691. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application will be processed and an IRP card issued to a person (details supplied) given it is over seven weeks since the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70010/25]
692. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application will be processed and an IRP card issued to a person (details supplied) given it is over five weeks since the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70011/25]
693. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application will be processed and an IRP card issued to a person (details supplied) given it is over seven weeks since the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70012/25]
694. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an application will be processed and an IRP card issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70013/25]
697. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a renewal application will be processed and an IRP card issued (details supplied), given that a delay in the issuing of same is impacting on the applicant's employment stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70051/25]
717. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a full-time student (details supplied) who was born in Ireland and is required to apply for an Irish residency permit was only issued with a permit for a period of six months, which expires on the 6 March 2026,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70232/25]
798. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the proposed reorganisation of a youth services facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69777/25]
993. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if funding for the lymphoedema and lipoedema model was provided for in Budget 2026; if not, whether consideration would be given to providing funding for same considering that international studies show that the cost to treat patients could be reduced by 87%, if comprehensive lymphedema services were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6962…
1002. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the ongoing independent review by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the method of sale and supply of codeine containing medicinal products that are currently available without prescription; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69678/25]
1003. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a consultation process has been put in place with patient advocacy groups, GPs, pharmacies and other stakeholders in respect of the review being carried out by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the method of sale and supply of codeine containing medicinal products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69679/25]
1004. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health in the event of the Health Products Regulatory Authority makes recommendations which provide that codeine containing medicinal products can only be made available through prescription, the mechanisms that will be put in place to assist those who are reliant on these products and who have been able to purchase them without prescription; and if she will make a state…
1005. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the review being carried out by the Health Products Regulatory Authority on the method of sale and supply of codeine containing medicinal products are prepared to consider putting in place additional safeguards through pharmacies without the requirement for prescription; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69681/25]
1079. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 15 whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts allocated to HSE oral health services under Budget 2024 which have been filled on a permanent basis as of 1 September 2025; if she will provide a breakdown of the WTEs filled by dental grade, by principal dental surgeon/orthodontic service; the date on which each post was filled; and if she will mak…
1080. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) posts, by dental grade and principal dental surgeon/dental area, that were permanent vacancies as of 1 January 2024 which remain either unapproved or unfilled in a permanent capacity in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70263/25]
1112. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Community Centres Investment Fund will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70086/25]
1113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Local Enhancement Programme will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70087/25]
306. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport to provide an update on the decommissioning of the legacy copper telephone and broadband networks; whether a timeline is in place; his Department's plans to ensure the general public are informed and prepared for the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68965/25]
307. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made to date by his Department in relation to the decommissioning of the copper broadband network, taking into account that the European Commission has set 2030 as the preferred deadline date for the complete switch-off of copper networks across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68966/25]
308. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport the action his Department is taking to ensure that certain households are not left behind in the roll out of the National Broadband Plan, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68967/25]
65. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport when a driving licence exchange application will be completed (details supplied), in view that it is over 10 weeks since the application was submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67342/25]
564. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide confirmation on the proposed reorganisation of a youth services facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67581/25]
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719. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Contracts of Indefinite Duration (CID) that have been awarded to staff at University College Galway from 2020 -2025; and the number of CID contracts currently under review, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68163/25]
18. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her recent meeting of the European Union Foreign Ministers in Brussels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66681/25]
79. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department's progress in supporting the re-establishment and full operation of a Northern Ireland Civic Forum, as envisaged in the Good Friday Agreement, and as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66682/25]
103. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his recent meeting at the European Agriculture and Fisheries Council, AGRIFISH, in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67158/25]