199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will support the development of a national patient registry for pulmonary arterial hypertension in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34703/25]
200. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider linking with pulmonary arterial hypertension specialists in Northern Ireland for an all-Ireland strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34704/25]
204. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department proposes taking in order to increase the number of dentists and dental practices who are prepared to provide for medical card patients in view of the fact that the number of dentists providing such care has dropped from 1,452 in 2012 to 810 in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34758/25]
205. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department has engaged with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with a view to increasing the number of training places in each of the dental schools both at University College Cork and at Trinity College Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34759/25]
206. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current number of dentists in each HSE area who are providing care for medical card patients, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34760/25]
207. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce an action plan to help increase the number of dental practitioners in Ireland who are prepared to provide care to those who are medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34762/25]
208. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who have travelled abroad under the treatment abroad scheme to receive dental treatment for each of the years ending 31 December 2021, 31 December 2022, 31 December 2023, and 31 December 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34763/25]
Colm Burke
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25 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
245. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of newly qualified dentists who qualified in Ireland, the number who were Irish/EU students and those who were non-EEA students but who qualified in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34761/25]
Colm Burke
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25 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
246. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with all third level institutions with a view to increasing the total number of places available for the training of both dental nurses and dental hygienists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34764/25]
Colm Burke
Written
25 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
247. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department can make additional funding available to third level colleges which are providing dental training courses in order that they may increase the total number of places available for Irish students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/25]
Colm Burke
Written
25 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
248. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of the total number of Irish/EU students and the total number of non-EEA students who have qualified from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin for each of the years ending 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [347…
146. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress of the northern distributor road, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34133/25]
165. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to progress the North Ring Road in Cork city; the level of funding will be allocated for the coming year in view of the large volume of traffic forced to travel through Mayfield, including traffic heading for the port facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34134/25]
587. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person’s (details supplied) invalidity pension appeal; when a decision will be reached given that it has been lodged for nearly a year and that serious consideration would be given to granting this allowance due to the applicant’s circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34148/25]
641. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications submitted to the South African visa desk in the Dublin Visa Office, for each month, from July 2024 to 31 May 2025; the number of applications which have been processed in the same timeline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34218/25]
642. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department is taking to ensure that target processing times of visa applications to the South African visa desk in the Dublin Visa Office are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34219/25]
749. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to clarify the options available to women who have cancer and require breast surgery as regards their access to support services including breast protheses, and, in particular, whether they can attend any facility which is approved by the HSE regardless of where they are located; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33533/25]
751. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the new Obesity Policy and Action Plan, due to be published in early 2026; whether a public consultation on the new iteration of the policy and action plan will be conducted in the coming months, in advance of publication; if so, the timing for that consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33551/25]
806. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can progress with cataract treatment; when an urgent appointment will be made available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33934/25]
10. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the further steps the Department is taking to support small and medium enterprises to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32906/25]
41. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of an appeals system for the power-up scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32907/25]
103. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of making fuel allowance universal for everyone over 70; that consideration will be given to implementing this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/25]
168. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that parents/guardians of children who are blind and in receipt of a free travel pass will also receive a travel pass in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33131/25]
220. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to confirm when the new stations under the expanded commuter rail programme for Cork, such as Blackpool, Blarney, Monard and Tivoli are due to be constructed; if there is a confirmed timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/25]
340. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms available by which a person (details supplied) can increase the rate of their State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33421/25]