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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: I support my colleagues who have called on the NRA to take immediate action to provide safety alert mechanisms for our national motorways, bearing in mind the incident that occurred today. It is unacceptable that roadways are being built throughout the country without proper and complete planning. Although the emergency services were on hand very quickly today, which is a credit to all...

Seanad: Schools Building Programme. (27 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, to the House and thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this item on the Adjournment. With his permission, I wish to share my time with Senator Kitt. Holy Rosary College in Mountbellew is a rapidly expanding school with more than 500 students. Since 1968, this school has been seeking an extension, expansion and a sports hall. The new school,...

Seanad: Schools Building Programme. (27 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: Given the current climate, when the Minister of State says "the earliest date", is he indicating it will be before the end of May?

Seanad: Schools Building Programme. (27 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for Education and Science be facilitated to come to the House to clarify, for all the partners in education, the position regarding the fall-out from the recent decision in the Louise O'Keeffe law case. The Minister and the Department have washed their hands of responsibility in this case, and that is not good enough. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister to come to the House——

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: ——as a matter of urgency to clarify for all her position and also where boards of management stand now in terms of the future governance of primary schools. On a separate issue, I support my fellow Senators from County Galway and others who spoke about the water crisis in that county. Regarding what Senator O'Toole raised, the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, had an underspend of €50...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: Yes.

Seanad: Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2007)

Ulick Burke: Amendments Nos. a1a, a1b and a1c, circulated on an additional list today, Wednesday, 28 March, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2007)

Ulick Burke: The publication in a newspaper last Sunday of what was termed an internal and private memo from within an insurance company greatly disturbs many people who have made personal injury claims following accidents. It is disturbing that the insurance company has established what it terms a "Garda panel" of retired and, in some alleged cases, serving, members of the Garda who access, source and...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2007)

Ulick Burke: It is important that we ask the Data Protection Commissioner to investigate this matter thoroughly and have a full examination on why it is stated that as a result of these investigations, the costs of this insurance company have been dramatically reduced. There allegedly have been bonus payments to members of the legal profession who were acting on the company's behalf and made settlements...

Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)

Ulick Burke: This matter concerns the need for the Minister for Education and Science to indicate when funding will be approved for Craughwell national school in County Galway. The school has applied for additional accommodation for a number of years. This is a classic example of the failure of the planning section of the Department of Education and Science to plan to respond to the needs of an area,...

Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)

Ulick Burke: Assessments have been carried out continuously since 2003, when the temporary accommodation was provided. We get this routine reply repeatedly. Everyone gets the same answer about site visits and so on. That site has been visited so often that new tarmac is needed to mend the wear and tear caused by Department officials visiting. It is a clear indication of the confusion in the...

Seanad: School Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)

Ulick Burke: They have done that every year for the past five years.

Health Services. (27 Jun 2007)

Ulick Burke: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if capital projects are multi-annual in nature; the reason allocated capital funding is not automatically transferred from one year to the next; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jun 2007)

Ulick Burke: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if capital projects are multi-annual in nature; the reason allocated capital funding is not automatically transferred from one year to the next; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/07]

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (27 Jun 2007)

Ulick Burke: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of capital projects for 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17739/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Jun 2007)

Ulick Burke: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if in view of a statement (details supplied) she will immediately state that the current proposal with An Bórd Pleanála for the construction of a waste to energy incinerator at the old ruin site at Tynagh will not be allowed to proceed as this proposal is causing serious concern to the local community especially as it is...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (27 Jun 2007)

Ulick Burke: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in relation to the commitment given by her Department prior to the general election for the continuation of second level education in Kinvara, County Galway; if she has examined the suitability of the sites available in Kinvara; if she has made direct contact with the trustees of a school (details...

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)

Ulick Burke: I thank Deputy Andrew Doyle for sharing time and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Terry Killeen, to the House. I am glad of the opportunity to contribute to this debate. All of us, particularly in the west, are conscious that we are only now starting to initiate major projects as regards infrastructure. Expenditure over the past ten years in the BMW areas relative to Dublin and...