908. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the action being taken to promote water safety, particularly in light of recent fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27132/25]
909. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that he will work with local authorities to promote water safety by installing signage in public parks and near bodies of water that show the three or four steps of how to raise alarm/throw a lifebelt, as well as providing similar signage on lifebuoy poles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27133/25]
910. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration would be provided to providing funding for training on how to use lifesaving equipment such as raising the alarm, lifebuoys and lifebelts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27134/25]
911. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that consideration would be given to launching a new water safety campaign, with social media guidelines on actions that members of the public can take if someone is in difficulty and how to do this, in light of recent fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27135/25]
Colm Burke
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22 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
49. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider providing additional financial supports for students undertaking postgraduate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26264/25]
Colm Burke
Written
22 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
50. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding the eligibility of funding through the Irish Research Council to enable part-time PhD students to qualify for these funding opportunities to ensure more students engage in high level research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26265/25]
70. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available for community groups seeking to construct capital facilities, such as community centres, pavilions, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26263/25]
80. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding which will be awarded to community groups in Cork under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26262/25]
157. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to consider extending the list of recognised States in the exchange of a foreign driving licence to an Irish driving licence to include the United States, in order to facilitate new residents and returning Irish citizens to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26470/25]
158. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration would be given to the introduction of a reciprocal licensing agreement between the United States and Ireland in the exchange of a foreign driving licence to an Irish driving licence, in view that there is no such agreement in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26471/25]
159. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration would be given to extending the list of provinces in Canada where you can exchange a Canadian driving licence for an Irish driving licence, to facilitate new residents and Irish citizens returning to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26472/25]
88. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in respect of their application for their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/25]
Colm Burke
Written
21 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with third level institutions to ensure that, as much as possible, exams are not held off campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26218/25]
Colm Burke
Written
21 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
192. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of funding is provided to subsidise the cost in delivering student accommodation for third level students, whether consideration would be given to subsidising the cost for students directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/25]
125. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's recent discussions with the TB forum to address the increase in the incidence of tuberculosis on Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/25]
155. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking regarding succession in farming, in particular the delivery of a comprehensive succession policy that specifically addresses the barriers to entry into the agriculture sector for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25613/25]
329. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the experience of the taxation of e-cigarettes in other jurisdictions have informed thinking around the proposed e-liquids tax; what jurisdictions were examined, and how his officials arrive at the figure of €500 per litre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/25]
792. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider advocating for changes at EU level in the revision of the tobacco tax Directive such that the law will facilitate, rather than prevent, generational bans, as some countries are considering such generational bans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25230/25]
107. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the number of housing completions in Cork in 2024; to specify the number completed by type of housing (private, social, affordable, cost rental); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24840/25]
113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify what engagement has taken place between Uisce Éireann and his Department on the taking in charge and upgrading of over 500 water sewage treatment plants that were built prior to 2008 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24841/25]
123. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice for the up to date position on the roll-out nationally of distinct family law courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/25]
157. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to introduce legislation making it an offence to document and-or distribute video footage and-or images of fatal accidents, in view that this is becoming more prevalent with the use of smartphones and other devices with camera features; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24867/25]
137. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set out of the total number of deliveries in each of the 19 maternity units, from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025; the number of caesarean sections in each of the maternity units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24088/25]
220. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to clarify the total number of the 19 maternity hospitals that are fully computerised/digitised, which can operate without paper files; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24087/25]
429. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents that involved sleep disorders for each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to 30 April 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24364/25]