2136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that a product (details supplied) will be placed under the Health Service Executive reimbursable items list so that persons under this scheme can avail of a 2.4mg maximum dosage compared to another product (details supplied) where the maximum dose is 1mg and is only reimbursed for the treatment of diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44817/25]
1838. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lumpy skin disease in view of the prevalence of this disease in Europe this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/25]
1837. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a recent meeting between the Deer Management Strategy Group and Bord Bia in relation to the marketing of venison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47324/25]
1836. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the progress made to date by his Department in relation to the establishment of a farm succession scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47323/25]
1835. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47322/25]
1796. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in receipt of basic income support for the sustainability scheme under the current CAP with farm holdings no less than 30 hectares registered within the current Cork City Council administrative boundary, as revised in 2019; if he will further provide a breakdown of these by farming enterprise, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46675/25]
1782. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider late applications for the forgotten farmers scheme, in view of the fact that the application process was only open for a fortnight and the difficulties in obtaining the appropriate documentation and information in order to complete the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46293/25]
1781. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline of the forgotten farmers scheme, in view of the fact that applicants had difficulty in gathering the necessary documentation and information before the deadline and were unable to complete the application on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46292/25]
1695. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the approximate timescale when a decision will be made on an application which is currently pending for an investor under the Immigrant Investor Programme for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47038/25]
1678. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases dealt with by the Criminal Court of Appeal where the custodial sentence imposed by the lower court was confirmed, including reduced or increased, for each year ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/25]
1651. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of convictions in the central criminal court where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/25]
1650. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions in the circuit courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/25]
1649. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of convictions in the District courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024, and up to 30 June 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46338/25]
1638. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is 28 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46089/25]
1634. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 24 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45957/25]
1633. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 36 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45956/25]
1484. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of citizenship applications via Irish association to prevent any further delay, in view that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time in comparison to thousands of other applicants who have an eight-month processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44934/25]
1483. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently in the citizenship division; the total number of staff in the designated team responsible for processing citizenship applications via Irish association given that the 1,500 pending applications have an excess of 30-months minimum processing time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44933/25]
1402. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the bereaved partners grant only applies to those whose partner’s death occurred on or after 21 July 2025; to confirm that consideration would be given to extending this grant to those whose partners died before this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46673/25]
1395. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider amending the rules on carer’s allowance in order that a person who is in receipt of a State pension would also be eligible to qualify for the full rate of carer’s allowance, as many older people are providing full-time care for a loved one in need, this care is crucial to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46526/25]
1302. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a review of planning regulations in relation to a new and separate exempted development threshold for standalone nutrient storage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/25]
1141. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to implementing a retrofitting programme to help those struggling with chronic illnesses such as asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45036/25]
1069. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider maintaining the basic income for the arts scheme beyond 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/25]
1011. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action her Department is taking to ensure that pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are provided with transport on the current bus service for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47042/25]
855. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including a school (details supplied) in the school transport scheme pilot projects for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45881/25]
854. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, the details of the schools which have been identified as pilot projects for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45880/25]
853. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to the pilot school transport scheme, in particular in relation to the evaluation of 14 pilot projects undertaken in the 2024-2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45879/25]
852. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reviewing Bus Éireann’s allocation process for concessionary tickets, in particular if she will consider prioritising existing service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45878/25]
600. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to introducing tax relief for club memberships (sporting clubs) to encourage more people to get involved in community organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47334/25]
370. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the shared transport mobility hub which will replace the TFI bike scheme in Cork; how this will operate in practice; the relevant costs for cyclist compared to the current scheme; that cyclist will not be penalised in terms of additional cost resulting from the change in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/25]
3422. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional funding will be provided to the dental schools in University College Cork which have submitted proposals to the Department for the expansion of their training programme, which would involve the development of a new hub in which additional students could be trained and practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44022/25]
3421. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of funding allocated to dental colleges in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin for the academic years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/25]
3420. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been any progress in expanding the number of dental college places offered to students in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin in light of the 2023 announcement by his Department to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44017/25]
3263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in respect of the implementation of the current National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommendations for older adult vaccination against influenza, pneumococcal disease, shingles, and respiratory syncytial virus, in view that a 2024 report commissioned by GSK Ireland, from the Office of Health Economics, estimated that full implementation of the recommendations would generate a return of up to €23 in socioeconomic benefit for every €1 invested by the State, and would also prevent approximately 375,000 cases of disease, 74,000 hospitalisations and 1,400 deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44149/25]
3262. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the putting in place of a targeted shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, in order to reduce the instances of those who contract shingles being hospitalised, thus reducing the number of hospital/accident and emergency admissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44148/25]
3261. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the putting in place of a shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, in view that there is an inequity issue in Ireland between those who can afford to buy vaccine for shingles privately and those who cannot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44147/25]
3260. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the putting in place of a targeted shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, in view that 13 countries in Europe have funded shingles vaccination programmes and Ireland is currently an outlier in Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44146/25]
3259. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the putting in place of a shingles vaccination programme to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, in view that shingles vaccination is recommended by NIAC those over 65 and/or the immunocompromised between 18-49; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44145/25]
3258. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to putting in place a three year programme for shingles vaccination to be made available to people over 65 and/or immunocompromised people, given that the shingles vaccine is currently not available on a national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44144/25]
3237. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to work with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to reform work permit regulations concerning the visa process for non-EEA dental nurses to practise in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44021/25]
3236. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to reform the current Register for Dentists to include information such as location, services provided, and hours worked, in order to provide a reliable overview of the current number of dentists practising in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/25]
3235. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has liaised with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with a view to increasing the number of dentistry places for Ireland/EU students in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin, in view of the fact that there has been no such increase over the past 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44016/25]
3234. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase the number of dentists who treat medical card patients, given that only 833 dentists are operating under the dental treatment services scheme, down from 1,425 over a period of 12 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44015/25]
3210. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department, together with the HSE, has carried out a review of all cancer treatment facilities to identify what vacant posts need to be filled in order to ensure that all patients have care in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43924/25]
3209. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to fill the 12 vacant posts for radiation therapists which currently exist in Cork University Hospital; if the matter can be given priority in view of the fact that treatment is being delayed or, in some cases, cancelled due to the shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43923/25]
2746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider ringfencing additional funding in budget 2026 to support community-based oral health promotion programmes that target at-risk and underserved populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41813/25]
2745. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the evaluation that has been undertaken regarding the impact of existing oral health promotion programmes and the potential to enhance oral health in communities delivered by community-based organisations (details supplied); if these findings will inform future funding decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41812/25]
2744. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the current levels of funding allocated to oral health promotion initiatives; if she will consider increasing support for organisations (details supplied) in recognition of their vital role in delivering preventive oral health programmes nationwide, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41811/25]
2721. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person can receive funding from the HSE for fertility treatment for a second child utilising the frozen embryos from the initial round of HSE-funded fertility treatment for their first child, rather than undergoing a new round of IVF, given that utilising the frozen embryos would be more cost effective (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41702/25]
2576. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1763 of 19 March 2025, the detailed breakdown of what precisely the amount of €145.5 million is spent on, in particular the costs related to fixed unit costs and other costs incurred as per the HSE Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40972/25]