2974. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether compensation payments are being offered to victims of the 2021 cyberattack on HSE systems; whether all eligible recipients have been contacted or whether further are to be contacted; the qualifying criteria for payments; the overall structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25044/26]
2858. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether there are plans to improve the lack of reimbursed biologic treatments for systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, in Ireland given that unlike most other EU countries, patients here have no reimbursed biologic treatment for SLE and that lupus disproportionately affects women; when access will be aligned with EU comparators so eligible patients can receive timely, evidence-based care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24589/26]
2807. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the level of engagement that has taken place between her Department, the HSE and the Dental Council to collaborate in ensuring that dental practices are registered and compliant with the required regulatory standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24328/26]
2806. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department intends taking to address the regulatory gaps regarding the Dental Council's ability to act in instances of malpractice within dental services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24327/26]
2805. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department intends on taking to assist in the recruitment of suitably qualified candidates from outside of Ireland in order to deal with the current workforce shortages in view of the current shortage of suitably qualified dentists for the demands that exist in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24326/26]
2804. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department plans on taking to provide the necessary support to the Dental Council to address the current challenges posed by persons who are practicing dentistry in Ireland but who are not suitably qualified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24325/26]
2803. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the additional measures being taken by her Department to encourage all graduates both Irish, European and Non-European to practice in Ireland after qualifying, in view of the fact that a recent survey in University College Cork established that over 25% of all graduates intended taking time out from practicing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24324/26]
2802. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any research with a view to making it attractive for dentists to provide service, and in particular for medical card patients in rural towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24323/26]
2801. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place between her Department and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with a view to increasing the number of places in each of the dental colleges both in Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork, with a view to increasing the number of places for dental training both in Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork, in view of the fact that in 2025 there were more graduates from Poland registered to practice in Ireland with the Dental Council than there were Irish graduates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24322/26]
2800. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to introduce amendments to the Dentists Act 1995, which would put in place a more robust and structured framework for registering dentists in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24321/26]
2768. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health consideration will be given to the formal recognition of registered veterinary nurses as essential healthcare professionals within national workforce and mental health strategies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24111/26]
2282. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for decision letters to be issued to applicants of the third window for Non-Productive Investments (NPI) available to participants in the co-operation approach of ACRES which commenced on 5 August 2025 and closed on 17 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26176/26]
2138. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have left the force within five years of taking up their post in each of the years 2022 to 2025, inclusive, by the age profile of those leaving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26299/26]
2114. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure that there is sufficient staffing numbers in Burgh Quay to facilitate appointments for first time registration of permission, to prevent delays, given that a spike in volume of appointment requests will likely be received in the lead up to and during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25677/26]
2113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current wait times for first time registration of permission appointments; the action being taken to improve upon these timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25676/26]
2112. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to ensure that working holiday authorisation holders who enter the country and who are waiting for first time registration of permissions appointments, the temporary measures or guidance that are in place to support them during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/26]
2044. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason applicants for Irish Citizenship through the INIS online portal are only given one opportunity to submit requested additional documentation/information during the application process, given that applications where a query is raised and the requested documentation submitted and which are subsequently refused are not given another opportunity to submit additional documentation and there is no appeal process in relation to applications for naturalisation under the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24896/26]
2026. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an IRP card will issue for a person (details supplied), in view that it is over four weeks since the application was approved, and the applicant urgently requires a valid in-date IRP Card when attending a Schengen visa appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24486/26]
1981. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the upcoming citizenship ceremony on 14 and 15 April 2026, given that their citizenship application was finalised recently after 41 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24110/26]
1944. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to improve the processing timeline of long stay D join family visa applications; if consideration would be given to the allocation of additional staff to deal with these application and reduce current timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27355/26]
1631. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to reviewing the eligibility areas of grant aid schemes administered by a local authority (details supplied) to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment system/septic tank systems, to ensure that those who are in most need of the grant and who would have difficulty in financing such works could utilise the grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23572/26]
1630. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration would be given to reviewing the eligibility areas of grant aid schemes administered by a local authority (details supplied) to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment system/septic tank systems, to ensure that those who are in most need of the grant and who would have difficulty in financing such works could utilise the grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23571/26]
1317. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency works scheme application for a school (details supplied) will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24608/26]
1018. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if self-employed sole-traders are included within the cycle to work scheme; if not, whether serious consideration would be given to expanding the scheme to include these sole-traders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27327/26]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Valuation Act 2001 in order to provide that property occupied for the provision of early childhood care and education, where such is provided either otherwise than for profit or subject to Core Funding and caps on all provision at Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE Programme) rates, and property consisting wholly or partly of a building, which is used partly as a dwelling to a significant extent and occupied for childminding services, should not be rateable; and to provide for related matters.
116. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the action her Department has taken to date to ensure Ireland’s trade relationship with Middle Eastern regions has continued and stabilised since the start of the war in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22373/26]
59. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications for the next round of the town and village renewal scheme will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/26]
11. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications for the next round of the community centre investment fund will open; whether it will be for new builds or refurbishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21756/26]
40. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on Ireland's transposition of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Management Direction; and if, as part of, or on foot of, the transposition, there will be updates to Ireland's regulatory framework to better facilitate the establishment of regulated retail Irish domiciled funds that can invest in Irish infrastructure and green energy, while also offering regulated retail access to these investment structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22729/26]
1043. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration would be given to the inclusion of paid clinical placements for student veterinary nurses, similar to students in the HSE who receive approximately €21,399 (pro-rata) for their 36-week degree placements, while student veterinary nurse students complete months of full-time unpaid clinical work, which is no longer viable in the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21569/26]
965. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with private health insurers to review the operation of the coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22059/26]
964. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; whether patient advocacy organisations (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22058/26]
963. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department is taking in view of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22057/26]
757. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the provision of funding supports to veterinary practices employing registered veterinary nurses (RVNs), enabling fair pay to RVNs without passing the entire cost onto pet owners and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/26]
756. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to greater oversight of corporate veterinary employment practices to ensure fair competition and protect staff welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21573/26]
755. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, in view that the average salary for a registered veterinary nurse in Ireland remains significantly below the national average, despite completing Level 6, Level 7 and Level 8 Degrees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/26]
754. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, and in particular taking into account the additional hidden costs incurred by registered veterinary nurses annually including annual registration fee with the Veterinary Council of Ireland, the completion of 12 continuing veterinary education credits annually, in addition to long working hours, unpaid overtime and increasing workplace pressures;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/26]
719. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22161/26]
689. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the refusal of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21567/26]
556. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a group (details supplied) will be permitted to utilise the funding awarded to it under the 2023 Sports Capital Equipment Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21729/26]
487. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school’s (details supplied) multiple applications under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued in each case as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21627/26]
486. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) application under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue on whether it will proceed to the next stage, as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21626/26]
485. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be awarded funding to complete a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21625/26]
484. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to progress from stage 2b of the additional accommodation scheme for a new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21624/26]
483. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when they can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21623/26]
482. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied) that was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21621/26]
359. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22478/26]
236. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a register for vulnerable customers will be established for home heating oil to support those with challenging circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21614/26]