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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Mr. Mullaney referred to a surcharge. Can we get details of the number of companies where surcharges were imposed? Do particular utility companies incur a higher number of surcharges because of their not planning ahead and not being there before the major road infrastructure work takes place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Regarding the major road projects taking place now, are all the utility companies given the option of putting in place ducting along those main highways or is there any process for that? This is about planning into the future, whether it is ten, 15 or 20 years' time. Is that option being made available?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I ask Mr. Mullaney to come back to me on the surcharges.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: May I ask one final question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Coming back to my initial question, is the Department satisfied that local authorities have made progress in recent years in advising utility companies beforehand or does further work need to be done on this? I have come across cases where the local authority has carried out major resurfacing or major drainage work and six months later, I have seen the same roadway being excavated again.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The witnesses may not be able to answer my question immediately. If so, they can drop me a line afterwards. I note that the Department is responsible for the Coast Guard and search and rescue services. My question is about an agreement in Castlefreke, west Cork, that Coillte would transfer land for a new base to be established there. Contracts were furnished to the Chief State Solicitor's...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The State's solicitor's office is not the problem, it is the Office of Public Works, OPW, which has not responded.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Spratt.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister and all those who are involved in the roll-out of the vaccine. It has been most successful. First, I have received quite a number of emails from pregnant women who are attending Cork University Maternity Hospital, some of whom have been advised that it will be at least six to eight weeks before they receive the vaccine. I understand that those who are 32 weeks'...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The question was about people who are not on any list. Has contact been made with the various agencies that provide support to such people? They are undocumented migrants. I seek clarification in this regard. I wish to raise another issue concerning the case of a person who is working with the blood transfusion service. That person registered for a vaccination appointment in February...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 16. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that was provided to childcare services in Cork under the ECCE programme since the beginning of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28568/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 68. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures taken by his Department to support the professional and career development of childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28567/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that the commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Vision that €1.5 billion raised from carbon taxes up to 2030 will be returned to agriculture by means of environmental schemes in which all farmers can partake and that the funding of any such scheme will be in addition to funding provided under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the current position will be clarified in relation to a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); when the original document will be returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28880/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the decision not to include ash plantations that are 25 years old and are diseased in the reconstitution and underplanting scheme when there is clear evidence these diseased plantations have little or no commercial value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28832/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for setting out in detail the reasons new legislation is required to deal with Covid-19. In March and April 2020, legislation had to be introduced to give powers to the Government and the Minister to bring forward the necessary regulations. This legislation was required to have careful and planned management of how we would deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. At that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank our guests very much for their presentations. An issue that I have had a concern about for a great number of years and which is still ongoing is the time it takes to assess orphan drugs. While the EMA is in place, it is still taking us on average more than 1,000 days before we are signing off on it here. My understanding is a report was commissioned and made available back in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Colm Burke: On that point, I mentioned that it is now taking 1,000 days on average to sign off on quite a large number of drugs, which are for a small number of people. How do the witnesses recommend dealing with that issue? I have been a member of the committee for several years and I recall discussing this issue with Ms Daly previously. It seems that no progress has been made on it in the past five...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Colm Burke: From a European point of view, what does Ms Daly consider should be done differently on this issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I referred to the Mazars report that was furnished to the Department in January 2020. Perhaps we should write to the Department to find out whether that report can be made available to the committee.