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Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (22 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: They are afraid to use them.

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (9 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on granting a special derogation to FÁS in order for them to be able to recruit the necessary professional training personnel to support persons facing future redundancy and unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14901/09]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (9 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the reason that they have not engaged with the Health Information and Quality Authority in organising a clinical and quality audit process for private ambulance organisations seeking to work in support of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14902/09]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (9 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the range of issues that the head of the national ambulance service and those accompanying them discussed with private medical insurers particularly issues including the utilisation of private ambulance companies and to inform them of the HSE engagement with the clinical indemnity...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: With regard to the embargo on recruitment, will the Tánaiste consider a derogation for FÁS trainers who provide very valuable and important work——

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: ——in their role with the many people becoming redundant.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: It arises with regard to item 52.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: It is important that those becoming redundant and unemployed are allowed where possible to upskill and because of the embargo on recruitment to the public service they are not. I call for a derogation to allow trainers to be recruited for unemployed people.

Social Welfare: Motion (Resumed) (1 Apr 2009)

Ulick Burke: I thank my colleagues for sharing time and I commend Deputy Enright for introducing the motion. I wonder about the seriousness of the Government and the Minister with regard to the motion, given that the first element of the amendment notes that the average processing time nationally is three weeks for jobseeker's benefit and six weeks for jobseeker's allowance. I cannot reconcile that with...

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. At the outset, however, I am disappointed with its contents, since I believe many people living along the Shannon always held Shannon Development and the work it had done in the highest esteem. In July 2005, the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, said that under the new arrangements, Shannon Development would...

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: I wish to share my time with Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, with the permission of the House.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: Does the Deputy have a guarantee on that?

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: What about the over 70s?

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: There will be very little appreciation for that.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: Who is the Deputy blaming now?

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: He steps in one day and out again.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: This is the longest five-minute speech I have ever heard.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: Three down; one to go.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: On the fourth attempt maybe.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Ulick Burke: It is do or die this time.