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- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I am concerned that, in light of comments made in the House this morning, we seem to be going back to the blank cheque attitude regarding budgets. It is important to remind people of where we have come from. Between October 2008 and December 2010 some €12.5 billion was taken out of the budget because the money was not there and an extra €3.8 billion was imposed on taxpayers in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I would also like to be associated with the expression of sympathies to the families of the three people who died in the past few days. They suffered a tragic loss. It is important to commend all the work done in the past 72 hours, at national level down to local community level, where people put their shoulder to the wheel to ensure those people who had to travel could travel safely. The...
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Government amendment No. 14 is also in the names of Senators Daly and Clifford-Lee.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I am sorry, but this is amendment No. 14.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Recommittal is necessary in resect of Government amendment No. 15 as it creates a cost on the public revenue. Amendments Nos. 15, 19, 21 to 39, inclusive, and 46 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Amendment No. 17 is out of order.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Amendments Nos. 18, 20, 44 and 45 are related and may be discussed together.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Amendment Nos. 40 and 41 are related and will be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Senators Conway-Walsh, Kelleher, Boyhan and Warfield wish to speak.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I will not be limiting the Senator's time in any way.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: It has already been discussed with amendment No. 2.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I join colleagues in thanking everyone involved, including Senators Mark Daly and Lorraine Clifford-Lee, the members of the deaf community and those who have lobbied over the years. I thank the Members who have worked very hard on this important Bill as well as the Minister of State and his departmental officials for getting involved to make it possible to bring forward what is...
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister. I thank the Senators who brought forward the Bill. There is a huge effort involved in drafting legislation for presentation to this House. I also welcome Jake's family. All of us here have been affected by suicide in some way or other down through the years. It is always a very difficult issue in terms of the questions that remain unanswered. In the vast majority...
- Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I am referring to medical experts being required to provide evidence as to whether a drug should have been prescribed. There is already a procedure in place for dealing with that. Such matters do not relate to the role of the coroner. For that reason, I have a difficulty with this Bill. It could lead to a situation whereby coroners' inquests could drag on ad infinitumas a result of the...
- Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for attending. This law has been up and running in Scotland since 1977 and there is the Presumption of Death Act 2013 in the rest of the UK. This is an important issue that needs to be addressed. Since I published this Bill, there was a tragic incident off the west coast. In another case a number of years ago in Tipperary, someone went missing and it was more than...
- Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: I wish to raise a question on gynaecological services in Cork University Hospital, CUH, and the timeline for the roll-out of additional staff to deal with the backlog. My understanding is that 42% of all patients waiting in the country are waiting in Cork. Where are we in that regard? When are we likely to make serious inroads into the waiting list? My next question is on the fair deal...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)
Colm Burke: Is there a timeline for the review?