health, namely ADHD, dual diagnosis, early intervention in psychosis (EIP), eating disorders, perinatal mental health, self-harm/suicide, in the year 2023 and to-date in 2024 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in mental health community residences in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15780/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 197. To ask the Minister for Health to report, in tabular form, on the costs of accommodating people in mental health community residences in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 261. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the review of the two proposed national procedures for allowances towards post-mastectomy products (prostheses and specialist bras), along with hair loss products initially published in February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15941/24]

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

Colm Burke: 308. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the dental tax relief med 2 scheme so increase the tax band from 20% to 40% as per 2009 levels and to specifically include dentures in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14872/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a school (details supplied) to demolish an existing structure and build a new facility to accommodate ASD classes. [14347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a scheme (details supplied) will be extended beyond 24 April 2024 to all permitted residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14616/24]

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

Colm Burke: 741. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13980/24]

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

Colm Burke: 743. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of a carer’s allowance appeal (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13988/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 756. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the duration of paid maternity leave to facilitate more women to continue breastfeeding for longer than they otherwise would have had they returned to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14235/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 793. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is she will give due consideration to raising the full rate of the State pension (contributory) in order to restore it to its 2020 spending power, as a further step towards benchmarking the rate at 34% of average earnings, which should be achieved by 2026 as a 'living pension' alongside the introduction of the new national...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 795. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider increasing the maximum rate of the State pension (non-contributory) to bring it to the same level as the State pension (contributory) and benchmark both the contributory and non-contributory State pension against 34% of average earnings, to reduce gender pension inequality; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 796. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take the necessary steps to implement benchmarking and indexing of the State pension and reinforce this by commissioning a comprehensive analysis of the costs associated with ageing, and the cost-of-living for all older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 794. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give due consideration to raising the income thresholds for the State pension (non-contributory) to take account of inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14863/24]