Colm Burke
Written
975. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocation for cardiovascular services in Budget 2026, in tabular form. [17236/26]
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Colm Burke
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1,291
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
49,488
words spoken in the chamber
3,972 as a minister, 45,516 as a TD
430
votes recorded
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239
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 1,291 in all
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Contributions to debates 266 in all
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 23 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 73 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 62 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 64 | 38 |
| June 2025 | 72 | 11 |
| July 2025 | 89 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 96 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 53 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 105 | 33 |
| December 2025 | 74 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 57 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 62 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 91 | 17 |
| April 2026 | 67 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 61 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 72 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 72 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 64 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 27 | 18 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 247 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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- constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Colm Burke
Written
976. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the details of her Departments plans on keeping up with predicted rising demographics in stroke rate; the way in which the €13 million allocated in 2022 has been used to ensure that services are care-ready for those in need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17237/26]
Colm Burke
Written
977. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland can lead European Union conversation on cardiovascular health during the upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17238/26]
Colm Burke
Written
978. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the issues in healthcare her Department plans to champion specifically within the upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [17239/26]
Colm Burke
Written
56. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the introduction of a support payment for those who are required to take leave due to a miscarriage or early pregnancy loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15524/26]
Colm Burke
Written
89. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to introducing a pay-related maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15525/26]
Colm Burke
Written
169. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport when the next tranche of the Safe Routes to School Programme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/26]
Colm Burke
Written
194. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress to date in relation to the N/M20 Limerick to Cork motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15462/26]
Colm Burke
Written
418. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider awarding domiciliary care allowance to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16087/26]
Colm Burke
Written
190. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a citizenship application will be completed, in view that it is 20 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15223/26]
Colm Burke
Written
165. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to the inclusion of new-build properties in the current solar PV grant, in view of the fact that those building new homes do not qualify for this grant and taking into account that most new builds are run exclusively on electricity only with homes being expensive to run and solar energy would offset these …
Colm Burke
Written
167. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on progress made to date by his Department in relation to the National Biomethane Strategy, in particular regarding the development of centralised planning guidelines for suitable locations for biomethane and biogas plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/26]
Colm Burke
Written
379. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual increases in the retail price of the most popular price category MPPC for a 20-pack of cigarettes since 2014; the portion of the increase related to taxes; the portion of the increase due to price rises by the tobacco industry, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14788/26]
Colm Burke
Written
380. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons successfully prosecuted for tobacco and or cigarette smuggling in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/26]
Colm Burke
Written
381. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of summary and indictable convictions secured in 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, for the evasion of tobacco excise duty and illegal selling of illicit tobacco, in addition to the total money collected in these years from associated fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14790/26]
Colm Burke
Written
382. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the resources he is allocating to Revenue; the new or improved enforcement actions being taken to combat illicit tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14791/26]
Colm Burke
Written
383. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance how effective the new regulations introduced in November 2025 that strengthen rules relating to the amount of duty-paid tobacco products an individual can bring into Ireland from another European Union (EU) Member State have been in reducing the number of non-Irish duty paid cigarettes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14792/…
Colm Burke
Written
578. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure a person (details supplied) will be provided with special school bus transport, in view that the pupil was in receipt of transport and was notified that the route will not operate from 19 January 2026 until further notice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15005/26]
Colm Burke
Written
752. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a visa application (details supplied) has been received; the status of the application; when a decision will be reached in view of the urgency and circumstances of the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14345/26]
Colm Burke
Written
806. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason an application was rejected (details supplied); if consideration would be given to reviewing the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15169/26]
Colm Burke
Written
943. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether the Government has examined the feasibility of introducing in Ireland a "generational smoking ban" (that is a permanent prohibition on the sale of tobacco products to persons born on or after a specified year), similar to that proposed in the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-2025; whether she considers such a measure will be legally and constitutionally permi…
Colm Burke
Written
1035. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for tobacco cessation services from 2015 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14793/26]
Colm Burke
Written
1036. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the funding which has been provided to establish the vaping and nicotine use prevention campaign; if annual funding will be made available to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14794/26]
Colm Burke
Written
1037. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to establish a stop vaping service, modelled on the successful QUITLINE service, to support individuals quit e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14795/26]
Colm Burke
Written
28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the measures undertaken by his Department to reduce the backlog for employment permit renewal applications given that the current processing timeline is approximately four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13143/26]