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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is using its position on the United Nations Security Council to bring about progress in dealing with the conflict in Gaza and the occupied territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33758/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a final design of a microgeneration support scheme has been approved; if the scheme will be implemented as planned for July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34035/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I want to raise the issue of the penalty interest rate which is going to be imposed on solicitors’ practices in regard to client accounts. As the Taoiseach is aware, solicitors protect the moneys from house purchases and of people who are selling their houses. Now, however, under the new proposal from the banks, AIB's intends to charge 0.5% on client current accounts where they...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for completion of works being carried out on the runway at Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33782/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when fully vaccinated international travellers that hold an EU digital Covid certificate will be allowed to enter Ireland without having to carry out mandatory quarantines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33784/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarification will be provided to staff in Cork Airport regarding a reopening date for international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the use of rapid antigen testing as the primary protocol of testing for international travellers departing from or arriving into Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33785/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank everyone for their presentations this morning and for dealing with many difficulties over recent months, especially in dealing with the cyberattack. I will touch briefly on the maternity issue because confusing messages are going out to people. Mr. Reid said 16 of the 19 units were following the guidelines on admission or the attendance of partners. Is it possible for those 16...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: The reason I raised it is because it appears there is a different interpretation given by different people within individual hospitals. That is why I want each hospital to issue its own statement. Returning to the treatment purchase fund, I find it disturbing that someone can come in under the treatment abroad fund and get treatment. While I acknowledge they have to pay in advance and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if serious consideration will be given to increasing the funding under the 2021 sports capital and equipment programme in view of the large number of applications received by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has legislative plans to ensure equal access to financial services and products for cancer survivors in view of circumstances in which cancer survivors, particularly those who suffered cancer at a young age, are being denied access to mortgages, bank loans or insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is clear access to data on the prevalence of hepatitis C amongst the prison population in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33393/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if surveys have been carried out in any Irish prisons in the past five years in respect of hepatitis C and its prevalence amongst the prison population in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33394/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all primary care centres which have been opened in each year since 2011; the location of each; the number of general practitioners in each centre; the details of the HSE services that are being provided from the centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/21]

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses. I wish Professor Mey every success in her role as president of the university. I return to the issue of the purchase of a site in the city centre. I have served on a number of boards and it has always been the practice, especially when it is a State board, that when property is being bought, there would normally be a report from two different sets of consultants in...

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: Was that from one valuation expert or two?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: My experience has been that we would always seek a valuation from two different experts.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: Professor Mey stated that an external evaluation of the governing authority had been conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs in 2020, with a report issued in early 2021. What changes were set out in that report? To what extent have those proposed changes been put in place?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: What kinds of major changes and checks and balances are proposed in the report? We do not have a copy of it.