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National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister. This plan gives confidence. The words I would use are “Build back better.” That is the challenge we now face. In 2012, more than 50,000 people were leaving the country per year. We faced up to that challenge. Over the following years, up to 2019, more than 400,000 new jobs were created. We have the ability to face the challenges posed by Covid-19. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of loans approved for each State-backed loan scheme by his Department by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Capital Plan 2016-2021; the number of projects that remain to be commenced; her plans for the schools that need capital investment but are not included in the current plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29957/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: I will, and I thank our guests not only for participating in this meeting, but for all the work they have done over the past 15 months. It has been challenging for everyone in the healthcare sector, especially those on the front line. We have had to deal with the cyberattack recently and with Covid on an ongoing basis, but if the IHCA was in charge over the next six months, what would it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: If Professor Landers were setting out bullet points for the HSE, what would they be? Where could immediate action be taken? I know we have to deal with the computer issue first and that has to be resolved, but what five or six other issues would the IHCA highlight to assist in dealing with the backlog? Has the association communicated to the HSE what needs to be immediately prioritised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: My final question relates to elective hospitals. I am very unhappy with what Sláintecare has proposed, namely, a day facility, six days a week, 50 weeks a year, with no reference to beds. Do our guests and others on the front line believe that what is being proposed in Sláintecare is adequate if we want to expand those services?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Jun 2021)

Colm Burke: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the electrification of the Malahide to Drogheda rail line; the timetable for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29162/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I want to raise the role of the Residential Tenancies Board in the registration of landlords. In 2016, a total of 29 people were prosecuted for not having their properties registered. That dropped to only ten last year. In the area of my constituency around UCC, a survey done by the residents association, which examined the records of 242 properties, found that 142 of the properties had...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I am at the convention centre. Over €1 billion has been spent on road improvement and road maintenance programmes. The big complaint I constantly hear is about where major road improvement is carried out and shortly afterwards another utility company comes along and excavates it again to put down ducting, cables or whatever. What kind of co-ordination involving local authorities...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Is there a system in place whereby the utility companies operating in this country are advised in advance before major road infrastructure works take place? That is my question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Mr. Mullaney referred to a surcharge. Can we get details of the number of companies where surcharges were imposed? Do particular utility companies incur a higher number of surcharges because of their not planning ahead and not being there before the major road infrastructure work takes place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Regarding the major road projects taking place now, are all the utility companies given the option of putting in place ducting along those main highways or is there any process for that? This is about planning into the future, whether it is ten, 15 or 20 years' time. Is that option being made available?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I ask Mr. Mullaney to come back to me on the surcharges.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: May I ask one final question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: Coming back to my initial question, is the Department satisfied that local authorities have made progress in recent years in advising utility companies beforehand or does further work need to be done on this? I have come across cases where the local authority has carried out major resurfacing or major drainage work and six months later, I have seen the same roadway being excavated again.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The witnesses may not be able to answer my question immediately. If so, they can drop me a line afterwards. I note that the Department is responsible for the Coast Guard and search and rescue services. My question is about an agreement in Castlefreke, west Cork, that Coillte would transfer land for a new base to be established there. Contracts were furnished to the Chief State Solicitor's...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The State's solicitor's office is not the problem, it is the Office of Public Works, OPW, which has not responded.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank Mr. Spratt.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister and all those who are involved in the roll-out of the vaccine. It has been most successful. First, I have received quite a number of emails from pregnant women who are attending Cork University Maternity Hospital, some of whom have been advised that it will be at least six to eight weeks before they receive the vaccine. I understand that those who are 32 weeks'...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Colm Burke: The question was about people who are not on any list. Has contact been made with the various agencies that provide support to such people? They are undocumented migrants. I seek clarification in this regard. I wish to raise another issue concerning the case of a person who is working with the blood transfusion service. That person registered for a vaccination appointment in February...