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Severe Weather Emergencies: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the opportunity to make a short contribution on this important motion. In the aftermath of what were considered to be the most difficult climatic conditions this country has experienced for the past 40 years it is important to keep the Government's attention on the reality of what is happening on the ground. People continue to suffer, despite the fact that it is no longer on the...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (27 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the incidence of Johne's disease as notified to his Department in 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who were originally allocated to process applications for medical cards in respect of the over 70 years; the number of additional staff who were recruited to deal with the backlog of applications within this new system; the original budgetary allocation for this new system; the additional moneys that have been...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of management within the Health Service Executive at which the decision was taken to restructure the application process for medical cards for the over 70 years; the level of resource planning that was put in place to administer this new process; the budget that was initially allocated; the timeframe that was envisaged for...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to transfer the processing time of all medical card and general practitioner cards application to the Health Service Executive primary care reimbursement service; if she will give an undertaking that this proposed new system of processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications will not be subject to the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in local health offices who will now be displaced as a result of her proposed changes to the administration of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards; the number of staff in the Health Service Executive West located at Newcastle, County Galway that will be redeployed; if there has been an agreement at...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: He learned a lot over there.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: The teachers were not the problem.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on Second Stage of this Bill. I welcome some aspects of the legislation as it stands, although I would suggest a review is needed of certain provisions. There are a number of inconsistencies between what the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is advocating and what is contained in the Bill. The cutbacks and...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Wrong.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: The Minister has hit the nail on the head there.

Written Answers — Prompt Payments System: Prompt Payments System (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that agencies under the aegis of her Department, and hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive, are complying with the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997; if she has issued instructions or directives to ensure compliance with this Act, if her attention has been drawn to late payments arising in...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive issued a tender (details supplied) for the procurement of non-consultant hospital doctors and consultants to regularise the industry and safeguard hospitals and patients and that despite successful tenderers having signed service level agreements with the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of moneys invested annually by his Department in the ferry terminal pontoons project at Rossaveal Fishery Harbour Centre, County Galway in 2004 to 2010 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5896/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 623: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REPS 4 will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6291/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6110/10]

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Will the Government consider the extension of the expiry date for medical cards for the over-70s because of the unusual chaos which exists in the Central Applications Office.

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Many people are suffering. Their medical cards have been cancelled by their general practitioners because of a payment issue. It is of the utmost importance that somebody with consideration for elderly people's health would extend the expiry date for medical cards. It is important.