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Seanad: Business of Seanad. (11 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: I appreciate the Leader's efforts to extend the time allowed for this discussion. I wish to raise an issue that runs against the trend of all the previous contributions in this debate, which dealt with encouraging people to make pension provisions, particularly to private pension schemes. Farmers made contributions to such schemes, but with very restricted conditions relating to their age at...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: The findings of a survey among 220 general practitioners in Galway, Roscommon and Mayo are of serious concern. Of the general practitioners surveyed, 60% wish to retire before the age of 65, one in five wishes to retire before 60 and corresponding numbers of female general practitioners want to retire before the age of 55. Among the reasons given for wishing to retire early were stress——

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: ——ill health and changes from the practice of hospitalisation to primary care. If the results of the survey are an indication of the level of service delivery we can expect in the west of Ireland in future, it is high time to flag to the Minister for Health and Children the seriousness of the scenario we face. Of those surveyed, 54% work in single-doctor practices. We are aware of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: If that is the Senator's attitude, he should stand up and say so.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: Some 70 people in the area are to lose their jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 May 2005)

Ulick Burke: On Private Members' business only two weeks ago in this House we debated a Government motion congratulating itself on all it achieved in the area of education over the past two or three years. At the same time, the Minister for Education and Science must have been aware that she and her Department were in the process of dismissing 70 special needs teachers. A partially completed report...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank the Cathaoirleach and Leader for providing us with the opportunity of discussing these new guidelines. In March 2004, the Minister's predecessor introduced the draft guidelines with all the usual fanfare that they were to be the answer to all the difficulties encountered by local authority members. However, I will echo what has been said by many...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: The same goes for the corridors today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: Did Senator Leyden speak to him in Irish?

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: We are going down that road in this country.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: Once the Government came around to the idea.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: I lend my support to the call from various Members across the House for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Michael McDowell, to attend regarding a total review of the conditions under which Dr. Marie Cassidy operates as our State Pathologist. If it is a question of resources alone, there is no justification for denying her proper funding, especially when one considers...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: I believe there have been many other instances. However, Dr. Cassidy has also raised the question of her isolation and restriction regarding speaking to relatives. She is obviously a person of great humanity and has clearly stated that, judging from her previous experiences, the operation in Ireland is very restrictive and that there should be such a facility. I call on the Minister...

Seanad: School Dental Service. (26 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and join in welcoming the Minister to the House. This Adjournment matter concerns the need for the Minister for Health and Children to outline her intention to restore the school dental service to national schools in the Ballinasloe area, County Galway. Since the beginning of the school year the national schools in the area have been without school dentists....

Seanad: School Dental Service. (26 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: Constantly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: I support the call made by Senator Ross for a debate on third level education. If this funding is to lead to increased competition within the colleges for funds, it will only highlight the current inadequacy of funding by the Government. It will also lead to the demise of certain faculties in the universities, especially the humanities. There is, without doubt, a concentrated effort by...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: Senator Leyden failed on that one himself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: It is the name and shame campaign again. Senator Leyden balked.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Ulick Burke: The Senator should put up the names.