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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank Dr. Holohan for his contribution over the last number of years as Chief Medical Officer and wish him well in his future endeavours.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to enabling commercial bus services to reduce their fares in line with reductions in public service obligation, PSO, fares through financial assistance from his Department considering more than half of all kilometres operated in Ireland are by commercial operators and the new PSO rates put them at a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the plans that his Department has to support commercial bus operators in Ireland against recent rising costs in service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of his Department's plans to ensure that recent insurance reforms have a lasting effect on liability premiums paid by business considering 42% of organisations say that insurance premiums are threatening their future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Applications (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 458. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage with the United States Embassy in Dublin with a view of expediting the processing of J1 visa applications considering many persons are currently awaiting approval and are due to travel at the end of May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 661. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed update on possible legislation to rebalance the duty of care for personal injury claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23281/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 800. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the co-ordinated work that is being undertaken at a European Union level to facilitate registration of Ukrainian medical professionals in European Union countries under the auspices of the current situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23274/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the Irish Medical Council and HSE have advised applicants to proceed with general specialist registration rather than supervised registration considering given the fact that the legal basis for Ukrainians staying in Ireland is the Temporary Protection Directive, for a maximum of three years given that an increase of medical professionals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an assessment of the content and robustness of the Krok 1 and 2 examinations in Ukraine; if consideration will be given to deeming it equivalent to the USMLE Step 1 and 2 examination, for the purposes of PRES level 2; if consideration will be given to creating dedicated supervised posts for Ukrainian doctors should these examinations be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 803. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the financial support that is available for Ukrainian doctors arriving in Ireland considering that the registration process here is prolonged and complex and as a result Ireland may lose these doctors to other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Customs and Excise (10 May 2022)

Colm Burke: 844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the establishment of a Border inspection point in the Port of Cork in order that goods with an origin outside of the European community can be inspected in Cork which are currently required to be transported to Dublin Port to be inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/22]

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement on this matter today. I fully support the view that the project should go ahead. I am extremely astonished at the interpretation by some members of the legal profession of what a leasehold title is. As someone who has practised and been involved in the purchase and sale of leasehold title for more than 25 years, it is clear that there is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I thank the chancellor and the president very much for being here and for dealing with the queries being raised. With regard to the accounts for 2020, I note that the total expenditure on legal matters was €926,000. That sounds extremely high. Even at €400 an hour, that is 2,320 hours. I am being generous with that €400 an hour. At 40 hours a week, that is 58 weeks...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: Perhaps we could be provided with a breakdown of that heading because it gives a very false impression of that issue. The second issue I will raise is one which many people have raised already, the proceedings currently pending that are preventing release of the report. Where are the proceedings at this stage? I presume proceedings have been issued and an appearance has been filed but, as I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: What is the indication in that regard? If someone does not file a statement of claim, it can obviously be left in limbo for a period. Has the university given instructions to its legal team to be proactive and that if the statement of claim is not filed within a particular period that it should issue a motion for the proceedings to be struck out?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I know Professor Mey cannot discuss the legal advice given, but if this goes to a full trial, have the legal advisers given a timeframe?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: But we could be talking about anything up to 12 months before we see this report.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: I was involved myself in a case, not acting for a third-level institution, involving an incident in a college which went for a full six days hearing in the High Court. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, which ordered a retrial, and it went back into the High Court for a further four days and then back into the Supreme Court again. The third-level college picked up the entire cost of it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: By the way, the High Court and Supreme Court proceedings were in respect of a dog on the university grounds. I was acting for a totally independent party, but that is how long the case took, and at huge cost to a particular third-level institution. That is going back about 20 years ago and I was acting in a legal capacity. The second issue I want to raise relates to the speculation about...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

Colm Burke: So the current valuation for this site for which we paid €8 million is-----