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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 414. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support mandatory trauma-informed training for all of those who engage with victims/survivors of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the highlighting pathways to empower rural women to have sustainable and equitable livelihoods in farming, HER-SELF, research project; when it is envisaged same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 451. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application for a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital’s, for a communication device to the children's disability network team assist with their communication, given their previous device broke; when a decision is likely to be reached in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 452. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital will be seen by a speech and language therapist in Cork from the children's disability network team to assist with their communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46066/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 453. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital will be provided with a wheelchair, as it is urgently required by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46067/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 454. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) who is currently attending Crumlin Children’s Hospital will receive respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 594. To ask the Minister for Health when an increase to the fees payable to contractors for a standard eye examination under the community ophthalmic services scheme will be implemented, in view of the fact that he gave a commitment to implement this change in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm how much Government expenditure was spent on tourism supports and projects in Cork in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45753/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline what measures were included in Budget 2024 to support tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2024 (19 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the supports that have been made available for third level students, those attending further and higher education and apprentices in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Immigration Policy (19 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the addition of a bespoke seasonal employment permit scheme for foreign workers for fruit-picking and other seasonal employments in the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45895/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the current status and provide an update on an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45913/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (19 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Ireland/New Zealand Joint Research Mechanism (JRM) pilot research initiative; what progress has been made to date on the four projects funded under the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45897/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (18 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 303. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) to Pobal for funding for an additional full-time worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to ensure that all pupils who apply for school transport next year will be facilitated in view that a number of bus routes that were oversubscribed this year leaving many students without transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a review of the current retirement age of school bus drivers and increasing the age limit beyond 70 years provided they hold the requisite licence and satisfy an annual medical examination, in view of the difficulty in getting school bus drivers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the addition of a cancellation list for driving test appointments at test centres nationally to facilitate those who urgently require a driving test appointment in view of the current five-month waiting time for a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for driving tests nationally; what progress has been made to date in reducing the five-month waiting time for driving tests experienced by applicants earlier in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45196/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if suitable transport can be identified for a total of 25 children (details supplied) to attend the school in view of the large number involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44735/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Colm Burke: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of new houses and apartments which are managed by local authorities or voluntary housing agencies, and which have become available and are occupied for each of the years ending 31 December 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44727/23]