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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: I am impressed by the concern expressed about Brexit by my colleague, Senator Ó Donnghaile. In view of his party's inactivity in respect of participating in the decision-making process in the House of Commons, I do not think people can come into this House and outline the failure of this Government. Over the past two and half years we have done everything possible to make sure that our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: I, too, convey my sympathies, the sympathies of the Fine Gael Party and, indeed, the sympathies of the House to the families who have suffered loss as a result of the tragedy in Donegal. It is very difficult on everyone in the local community and it is a huge loss of so many young lives in one event. It is a really tragic accident that occurred. Our thoughts are with each and every one of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services Provision (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to deal with this matter. This question is on a very important issue, the oncology radiation services in Cork. As a result of the overrun in the cost of building the new national children's hospital, there is concern that other projects which were in the process of being provided with capital funding will be affected. One of these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services Provision (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: I very much appreciate the Minister of State's reply. The only issue I want to raise is related to equipment. Given that the building is nearing completion, can the Minister of State indicate whether the equipment for the facility has been purchased? Has provision been made for equipment in the 2019 budget or does funding spill over into 2020? That is my concern at this stage. It is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services Provision (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: It is important that a reply is furnished to me in due course. I thank the Minister of State for her assistance in this matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: That is not true.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: I have waited to the end to hear all of the contributions, but it is interesting to note that not one contributor outlined from where the €300 million would come. What service do they want the Government to cut?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: The Government does not pay anyone. It is the taxpayer who pays and there is only a certain amount of money that comes in in taxation. I have met nurses who have returned from Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and the USA and their biggest complaints about pay and conditions here fall under three headings, one of which is the level of taxation. One can earn up to £50,000 in the...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: I second the motion as proposed by my colleague Senator James Reilly. This is a huge issue we now face. It was brought home to me a number of years ago when I was calling door to door in an area. In eight of ten houses - one after the other - there was a widow or a widower living on their own in quite good three-bedroom and four-bedroom houses. They were all holding on and not selling...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Colm Burke: To follow on from what Senator Horkan said, it is important that every effort is made to resolve the nurses' dispute. I think everyone here acknowledges the dedication and commitment of nurses in the Irish health system. When one thinks of the volume of people who go through our health service, we can see that 63,000 people go through outpatients per week while another 23,000 go through...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: I am very impressed by the presentations that have been made here in respect of the children's hospital by people who do not know what they are talking about. This project began in 2007 but the wrong site was identified because politics was played with it. The Mater Hospital site was chosen but An Bord Pleanála refused to grant planning permission.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: The former leader of Fianna Fáil, Bertie Ahern, appeared on a radio programme on Sunday last and Conor Lenihan, a former Deputy, was also in the public domain claiming that this Government changed the location of the hospital. That is not correct. An Bord Pleanála set out the reasons that the hospital could not be built on the Mater site. Let us get that clear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: Let us get that clear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: I know that the Senators do not like to hear-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: The Senators do not like to hear the truth.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: The second issue-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: The second issue is that the planning permission refusal happened in February 2012.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: Planning permission was refused in February 2012. Planning permission for the new hospital was granted in April 2016. In that period, the plans were drawn up and the bill of quantities was sent out to the builders to enable them to quote. However, the minute detail was not set out because it would have taken 12 months to facilitate this. I wish to give Senators an idea of the scale of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Burke: This hospital will be the length of Grafton Street.