Colm Burke

411. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of funding available for community groups for improvements to community centres in Budget 2026; if funding will be made available for new builds in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55459/25]

412. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding that has been made available for rural community groups in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55460/25]

279. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures that will be taken to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child through the national childcare scheme; if options will be explored to cap costs for larger families, as per the Programme for Government; the timeline for this reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55982/25]

100. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in relation to generational renewal policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/25]

147. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in relation to examining a new farm income volatility taxation measure to safeguard farmers from markets rising and falling, as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/25]

180. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to amending the current eligibility criteria for solar PV grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54910/25]

181. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will review the current eligibility criteria for the solar PV grant scheme, in particular the stipulation that the applicant must be the owner of the home built and occupied before 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54911/25]

249. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport when the new Kerry Pike, Cork city bus route, as proposed in the BusConnects plan will be operational; the details of the service; if it will be given priority given it is a rapidly expanding area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54766/25]

355. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to reviewing and removing the deemed disposal rule for investors as this can be punitive on investors and investment; whether consideration has been given to removing it to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55088/25]

734. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants in ACRES and ACRES-CP who are still awaiting payments for 2024; when these payments will issue, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/25]

846. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the National TB Strategy at the National TB Centre in St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that TB incidences have increased by 30% in 2024, with a concerning rise in multidrug resistant (MDR) TB cases, posing a serious public health risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54902/25]

847. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the progress to date regarding the implementation of the actions outlined in the publication in 2024 by Irish respiratory and public health clinicians ‘A Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland: 2024-2030’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54903/25]

848. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of funding for the national TB centre and clinical team at St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact that to date no funding has been allocated for the delivery of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54904/25]

849. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the provision of resources for the Irish mycobacterial reference laboratory at St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54905/25]

32. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department will take to resolve issues with the INIS online portal being experienced by visa and citizenship applicants, in view that applicants are being advised that further information is needed to be submitted in relation to their application without clearly setting out the information that is required, taking into account that applications may be closed off and subsequently rejected if this information is not submitted by a designated timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54169/25]

61. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration will be given to reopening visa and citizenship applications which were closed as a result of applicants being unable to submit a further information request from his Department, in view that applicants are being advised that further information is required to be submitted without clearly setting out the information required, and are having difficulty getting clarification from the portal when querying same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54170/25]

28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the joint level of engagement which has taken place between his Department, Uisce Éireann and local authorities in order that the services which are required for the connection of new developments can take place in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/25]

100. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has arranged for a structure to be put in place which will allow local authorities to engage with Uisce Éireann in order that services can be delivered in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/25]

136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the trio procedure associated with Ireland's Presidency of the Council of Ministers works, specifically when Ireland's involvement in the trio begins and ends; whether particular policy initiatives have been identified; whether he expects Ireland to be guided by progress reports from the Danish & Cypriot presidencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54208/25]

150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake for the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54203/25]

151. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake of the non-domestic microgen grant scheme for electricity used on farms to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/25]

180. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the reason the proposed tax on vapes, to be implemented on 1 November 2025, excludes tobacco pouches which continue to grow in popularity; if he will use Ireland's presidency of the Council of Ministers to address this issue via strengthened EU Tobacco Tax Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54210/25]

282. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department is taking to resolve technical issues with the INIS online portal being experienced by visa and citizenship applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54163/25]

289. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of uptake on the TAMS 3 solar capital investment scheme to date for farmers for self-consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54206/25]

302. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the extent to which Ireland contributes to European commission expert groups covering the healthcare sector; the identities of Irish representatives to these groups; the value these groups provide when it comes to policy making; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54209/25]