1974. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health given the online gambling epidemic that we are currently experiencing in Ireland, to set out in detail the resources allocated within her Department on this policy area, in particular to set out the number of staff working in this policy area, in tabular form; the steps her Department has taken for policy initiatives to combat this growing mental health issue, esp…
1975. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the new initiatives her Department are taking to protect vulnerable people, especially young men, in view that the growing gambling epidemic is now a major national mental health challenge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42001/26]
1976. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the research her Department has undertaken into the rise of online gambling in rural areas and the associated mental health issues, especially amongst young adults; the policy initiatives planned to help deal with this growing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42002/26]
2010. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost per hour of home care provided by a home care worker directly employed by the HSE, for the full year 2025 and year to date in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42333/26]
2011. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to outline the full set of costs occurred in providing home care through HSE Services for Older People in 2025; if each cost item is accounted for in the budget for this service line, or is a shared service attributable to other parts of the HSE budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42334/26]
2012. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all indirect employment and service-support costs attributable to home care services in 2025, through HSE Services for Older People and other service lines, including disability and mental health, including rostering, care coordination, payroll, HR, training, supervision, audit, clinical governance and quality assurance; and if s…
2013. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the costs to date of the development and implementation of the integrated information and communications technology system for home support services as on page 22 of the 2026 NSP, by year of expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42336/26]
2014. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total non-pay operating costs associated with delivering home care hours across HSE Services for Older Persons, disability, mental health and other service lines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42337/26]
2252. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the application for pricing and reimbursement of skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43399/26]
Colm Burke
Written
9 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2503. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding supports available to Irish postgraduate students undertaking a postgraduate course in another EU country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43678/26]
Colm Burke
Oral
28 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
61. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the work the Government has undertaken to improve the speed of delivery of vitally needed infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40746/26]
113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork have benefitted from the emergency works scheme and the additional accommodation scheme in 2022-2025; the amount of funding spent on each scheme in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40748/26]
121. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to set out in detail the total number of schools now participating in the pilot project under the reform of the school transport scheme since its implementation in the 2024-2025 school year; if there is a timeline for a national rollout of the revised school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40747/26]
165. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax from €3,000 to €5,000 from each person per year given it has not been increased for a long number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39421/26]
207. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm the details of the new proposed savings and investment scheme; when it is likely to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39422/26]
464. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated yield to the Exchequer from an increase of 50 cent and €1 in the excise duty on 20 cigarettes, and a pro rata increase in excise on other tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39946/26]
465. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated yield to the Exchequer from an increase of 50 cent in the E-liquid products tax, EPT; the current estimated annual yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39947/26]
588. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an emergency works scheme application for a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39540/26]
589. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39541/26]
776. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); when a decision will be reached given the application is pending for over six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38708/26]
827. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed (details supplied) given that it is 12 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39677/26]
1464. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the supports available through the HSE QUIT smoking cessation service for people seeking to stop using nicotine products; if these supports include smoking cessation supports for users of e-cigarettes/vapes and oral nicotine products such as nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39945/26]
24. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out in detail the measures being undertaken by her Department to ensure there is sufficient staff in passport services, given that a spike in volume of passport applications received by passport services occurs during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38308/26]
48. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider reviewing and reducing the current reprocessing timeline of passport applications (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38309/26]
132. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the development of a new RAPID (Revitalising Areas through Planning, Investment and Development) programme, which was allocated €5 million in capital funding in budget 2026; when it is likely that the programme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38281/26]