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Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Colm Burke
848. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm what action he, his Department and the HSE will take to improve the efficiency of the high-tech medication scheme as there are delays in the supply of medication as pharmacies cannot request stock until prescriptions have been received from consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34337/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Colm Burke
864. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department would consider revising supports for post-2016 apprenticeships to assist small business employers to take on apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33563/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Education Schemes
Colm Burke
866. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will permit automatic eligibility for young cancer survivors into the disability access route to education (DARE) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33645/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Grant Payments
Colm Burke
887. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ringfence dedicated funding for the establishment of an annual Men's Shed sustainability grant, in light of the essential role such sheds play in promoting health and providing social support within our communities (estimated cost €3,000 per shed); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33654/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Grant Payments
Colm Burke
888. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will give due consideration to the provision of a grant directly payable to the Men's Sheds Association to enable them to best target individual sheds which are in danger of closure (estimated cost €250,000 per annum); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33655/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Grant Payments
Colm Burke
889. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will set aside dedicated funding for the provision of a 'once off grant' for each newly established Men's Shed, in light of the essential role such groups play in promoting health and providing social support within our communities (€10,000 per shed), such a grant would ensure that sheds would have the funds to 'get off the ground'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33656/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Community Development Projects
Colm Burke
890. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will engage with the relevant authorities for the purposes of conducting an audit of all unused properties in their ownership which may be suitable for use as a Men's Shed, considering the essential role such sheds play in promoting health and providing social support within our communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33659/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Community Development Projects
Colm Burke
891. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will sponsor a national awareness campaign for the purpose of increasing social inclusion for younger men and refugees, considering the essential role such groups play in promoting health and providing social support within our communities, such a campaign would further ensure sustainability and succession planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33660/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Housing Provision
Colm Burke
35. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the number of housing completions in Cork in 2022; the projected number for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Housing Schemes
Colm Burke
69. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the amount of people who availed of the help-to-buy-scheme, local authority affordable purchase scheme, first-home scheme and the local authority home loan scheme in Cork in 2022; the amount of funding provided under these schemes in Cork in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33126/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Colm Burke
165. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm whether her Department is investigating the possibility of linking the rate of maternity benefit to a woman’s pay or PRSI contributions; if so, the current status of these plans; when they are likely to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32824/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Colm Burke
199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, following an audit of all unoccupied properties previously used either to provide accommodation to members of An Garda Síochána or former Garda stations no longer in use, he will set out the number of these unoccupied properties which have been sold to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33291/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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State Properties
Colm Burke
200. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to set out in detail his Department’s future proposals for the building which was previously occupied as the main prison in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33292/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Work Permits
Colm Burke
206. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration would be given to the addition of a bespoke seasonal employment permit scheme for foreign workers for fruit-picking and other seasonal employments in the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33296/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Work Permits
Colm Burke
207. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration would be given to increasing the number of physiotherapists under the critical skills occupations list in view of the shortage of physiotherapists in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33312/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Development Contributions
Colm Burke
245. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if one-off residential properties (details supplied) are included in the temporary time-limited waiver in respect of development contributions if the site has not been opened and construction has not commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33298/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Departmental Policies
Colm Burke
294. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to address increased concerns in the tillage sector with regards to the current tillage targets agricultural modernisation scheme (TAMS) in view that the pricing structures may not accurately reflect the cost of modern tillage machinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Departmental Policies
Colm Burke
295. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an extension of the deadline for the submission of scoreboards under the agri-climate rural environment scheme (ACRES) in view of the large volume of farm walks required to be undertaken by agri-advisors within the very short timeframe before 31 August 2023 deadline, and also in view that Department officials have outlined significant penalties for farmers in the scheme including removal from the scheme should farmers not have their lands scored within a month of the deadline passing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33294/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Departmental Policies
Colm Burke
296. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the horticultural sector; if consideration would be given to the establishment of a targeted financial support scheme to assist with rising production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33295/23]
Thu, 6 Jul 2023
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Forestry Sector
Colm Burke
297. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in tabular form the number of tree-falling licences issued from 1 January 2022 to 31 May 2022; the number issued during the same timeframe in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33299/23]