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Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Colm Burke
358. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason those on illness benefit were not included in the recent cost of living payments; if consideration would be given to including them retrospectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60476/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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International Protection
Colm Burke
398. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of hotel rooms which are currently being used to accommodate refugees from Ukraine and other jurisdictions by county in tabular form; the cost which has been incurred over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60362/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Colm Burke
437. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of apprenticeships that have been approved for the year ending 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020, 31 December 2021 and to the 30 November 2022, if he is satisfied that sufficient opportunities are available for people to take up apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60678/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Colm Burke
438. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new action his Department taking to entice students to take up apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60679/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Third Level Reform
Colm Burke
439. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions his Department is taking to entice those who are unemployed to enter the education system and upskill in order to pursue employment thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60680/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Colm Burke
519. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current position in respect of the appointment of a replacement GP for the GP who has tendered their resignation in Blarney, County Cork; the action that his Department and the HSE are taking to recruit additional GPs for areas of growing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60172/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
610. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an alliance of organisations (details supplied) seeking an increase in the legal age of sale of all forms of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21 years, commonly known as Tobacco 21; if he is in favour of Ireland introducing Tobacco 21 as a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60549/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
611. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned over the rise of disposable e-cigarette use among adolescents; if his Department has a plan to counter this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60550/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
616. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the creation of a national medicines reserve facility in Ireland specifically to help during a public health emergency, in particular taking into account the current risk of medicine shortages and supply disruptions and the way this negatively impacts on patient health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60596/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
617. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will engage with the largest group of suppliers of medicines to the HSE and patients directly (details supplied) to review pricing and procurement policies in order to protect patient access to high-quality affordable treatment and help to mitigate the risk of medicine shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60597/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
618. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the putting in place of a mechanism within the framework agreements on Pricing and Supply of Medicines 2021-2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60598/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Medicinal Products
Colm Burke
619. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the extension of the 0% VAT rate that currently applies to certain oral medicines to non-oral medicines, including injections, infusions, liniments, ointments and transdermal patches, which would be in line with the programme for Government commitment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60599/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
675. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a group (details supplied) calling on the Government to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, in support of the Government's stated objective of reducing the smoking rate in Ireland to 5% by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60847/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Tobacco Control Measures
Colm Burke
676. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if it would be permissible under the current EU tobacco products directive to raise the smoking age in Ireland from 18 to 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60848/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Colm Burke
714. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agri climate rural environment scheme applications that have been received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60348/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Colm Burke
715. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agri climate rural environment scheme general approach applications that have been received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60349/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Colm Burke
716. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agri climate rural environment scheme co-operation approach applications that have been received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60350/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Colm Burke
717. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeframe from the date applications are received in respect of the climate rural environment scheme to the date that a final decision is taken and the applicants notified as to whether or not they have been accepted in to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60351/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Housing Policy
Colm Burke
12. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the new rural housing guidelines; when it is expected that these guidelines will be put out to public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59858/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Third Level Education
Colm Burke
110. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the National Access Plan 2022-2028; the progress that has been made to date since the plan was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59856/22]