207. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an extension will be provided to farmers to burn bushes as the derogation was delayed and permits were stopped. [7210/22]
458. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to remove the exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6005/22]
429. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when school secretaries will be recognised and compensated for their work and new contracts issued; when talks with the Workplace Relations Commission and a union (details supplied) will resume; the reason talks have been adjourned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6301/22]
188. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding applications for the Climate Action Fund for large-scale projects of between €1 million and €1.5 million; when applications will be open for businesses in 2022; if the criteria for the scheme have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5928/22]
433. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for medical personnel in the Springfield Centre, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [5589/22]
859. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the escalation and high price of fertiliser which is having a major impact on farming families. [5069/22]
789. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for the development of the specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5026/22]
688. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the €1,000 bonus to carers who work in the homes of persons with disabilities and who worked 12-hour shifts and provided care for persons throughout the pandemic, placing their own health at risk to provide that service. [4518/22]
628. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the €1,000 Covid-19 bonus payment to patient-facing nurses in the disability sector. [4245/22]
624. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the €1,000 bonus to drivers who assist doctors on call through the Midoc service (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [5061/22]
434. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) and their parents’ passports returned without further delay. [4481/22]
263. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle charging points available in County Westmeath; the location of each; his plans to increase the number of charging points to reflect the local population hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/22]
237. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider designating Lough Ennell as a wild brown trout fishery in the western lakes plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this lake is one of the finest brown trout fishing lakes in Europe and that the status needs to be preserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/22]
187. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider extending the €1,000 bonus to prison officers who continued to work all through the pandemic and who would be responsible for bringing prisoners into hospitals and remaining with them for their stay in hospital (details supplied). [4008/22]
709. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider an application by a person (details supplied) for a school bus place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63099/21]
658. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied) given that it was applied for weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/22]
421. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the Future of Media Commission report; if the report has been completed and submitted to her Department and the Government; when it is planned to consider and publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63439/21]
326. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the acquirer of a regulated entity authorised under section 10 of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 must notify the Central Bank. [1257/22]
246. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of including the R392 in the Connecting Ireland plan by the National Transport Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1464/22]
194. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of grants that were provided in 2020 and 2021 for wheelchair accessible taxis in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63106/21]
46. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the Future of Media Commission report; if the report has been completed and submitted to his Department and the Government; and when it is planned to consider and publish this report. [63440/21]
62. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his officials have considered giving additional support to businesses and hotels that are just over the threshold for the employment wage subsidy scheme but still face challenges meeting overheads and costs of running a business during the pandemic restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62278/21]
741. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if an update can be provided regarding proposals to accommodate those who are medically deemed unfit to be vaccinated to be allowed partake in society; if he will consider exemptions on certified medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61856/21]
254. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a lone parent's payment will be processed for a person (details supplied) given the family is in considerable financial distress. [60978/21]
341. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she is considering the provision of HEPA filters to classrooms in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60422/21]
66. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the rail connectivity of Longford town with Dublin city by the provision of a dual rail line; if feasibility studies have been carried out on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59273/21]
312. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the current situation on the number of special education needs organisers, SENOs, in the County Offaly area at present; the vacancies for SENOs that exist at present; the waiting lists that exist for accessing the current service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58334/21]
729. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57006/21]
692. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is additional funding available to offset the rising costs of construction for projects which have already been approved for grant aid but will fall short on funding for projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55822/21]
674. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for the BEEP scheme by a person (details supplied) can be considered further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55754/21]
673. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be authorised and paid to a person (details supplied). [55747/21]
350. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the number of educational psychologists in the County Offaly area; the number of current vacancies for psychologists; if she will provide details of the waiting lists that exist for accessing the current service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55570/21]
156. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine a connection to broadband (details supplied). [55862/21]
302. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the current age limit of 18 for the children’s allowance will be extended until the child finishes their education up to third-level. [53796/21]
1259. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department through LEADER funding, Pobal or any other agency under her aegis can provide funding or support to carry out a feasibility study in relation to a capital project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52498/21]
431. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department, through Sport Ireland or another aegis, can provide funding or support for a feasibility study in relation to a capital project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51199/21]
238. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the insurance indemnity schemes that are applicable to signed and looped walkways here (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49983/21]
378. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans for impending legislation to be enacted regarding the diagnosis of an autistic child by a psychologist or health professional (details supplied). [48768/21]
69. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when correspondence relating to a person (details supplied) will be completed and returned as it is delaying a SUSI application and has been ongoing for some time now. [48572/21]
492. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will review the refusal of ECCE for a child (details supplied) considering the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48224/21]
351. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance calls in the past three months; the average ambulance call-out time to arrival at the scene of a patient, by functioning area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47318/21]
252. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47042/21]
72. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider erecting two new signs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46885/21]
847. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out by inspectors from his Department on horticultural businesses by functional area in each of the past five years in tabular form. [46116/21]
266. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when a bus ticket will be issued to a student (details supplied) who has no other means of travelling to school. [45820/21]
240. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will review a sports capital scheme application by a club (details supplied) due to the circumstances; if her Department has noted previous issues with the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44519/21]
192. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for the Western Lakes Plan as recently announced by his Department; the geographical areas it covers; the reason a lake (details supplied) in the midlands has been left out of the scheme; the actions planned under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43250/21]
1566. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems that are in place to issue licences to allow access to a lakeside slipway (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the way these licences are issued; the frequency with which they are they are renewed; the cost to obtain a licence; the maximum number of licences issued in a given year at this location; if there is a waiting list for applicants to gain access to this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/21]