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Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I believe the Title of the Bill is correct and the proposal made is unacceptable.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: On the section, I believe the Title is correct. It is also important to realise that this legislation does not in any way move outside the terms of Article 40.3.3° of the Constitution. Senator Jim Walsh, in his contributions this morning and yesterday, has indicated that this legislation is over-ruling that element of the Constitution. That is not the position. The legislation stays...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Missing Persons (16 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I thank the Minister of State for a very comprehensive report. I fully understand that in the past six months all Departments have had to deal with the EU Presidency and that this matter would not have been given the priority. Given that we have the Bill and the report and the fact that there is consultation with other Departments - while accepting what he said about the family law issues...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Missing Persons (16 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Acting Chairman. My Adjournment matter is on missing persons. Last February I published a Private Members' Bill on the matter and I am anxious to proceed. The Bill follows on from the report of the Law Reform Commission that was published in January. The 160-page report clearly sets out very good proposals to deal with the issue...

Seanad: Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to the House. The redevelopment of Cork Prison is a very important and welcome initiative, not least because it will end the practice of slopping out which has heretofore been in operation at the facility. As the Minister of State observed, the existing prison was built to accommodate just under 150 prisoners but has consistently had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cochlear Ear Implants: Discussion (16 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I must speak in the Seanad as well.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: The Senator should read Article 40.3.3°.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: That is not true.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Indemnity Cover (15 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I apologise for taking up the Minister of State's time as I realise he has been waiting all evening. I refer to the issue of compulsory insurance for medical practitioners, an issue on which I published a Private Members' Bill which was debated in the House in January. At the time I was advised by the Department and know it has some other urgent issues on its cards. This matter was raised...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad debate on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 which has already been subject to considerable scrutiny in the Dáil and at the Select sub-Committee on Health. The discussions leading to this debate began over eight months ago with the publication of the expert group's report on the judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland case. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: On a different issue from the one that has been raised this afternoon, I raise the matter of how the banking sector, in particular KBC Bank, is behaving. It has come to my attention that where legal representatives have entered into correspondence in a legal capacity on behalf of their clients who have fallen into arrears, the banks will not enter into discussions, even though there is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: Senator Ó Domhnaill obviously does not read the newspapers because yesterday Pfizer announced a €100 million investment in this country - €23 million in Cork and €78 million in Clondalkin. That will create jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: The Senator alleged that we are not creating jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I have a question relating to the health service but I just want to congratulate Pfizer, the IDA and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on all the work they are doing in job creation and getting money invested in this country. We are creating 2,000 jobs per month while the previous Government was losing 1,250-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I know the heat is getting to everyone.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I have no difficulty with having a debate in this House on the health service. Let us be fair in respect of the medical card system. We have gone from more than 1.6 million medical cards when we came into Government to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I have a question but I think it is important that we-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I was interrupted.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I am looking for a debate because by the end of this year, 48% of the population will have a medical card or GP card so please stop giving misinformation in this House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities for Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Colm Burke: I welcome the ambassador to the meeting and wish his government every success during its Presidency. The European Commission is winding down between now and 2014. Certain issues will be parked by Commissioners because they know they will not have them dealt with by the end of June 2014, while others will be prioritised. Has Lithuania any concerns about these issues? Another issue that...