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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the governance process for deciding on a managed access protocol for a new medicine; the criteria used to inform a managed access protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 789. To ask the Minister for Health the access criteria for managed access protocols, MAPs, across all medicines; if he has considered whether there is sufficient transparency of the MAP process for patients and clinicians, particularly with regards to the rejection of applications; if MAPs should be amended if they are found not to be accommodating to clinicians and patients; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (23 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 790. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of cardiac services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 May 2023)

Colm Burke: 817. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm when all those who have not yet received the pandemic recognition payment but are entitled to it will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24748/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: I have raised this matter previously and I raise it again. It is about the problems being encountered by teachers who provide home tuition because they are treated as self-employed by the Department. Even though the Department pays them, it deducts the tax. They are in category S in relation to PRSI and they have very little access to other services. They do not get paid during the summer...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: It is the employer.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for attending. I want to address the issue of the legal costs. In 2021, the legal costs incurred were €542,000. The figure for 2020 was €925,000. Why are the legal costs in 2020 nearly €1 million? Is there a particular reason for that? Where proceedings are taken against the university, is there any scenario where it would look to the courts...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: PwC got security of costs against the State for €29 million in a case that came up here before the committee. The State had to lodge €29 million in court in order for the case to proceed.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: Have there been cases where the university has been successful but it has not recovered costs?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: I ask the witness to come back to me on that point. What about my second question on the high costs in 2020?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: We might get a breakdown-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: UL is taking a judicial review with Irish Water. What is up-to-date situation on this?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: I want to come back to the issue that has been discussed quite a lot this morning, which is the purchase of the property. I want to speak about the governance structure in the university. When an executive decision is taken what is the number of people involved? What is the number of people involved in any decision before it goes to governance? What is the process? One of the issues was...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: Who is on the executive committee? What is the make up of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: That group takes a decision and then refers it to the overall governing body as such.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: Is Professor Mey satisfied that UL has now set up enough checks and balances to deal with any decision involving the expenditure of moneys? UL's budget for last year was more than €300 million. It is a substantial budget. Many decisions have to be made. Is Professor Mey satisfied there are now sufficient checks and balances to deal with issues involving expenditure by the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: I want to ask about the pensions policy in the university and the challenges that are there. Is Professor Mey satisfied there are sufficient guarantees in the way that pensions are now structured in the university? My understanding is that more than €1 billion must be provided for pensions in the coming years.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: It is a major problem that we have had to deal with in a short time. In fairness to the Department and the officials, I must say I have been disappointed by the local authorities. I had my own experience of dealing with them in respect of how slow they were to respond. They could have done a great deal more. I accept what Deputy Catherine Murphy is saying about those instances where the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: We will not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 May 2023)

Colm Burke: The problem we have is that we will-----