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Colm Burke

Fine Gael Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
239
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,291 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 266 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
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

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Colm Burke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
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]
Colm Burke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
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]
Colm Burke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
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]
Colm Burke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
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 i…
Colm Burke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Colm Burke Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Social
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]
Colm Burke Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
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]
Colm Burke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
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]
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
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 res…
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
126. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the drafting of the National Vehicle Driver File Bill 2025; to provide a timeline for when local authorities will have access to relevant data on road traffic collisions to inform road improvements and to expand real time data access for An Garda Síochána to driver and vehicle information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
197. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to reducing road deaths and creating safer roads for everyone, in view of the fact that in 2025, there was an 8% increase in road deaths compared to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2785/26]
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
447. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason an application was rejected (details supplied) given that all documentation was lodged for the application and no communication was received by the applicant from his Department advising that there was outstanding documentation required which in turn lead to the application being refused; and if he will make a statement on th…
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
448. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied) given that it is 23 months since the application was submitted which is beyond the standard processing timeframe for such application types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/26]
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Children
498. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the proposed reorganisation of services (details supplied) in Cork given concerns that the integration of youth homelessness, aftercare and domestic violence services into front door teams may remove specialist, community-based supports from the city centre; how the proposed reforms will ensure that specialist youth hom…
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Children
499. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied that the proposed alignment of services (details supplied) in Cork under Tusla’s reform programme will not reduce accessibility for vulnerable young people aged 15 years and over who are out of home or at risk of homelessness; if these services will continue to be delivered from a visible, community-based location in C…
Colm Burke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
153. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if 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 the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2561/26]
Colm Burke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
157. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has entered into discussions with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with a view to opening a new community based outpatient dental centre in Cork city, and that the necessary finance will be provided to establish such a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2565/26]
Colm Burke Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
184. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action being taken by her Department and the HSE to deal with the backlog in marriage notification appointments and interviews of convenience in Cork civil registration offices in view of the 18 month waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2799/26]