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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: In relation to Irish legislation, if someone in the morning decided to take a challenge to the High Court in relation to the Central Bank and its role in approving a prospectus, where would the Central Bank's position then lie in dealing with that challenge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Is it not a possibility, however, that someone could decide to take that kind of challenge based on the moneys being raised being used in an ongoing war where atrocities are occurring, including many children being killed? By the way, I have been to Gaza, so I know what it is like. I was there when 1,400 people had been killed, 400 of them children. The sad part of it was no action was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: From his own statement, Mr. Makhlouf accepts that he and all the staff of the Central Bank are appalled by what is now going on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: -----and do not agree with what is going on. At the same time, however, the money being raised as the result of the prospectus we have approved is being used to carry out those atrocities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Mr. Makhlouf, however, accepts that when the Central Bank was initially set up by the State it was never with the intention of having a role where someone could use it as a mechanism for getting access to money to carry on the atrocities now occurring. I accept what Mr. Makhlouf is saying about the money going to the Israeli Government in the sense of managing its economy, but a substantial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Going back to what Deputy Timmins said in relation to transferring this role the Central Bank has, have any efforts been made at the European level to indicate the bank is not happy about having to do this work and that, if possible, any future request that comes would be managed by another member state?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: If a new request was made in the morning by Israel, though-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: If a new request was made in the morning, would the Central Bank not consider making an application at European level to say-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. In particular, I thank the Garda for the work it is doing in Limerick. It is about everyone working together in a lot of cases where it is quite complex and difficult to manage. The Irish Medical Organisation has expressed concern about involuntary admissions. I presume there has been engagement with the Department on this issue. It sounds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask about involuntary admission and access to records. If someone from Cork is admitted in Dublin, what is the current legislation on access to records? I am aware of a case where someone from another EU state was admitted and the medical services in that country would not release the records, causing significant difficulty for the medical team to deal with it. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Regarding the sharing of information, if somebody is admitted in Cork who was previously treated in Dublin or the other way around, is there access to those records for the person who is involuntarily admitted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: Do we need to include this in legislation now in order to protect the practitioners in getting access to information and being able to provide treatment on a timely basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I wish to ask the Garda representatives about their concerns with the legislation. Has there been engagement involving the Garda, the Department of justice and the Department of Health on those concerns at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: It is important because the Garda is operating at the coalface and can see the challenges there. This legislation would appear to provide even more challenges to the Garda now. It is important to have that consultation and engagement. It is fine to put legislation in place but without the manpower to implement it, the Garda will have a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Israeli Bond Programme: Central Bank of Ireland (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I do not care what was agreed. I am saying there must be fairness to every person on this committee. Allowing someone more than 20 minutes means the people at the end will get no time at all.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 359. To ask the Minister for Health when it is proposed to increase capacity in the neurological rehabilitation facility in Tower, Blarney, Cork from 20 beds to 50 beds and recruit the necessary staff, taking into account that there is up to a nine-month waiting time to get into the National Rehabilitation Facility in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31054/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I raise the process of approving housing whereby we have to go through voluntary housing agencies, then through the Department of housing and finally through the Department of public expenditure. I am dealing with one project with 217 apartments for which the process started in September last year. It has gone through Clúid, the housing agency, through the Department of housing and is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the other grant schemes available, not including the SEAI grant schemes, for home energy upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jun 2025)

Colm Burke: 387. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to amending the capital acquisition tax rules so that those who are childless can leave a greater sum to loved ones in their will without a large tax bill being incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29011/25]