Results 101-120 of 7,326 for and speaker:Colm Burke

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

Colm Burke: 903.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give due consideration to disregarding as means any payment made to a person arising out of a settlement or award from a court for a medical negligence case in determining entitlement to disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33821/24]

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

Colm Burke: 973.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration would be given to adding class S PRSI contributions onto the list that count towards illness benefit, in the view of the fact that self-employed workers paying class S PRSI are left without adequate financial support when faced with illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1326.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action that is being taken by his Department to ensure that price rises by childcare facilities do not exceed planned increases to subsidies within the national childcare scheme (NCS), given that some creches have decided to increase their fees in line with increases to the NCS; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1327.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that are being taken to incentivise crèches and childcare services to remain within core funding grant for early learning and care providers; the incentives that are available for services that have left the scheme to return; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33986/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1360.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action his Department is taking to help increase the availability of childcare places in Cork, in view of the substantial waiting lists for spaces in crèche’s and childcare facilities in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34377/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: Under the Health Act 2004, as amended, the HSE is responsible for the provision of health and social services including addiction services. The HSE either provides these services directly or arranges to have them provided on its behalf. HSE Capital and Estates prepares the HSE's annual Capital Plan in conjunction with operational services, taking account of contractual commitments, investment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: In 2021, Sláintecare Healthy Ireland in the Department of Health, working with the HSE and local authorities and community agencies, launched the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme (SHC) to provide increased health and wellbeing services in 19 community areas across Ireland. Each CHO has at least one SHC area, CHO 9 has three areas, Finglas/Cabra, Ballymun and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2024)

Colm Burke: 1961.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of any potential changes to the SUSI grant criteria to allow for the funding of hybrid and part-time courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[33999/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: 592.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to ensure pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are provided with transport on the current bus service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: 673.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to ensure that pupils attending a school (details supplied) who are eligible for school transport are provided with it under the primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31874/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: 1511.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a citizenship application (details supplied) will be completed, given that it is 21 months since the application was first lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31744/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: Ireland established a national HIV PrEP programme in November 2019, following a HIQA HTA, which concluded that the introduction of HIV PrEP would be safe, effective and cost saving. The HTA also found that significant investment in public STI services was required to implement PrEP and €5.4 million was set aside in Budget 2020 to roll out a national HIV PrEP programme, managed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: As this refers to a service matter, I have sent this PQ to the HSE for direct response. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the estimates process each year the Department receives funding proposals from the HSE for consideration. In the first instance is it suggested that services who wish to be considered for additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: The free contraception scheme was launched in September 2022, for women and girls ordinarily resident in Ireland, aged 17-25. The scheme was gradually extended to women aged 17-31 inclusive and was further expanded on July 1st, 2024 to include women aged 32-35. Almost 2,400 GPs and 2,050 pharmacies in all regions of the country have signed up to provide services and products under the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: The Government’s strategic response to addressing drug and alcohol problems in Ireland is set out in our national drugs strategy ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’. This Strategy promotes a healthier and safer Ireland, where public health and safety is protected, and the harms caused to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the estimates process each year the Department receives funding proposals from the HSE for consideration. In the first instance is it suggested that services who wish to be considered for additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: ...to health promotion maximises disease prevention by utilising a whole systems approach, thereby addressing the wider determinants of health. The settings that are addressed in the Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan include, homes, communities, cities and counties, schools, campuses, clubs, prisons and workplaces. The Healthy Campus Charter and Framework is rolled out by the Higher...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Colm Burke: 2693.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the precise criteria by which an applicant may qualify for the local improvement scheme, given that applicants are having difficulty in accessing the relevant criteria for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32643/24]