Colm Burke

35. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that farmers are made aware of new TB Action Plan changes that will come into effect on a phased basis from April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/26]

39. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the public consultations planned by his Department in relation to the Common Agriculture Policy, post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6969/26]

101. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that the necessary finance will be provided to Cork Dental Hospital to enable it to open a community-based outreach dental centre in Cork city, in accordance with the proposals already submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6895/26]

104. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm the work he and his Department have undertaken to ensure greater cooperation, engagement and links between universities and third level institutions in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6896/26]

257. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether there is a set retirement age for school bus escorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7089/26]

313. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants which are available for community groups to upgrade existing wastewater treatment system/septic tank to a bio system on land owned by the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7309/26]

399. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if she accepts that this decision has interrupted a successful therapeutic intervention and risks leaving the child without appropriate supports as they transition to junior infants; if she will request Tusla to urgently review this case in light of the child’s best interests and continuity of care, as it may be a number of months before the child can be seen on the public list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7324/26]

468. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of an appeal for a SUSI grant for a person (details supplied): when a decision is likely to be reached in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7320/26]

106. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new national security committee to examine existing national security structures; and the progress made to date by the committee in relation to this review. [72010/25]

512. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be awarded the additional funding required to complete a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5948/26]

513. 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 the school can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5949/26]

745. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Departments progress to date on the processing times for persons who have Section 16 Citizenship applications via Irish association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/26]

746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures undertaken by his Department to reduce the backlog of Section 16 citizenship applications via Irish association, in particular applicants who are waiting three to five years for a decision; and the total number of Section 16 applications completed and a decision reached for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5988/26]

1160. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a temporary reimbursement code will be issued for unlicenced salbutamol nebules under the GMS/DPS scheme given the severe stock shortage of the medicine available for reimbursement under the GMS/DPS scheme at present, in view of the fact this is an essential medicine for asthma patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6623/26]

427. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance review for a mother in respect of their daughter (details supplied) has been lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5124/26]

514. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether compensation payments are being offered to victims of the 2021 cyberattack on HSE systems; if all eligible recipients have been contacted; if further recipients are to be contacted; the qualifying criteria for payments; the overall structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5123/26]

148. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount that was spent by his Department in supporting sports clubs and organisations in Cork in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4119/26]

168. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the next round of funding that will be made available under the Community Sports Facilities Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4120/26]

305. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to give consideration to the provision of a 24-hour bus service for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3445/26]

553. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has secured a permanent site for a school (details supplied) which has been in interim accommodation for approximately 20 years; whether the school is included on any current or forthcoming school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3913/26]

617. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s progress to date on the Programme for Government commitment to conduct a nationwide audit of sports facilities in order to address shortages in areas underserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/26]

746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm when a citizenship application will be completed, in view that it is 19 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4270/26]

814. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a transfer of entitlements application for the years 2022-2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4159/26]

35. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the social protection payment increases that came into effect from 1 January 2026; the level of increased spending overall; the amount of people to benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2712/26]

84. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm whether he engages with the Minister for Health when increases to social protection payments are occurring, particularly with regard to medical card thresholds and payments to older people in order that welcome increases in social protection payments would not have the unintended consequence of disqualifying a person for a medical card as a result of increased means; whether he has done so in light of recent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2713/26]