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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Visa Applications (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline in detail the progress that has been made to date in respect of having a single application process for employment permits and entry visa applications; the progress that has been made to date by the interdepartmental group established between her Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Naturalisation Applications (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify how those who made applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation earlier in 2023 have received their decision and have now been invited to the next citizenship ceremony in Dublin on 2 October, while those with applications for Irish citizenship by naturalisation who applied prior to 2022 are still awaiting a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Immigration Status (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to apply for citizenship in February 2024 rather than May 2024, as they arrived into Ireland in February 2021 where they were given the join spouse stamp at Dublin Airport and were told to register at Burgh Quay, which remained closed until May 2021 due to the pandemic, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 729. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final report from the National Deer Management Strategy Group will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39701/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 810. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the additional measures that his Department will take to support childcare workers, to both support those currently working in the sector and to encourage more people into the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39574/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 811. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the additional supports that his Department will put in place to help crèches and childminding facilities with their costs, in light of the difficulties faced by these facilities recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39575/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 899. To ask the Minister for Health when the national discharge and annual review plan will be implemented for existing paediatric eyecare patients aged eight years and over; if this will be implemented nationally, given that it is being progressed in some areas while discussions are continuing on the fee structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 900. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if paediatric eyecare patients aged eight years and over who are entitled to State support and funding but have been forced to pay for private treatment due to long wait times; if those who are now not existing patients will be denied access to State funding for an annual review delivered by independent optometrists under the new paediatric...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 910. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme (SLWP), which is due to end on 31 October 2023, until there is an effective treatment for long-Covid, particularly in view that approximately 120 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 911. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to classifying long-Covid as a disability, in view that long-Covid is characterised by extreme exhaustion after minimal exertion, cardiovascular issues including MI, myocarditis/pericarditis, clots, arrhythmias, and neurological issues such as cognitive impairment, stroke, and ultimately that there is no treatment for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 912. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for long-Covid clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 913. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the establishment of a fit-for-purpose surveillance system or registry of those who have been infected with Covid-19 to be able to monitor long-term outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39755/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 914. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department has taken to date to ensure that those who became infected with Covid and as a result required hospital care; if these patients were given follow-up appointments for aftercare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 955. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the independent radiation therapist review which began in December 2022 with representatives from a union (details supplied), his Department, the national cancer control programme, NCCP, and the radiation oncology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 956. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department and the HSE are taking to address the critical shortage of radiation therapists in the sector, which has increased from a 15% to a 40% shortage since a survey (details supplied) was carried out earlier this year, and in view that over the summer months, a skin cancer unit had to close for a time due to a lack of qualified staff to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 957. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that his Department and the HSE are taking to address recruitment and retention in the radiation therapy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40070/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1010. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm his plans for increased mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that mental health spending will be increased to 10% of the overall health budget, in line with international standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40442/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that a school bus escort (details supplied) who worked during the pandemic is entitled to a pandemic recognition payment; when the payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 1060. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action his Department is taking to attract people into motor mechanic apprenticeships, given there is a growing shortage of qualified motor mechanics in the motor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39697/23]