Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Correspondence

Peter Burke

208. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to create a public amenity at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/23]

Schools Building Projects

Peter Burke

645. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building project, (details supplied); if she will advise what is the current position with the project; when contracts will be signed and the project progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12690/23]

Bus Services

Peter Burke

682. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if a pick-up location on a school bus route in County Westmeath will be reconsidered, given that there are more suitable locations in the immediate vicinity in the interest of child safety and safe road usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13036/23]

Nursing Homes

Peter Burke

1305. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if allowances will be made when calculating a fair deal application by a family for an adult son (details supplied) residing in the home who is over 21 years of age and has special needs, if he will acknowledge it is grossly unfair to consider their maintenance in the calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12850/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

1329. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the options that are open to front-line staff contracted by the HSE during the Covid-19 pandemic who have not received their recognition payment (details supplied); how staff in similar roles, but in different HSE areas, have received the payment; the reason some companies contracted by the HSE are not applying for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12963/23]

International Protection

Peter Burke

179. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what tender process is in place to allow local suppliers and facilities management companies to apply for tenders for upcoming contracts of catering and cleaning of IPAS centres; if consideration will be given to a company (details supplied) that cannot access the tender process , and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/23]

State Bodies

Peter Burke

146. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the process he intends to employ in order to fill the vacancies on the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland, together with a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peter Burke

242. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will review an application for the pandemic recognition payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9234/23]

Driver Test

Peter Burke

208. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied) for employment progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8835/23]

School Transport

Peter Burke

430. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when school transport will be available for a special needs school student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8718/23]

Ukraine War

Peter Burke

518. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to expand the accommodation recognition payment scheme to include properties which are owned by a trust or a charity and currently fall outside the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8820/23]

Home Help Service

Peter Burke

701. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reviewing the contracts for private homecare companies currently contracted by the HSE for home help hours (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8837/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

403. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to introduce short-term illness benefit for the self-employed. [6822/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

415. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the carer’s benefit allowance to a person (details supplied). [7338/23]

Ukraine War

Peter Burke

433. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a long-standing offer of accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/23]

Ukraine War

Peter Burke

434. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an offer of accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6800/23]

Nursing Homes

Peter Burke

663. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding a facility (details supplied), given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/23]

Health Services

Peter Burke

857. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when cardiopathy will be listed and covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7358/23]

An Garda Síochána

Peter Burke

322. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to extend the age limit for recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [5872/23]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Peter Burke

472. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the rights of an owner (details supplied) of a fee-simple bog who does not have turbary rights. [5592/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Peter Burke

538. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will acknowledge and respond to a pledge of accommodation (details supplied) made to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4744/23]

Disability Services

Peter Burke

681. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider an increase of the mobility allowance payment for a person (details supplied). [4263/23]

School Admissions

Peter Burke

780. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the catchment area that Glenmore Woods, Mullingar, County Westmeath is in, in relation to the primary schools in Mullingar town and surrounding area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1777/23]

School Admissions

Peter Burke

797. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when a secondary school place will be provided for a student (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2059/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

79. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the over-65 benefit payment. [61236/22]

Visa Applications

Peter Burke

111. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa for persons (details supplied). [61265/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Peter Burke

437. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when a community employment supervisor (details supplied) will receive their gratuity payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59331/22]

Departmental Funding

Peter Burke

486. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58759/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

449. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the age for receipt of children's allowance until third level education finishes. [57557/22]

Visa Applications

Peter Burke

553. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details on an application by a person (details supplied). [57616/22]

Energy Prices

Peter Burke

252. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which a club (details supplied) can apply for assistance with its excessive energy bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56571/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Peter Burke

669. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on an appeal by a person (details supplied). [54906/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

730. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied); and if she will consider same for double payments. [55552/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Peter Burke

233. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when a working family payment will be made to a family (details supplied) renewing their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53996/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peter Burke

124. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the conditions of a payment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [53753/22]

Tax Code

Peter Burke

237. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the taxation system which may act as an obstacle to increasing (the development of solar energy aimed at farmers and persons with suitable land for leasing and renting in order to meet Ireland’s climate goals) activity in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52903/22]

Tax Code

Peter Burke

247. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has reviewed the tax treatment of the rental income received by landowners involved in solar energy in comparison to land leased for other types of farming such as dairy. [52904/22]

Tax Code

Peter Burke

248. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will review the tax treatment of rental income received by landowners and farmers who rent land for the development of solar energy; if his Department has considered a more equitable system to tax this land use in comparison to land leased for other agricultural endeavours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52905/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

414. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider a review of the secondary school transport route in the area from Coralstown, County Westmeath serving a school (details supplied) to take account of significant additional homes which now qualify for the school transport scheme, but that are a considerable distance from the nearest pick-up point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53476/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Peter Burke

484. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if illness benefit will be considered as a payment which qualifies for the additional lump sum payments as outlined in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53492/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

720. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered any incentives for the development of solar energy aimed at farmers and persons with suitable land for leasing and renting in order to meet Ireland’s climate goals [52903/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

746. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered any incentives for farmers who wish to rent their land for the development of solar energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/22]

Tax Code

Peter Burke

74. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the reduced VAT rate of 9% on all electricity bills issued after 31 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52307/22]

Defence Forces

Peter Burke

94. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Defence if there is a review of the contract for Army sergeants who turn 50 years of age and their retention in the armed forces; the plans, if any, to retain these staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52304/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

120. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied). [52373/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Peter Burke

203. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports that are available for commercial solar energy; if there are plans to increase these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51552/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

494. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 20 September, if she will provide further details regarding a payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51116/22]

Pension Provisions

Peter Burke

528. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise on an application by a person (details supplied) regarding a pension. [51674/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

848. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the staff at a nursing home (details supplied) will be awarded the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52007/22]

Prescriptions Charges

Peter Burke

854. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if retired pensioners from the UK living in Ireland are exempt from paying the prescription charge under the EU Social Security/Bilateral Agreement with the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52047/22]

Greyhound Industry

Peter Burke

861. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a capital project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51270/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

255. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50940/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

256. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50941/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

257. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50942/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

258. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50943/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

259. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50944/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

260. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50945/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

261. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50946/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

262. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50947/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

263. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50948/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

264. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50949/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

265. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50950/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

266. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50951/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

267. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50952/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

268. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if a school transport route will be considered for the Ardagh village area going to a school (details supplied). [50953/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

269. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if school transport will be provided for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50954/22]

School Staff

Peter Burke

275. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on career breaks for teachers (details supplied). [51038/22]

Election Monitoring Missions

Peter Burke

334. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the competition for the new election-monitoring roster will be advertised; the locations in which it will be advertised; the number of election monitor positions that are planned for the new roster; the training courses that are recommended for entry to this roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48160/22]

Tax Exemptions

Peter Burke

712. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on a payment for a person (details supplied). [48579/22]

Eating Disorders

Peter Burke

236. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the services available for young adults over 16 and 18 years of age with severe eating disorders; the number of beds available in Ireland to deal with severe eating disorders; his plans, if any, for nursing specialists in this area to be employed nationwide; and his plans, if any, to secure and increase funding for same. [47648/22]

Family Resource Centres

Peter Burke

204. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider introducing minimum core funding for family resource centres in counties Longford and Westmeath under the national family resource centre programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47382/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Peter Burke

301. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the pay-scales and current pay rates of the community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46864/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peter Burke

332. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds. [47182/22]

Health Services Staff

Peter Burke

572. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on further information for agency roles working in the HSE; and their eligibility for the pandemic bonus payment. [47332/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

396. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information regarding lone parent's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45969/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Peter Burke

397. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information regarding carer's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45970/22]

Meals-on-Wheels Services

Peter Burke

604. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding for meals-on-wheels community groups can be accessed through her Department; the programmes that offer support to these groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45651/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Peter Burke

249. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection in cases in which a person is in receipt of the working family payment, if she will consider extending the age limit for child dependents in full-time education where the student is studying a six-year medicine course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45300/22]

National Educational Psychological Service

Peter Burke

880. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education when a position will be filled for a National Educational Psychological Service psychologist in the Longford-Westmeath area; if schools will be reimbursed for psychologist reports they have already paid privately for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43031/22]

Nursing Education

Peter Burke

1341. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has reviewed the number of nursing places available in Ireland; if there are plans to increase the number of places due to the need for more nurses in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43587/22]

Gambling Sector

Peter Burke

1385. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of the recently published gambling legislation; when the gambling regulator will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42409/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

1764. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a frontline worker (details supplied) who is employed by an agency will receive their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42957/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

1765. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a frontline worker (details supplied) who is employed by an agency will receive their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42958/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peter Burke

1766. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a frontline worker (details supplied) who is employed by an agency will receive their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42959/22]

Mental Health Services

Peter Burke

1902. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when the personalised budget pilot will be reopened for expressions of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43585/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Peter Burke

1375. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding that his Department has allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40867/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Peter Burke

1376. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the governance of an organisation (details supplied) that receives State funding; if his Department has oversight of operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40868/22]

School Transport

Peter Burke

575. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to partly subsidising those children who travel to school on private buses given the recent announcement on free bus transport for those in the school transport scheme for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37997/22]

Health Services Staff

Peter Burke

804. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a Parkinson’s nurse specialist will be assigned to the Westmeath area. [37113/22]

Electricity Generation

Peter Burke

6. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when customers who have completed the microgeneration registration process will receive payment for supplying the national electricity grid; if his Department has communicated with the suppliers regarding the timeframe that the payment should start; if the Department has confirmed the rate per Kwh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36325/22]

Defence Forces

Peter Burke

111. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Defence when a report will be published into his plans to recognise the efforts of volunteers and officers of the Civil Defence and their contributions during the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36449/22]

Childcare Services

Peter Burke

157. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available for families who rely on theprovision of crèche facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36531/22]

Departmental Schemes

Peter Burke

158. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if expenses such as mortgage and loans will be considered when assessing a means test for the national childcare scheme; and if the income threshold of €60,000 will be increased to include these families. [36532/22]

Third Level Costs

Peter Burke

167. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the qualifying conditions for SUSI grants from mature students particularly the condition of having to live independently from one's parents from October of the year prior to first point of entry, in view of a case (details supplied) in which a student now in year four of study still cannot qualify for SUSI aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36589/22]

Turf Cutting

Peter Burke

319. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation is available to farmers who own turf banks but who do not use same. [35066/22]

Health Services

Peter Burke

858. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if radiography treatment will be resumed at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry to facilitate cross-Border patient treatment, given the shared island Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/22]

Health Services

Peter Burke

756. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when he will consider adding spinal muscular atrophy to the new-born heel prick test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32082/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

930. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider implementing a scheme to promote the growth of hedgerows on farms considering the positive environmental benefits associated with their growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

931. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the growth and maintenance of hedgerows on farms will be considered for inclusion under the new rural environmental protection scheme. [32332/22]

Waste Management

Peter Burke

154. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the financial supports that are in place for retailers to encourage the reuse of infrastructure on their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31421/22]