Results 121-140 of 4,582 for speaker:Colm Burke in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the extension of the student assistance fund to all agricultural college students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29051/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each of the posts funded by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each cancer centre; the year funding began for each post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29027/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the governance the National Treatment Purchase Fund has in place to ensure regional and geographical equity of access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29028/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the National Treatment Purchase Fund funding figures for each of the cancer centres in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the variance in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to extending consanguinity relief from 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to establishing a dedicated debt mediation service for farmers in which funds are ring-fenced and used to provide fair and reasonable access to mediation between financially struggling farmers and creditors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to introducing a voluntary individual income volatility initiative to allow farmers deposit a defined percentage of profits to a fund in a good year and withdraw funds during poor years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29036/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to extending tax relief on the leasing of farmland to include agreements between parents and children who are young trained farmers up to 30 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29038/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to establishing a targeted annual investment allowance which would focus on smart agriculture, renewable energy equipment and climate change mitigation infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29041/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to fund a carbon sequestration programme similar to the agricultural sustainability support and advice programme which would offer free advice and guidance to all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29043/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if provision can be made for drivers whose licences are due to expire in October 2020 in view of the delay in accessing NDLS appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter on the finalised BusConnects Dublin area bus network (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions being taken to reduce sewage dumping in Dublin Bay and to improve the cleanliness of the water for swimmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29378/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if the 'flu vaccine will be made available for students and healthcare staff at third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if changes proposed under EU Regulation 2020/698 to the A2 motorcycle driver licence test are to be adopted on 1 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30268/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if changes are proposed to the A2 motorcycle driver licence test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will retain its class teacher level of nine teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30387/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 266. To ask the Minister for Health if children's dance schools and dance classes can continue to operate in level 3 where they are fully compliant with the guidelines that have been put in place for areas such as gymnastics, singing, drama and martial arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 267. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to close dance schools and dance classes for children in level 3 will be reversed in view of the fact they are providing the same level of social distancing and following the guidelines which apply to children attending children's gymnastics, singing, drama and martial arts classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (15 Oct 2020)

Colm Burke: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legal aid fees paid to solicitors and barristers in each District Court and Circuit Court area; the reason for the delay in the payment of fees from the time that the application is made for payment of fees to the date that same are paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30776/20]