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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 1474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the availability of broadband funding for a private enterprise which is important for local employment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41406/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 1478. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will amend the address associated with a new Eircode (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41600/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (16 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 346. To ask the Minister for Health when a grant under the national lottery grant scheme administered by the HSE which was awarded to a men's shed (details supplied) on 27 July 2016 will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40545/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 347. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the national first response network; the way in which this could be facilitated and supported in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40554/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (14 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of equipment for a hospital (details supplied). [40326/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Civil Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The volunteers of Westmeath Civil Defence asked me a number of weeks ago to visit the facility at Culleen Beg. It would be an understatement to say that I was shocked to see the disgraceful facilities in which Westmeath Civil Defence is operating. The White Paper on Defence, which has been mentioned, clarifies the demarcation lines and...

Topical Issue Debate: Civil Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: First of all, I thank the Minister of State with responsibility for defence, Deputy Kehoe.

Topical Issue Debate: Civil Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister of State with responsibility for defence, Deputy Paul Kehoe, for taking this Topical Issue matter. Some weeks ago, I met the Minister of State and a number of the volunteers along with councillors Tom Farrell, Tony Martin and Joe Reilly, who are commanders in the Westmeath Civil Defence. This issue is urgent. It is about the relocation of the headquarters of the Civil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the witnesses for their detailed presentations. Ireland has made huge inroads in dealing with tax evasion and reforming its corporation tax policy. The "double Irish" loophole has been closed, there has been detailed examination of the section 110s and an expert has been commissioned over the budget period to review the corporation tax policy, which will be very welcome. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: We are engaging strongly with the base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, process and that should be given time to be teased out and with the different reporting requirements from companies. The jurisdiction of the High Court is also important. If the CCCTB were to come to fruition the sustainability of a High Court decision on tax would come into question if it was to affect other EU...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: That would be critical for our sovereignty. In respect of additional costs for companies the consolidated accounting profit of a group is going to be markedly different from a CCCTB. We are, or would be, increasing the cost if the European Commission increases the cost for businesses producing to this requirement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: On that point when the European Commission was here I put to it the prospect of setting up a pan-European revenue collecting authority to manage the day to day collection of taxes and adjudicate to an extent over differences. It was clear in saying that it would not set one up. It is very difficult to see how this would work without a basic authority to collect the taxes. Would Ms O'Brien...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: In terms of accountability would there be qualified majority voting? What process would there be for holding that authority to account because it could be dangerous to some member states? This would ring-fence corporation tax for the member states. Offsets are an important component of cashflow but many companies would seem to be in trouble because if the corporation tax is ring-fenced for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: That could affect the quantity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: If the rules are changed that would be a concern. The basic reason for tax policy is to respond to emergencies or sectoral issues within the sovereign state and if this proposal came into being, which I hope it does not, it would affect the jurisdiction of the sovereign nation to change corporation tax policy forever.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for carer's allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39713/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if the laundry at St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, will be closed and outsourced. [39426/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 430. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation is due on the matter of surrogacy; the timeframe for the implementation of the planned legislation; and the conditions for surrogacy in which the child is being brought into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the national supplementary recruitment campaign for physiotherapists, staff grade; if the HSE is recruiting from the panels formed from this campaign or if it intends to recruit in the near future for positions in counties Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Tipperary, Clare and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (13 Dec 2016)

Peter Burke: 518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a drug that treats ME; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/16]