Colm Burke

40. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on Ireland's transposition of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Management Direction; and if, as part of, or on foot of, the transposition, there will be updates to Ireland's regulatory framework to better facilitate the establishment of regulated retail Irish domiciled funds that can invest in Irish infrastructure and green energy, while also offering regulated retail access to these investment structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22729/26]

227. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's collaboration with other neutral EU countries to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East from an EU perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22476/26]

236. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a register for vulnerable customers will be established for home heating oil to support those with challenging circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21614/26]

359. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22478/26]

482. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied) that was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21621/26]

483. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when they can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21623/26]

484. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to progress from stage 2b of the additional accommodation scheme for a new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21624/26]

485. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be awarded funding to complete a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21625/26]

486. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) application under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue on whether it will proceed to the next stage, as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21626/26]

487. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of a school’s (details supplied) multiple applications under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued in each case as the works are urgently needed by the school and its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21627/26]

556. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a group (details supplied) will be permitted to utilise the funding awarded to it under the 2023 Sports Capital Equipment Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21729/26]

689. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the refusal of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21567/26]

719. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22161/26]

754. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, and in particular taking into account the additional hidden costs incurred by registered veterinary nurses annually including annual registration fee with the Veterinary Council of Ireland, the completion of 12 continuing veterinary education credits annually, in addition to long working hours, unpaid overtime and increasing workplace pressures;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/26]

755. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, in view that the average salary for a registered veterinary nurse in Ireland remains significantly below the national average, despite completing Level 6, Level 7 and Level 8 Degrees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/26]

756. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to greater oversight of corporate veterinary employment practices to ensure fair competition and protect staff welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21573/26]

757. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the provision of funding supports to veterinary practices employing registered veterinary nurses (RVNs), enabling fair pay to RVNs without passing the entire cost onto pet owners and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/26]

963. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department is taking in view of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22057/26]

964. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; whether patient advocacy organisations (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22058/26]

965. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with private health insurers to review the operation of the coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22059/26]

1043. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration would be given to the inclusion of paid clinical placements for student veterinary nurses, similar to students in the HSE who receive approximately €21,399 (pro-rata) for their 36-week degree placements, while student veterinary nurse students complete months of full-time unpaid clinical work, which is no longer viable in the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21569/26]

11. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the ongoing delays in processing immigration permission renewal applications in view of the fact that at present only applications received from early December 2025 are being processed, the action his Department is taking to reduce the current processing timeline and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/26]

72. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department's progress to date in establishing a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the progress that has been made to date by the interdepartmental group established to review this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19246/26]

85. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the implementation of the national women in agriculture action plan; when a detailed progress report is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/26]

110. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been reduced in the past six months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19343/26]