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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1010. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm his plans for increased mental health supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that mental health spending will be increased to 10% of the overall health budget, in line with international standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40442/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that a school bus escort (details supplied) who worked during the pandemic is entitled to a pandemic recognition payment; when the payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1060. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action his Department is taking to attract people into motor mechanic apprenticeships, given there is a growing shortage of qualified motor mechanics in the motor industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39697/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1067. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student numbers for radiation therapy courses at third level have increased in 2023 in comparison to numbers in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40072/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1068. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what engagement has taken place to date between his Department and higher education institutions in the expansion of existing radiation therapy programmes from 2023; what progress, if any, has been made to date between his Department and the Department of Health in increasing corresponding student placements in the health sector for these...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1069. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the working group, established by his Department in 2022, to identify and address barriers to expansion in the health and social care professions, including radiation therapy; what progress has been made to date in particular with regard to radiation therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 Sep 2023)
Colm Burke: 1070. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration would be given to his Department engaging with the Department of Health and the HSE with regard to funding the master's programme in University College Cork for radiation therapy, in view that the master's programme in University College Cork is funded for diagnostic radiographers by the HSE, whereby it is more difficult to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: I welcome our guests and wish Mr. Bakhurst every success in his new role. I want to move on to the famous agreement between Mr. Tubridy, RTÉ and Renault. The agreement is with Ryan Tubridy. The main agreement with RTÉ is with Tuttle Productions Limited. The second thing is that there all sorts of side letters with this agreement. Third,, there is no mention of the fee in the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Mr. Noel Kelly said on Tuesday that it was sent to him by RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Is Ms Mullooly saying he is lying?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Does Ms Mullooly not accept that the way it was done was sloppy?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Was RTÉ aware of the agreement? Was the legal department aware of the agreement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: So RTÉ was aware of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: That agreement does not even mention the consideration.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: I know the new director general has said this morning that RTÉ will not have all these side letters in the future. I have never seen anything like this scenario where we had more side letters than we had pages in the agreement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Ms Mullooly was in the legal department and she was the person in charge.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: On page 24 of the document we received from Noel Kelly, he refers to NK Management getting advice from the legal department about the invoice.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): RTÉ (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Therefore, the legal department was aware of what was to go into that invoice.