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Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: The Taoiseach should deal with the issue.

Written Answers — UN Resolutions: UN Resolutions (16 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the nuclear threat posed by Iran and the possibility of further UN sanctions being introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7246/10]

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on the Finance Bill. The Minister said yesterday that we were setting the seeds for economic recovery and new job creation. Over the past two years, all Members, particularly Opposition Members, have been saying that the most important factor for recovery for the country is job creation. We need more jobs. However, the Government does not...

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Will the Government consider the extension of the expiry date for medical cards for the over-70s because of the unusual chaos which exists in the Central Applications Office.

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Many people are suffering. Their medical cards have been cancelled by their general practitioners because of a payment issue. It is of the utmost importance that somebody with consideration for elderly people's health would extend the expiry date for medical cards. It is important.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 623: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REPS 4 will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6291/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6110/10]

Written Answers — Prompt Payments System: Prompt Payments System (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that agencies under the aegis of her Department, and hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive, are complying with the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997; if she has issued instructions or directives to ensure compliance with this Act, if her attention has been drawn to late payments arising in...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive issued a tender (details supplied) for the procurement of non-consultant hospital doctors and consultants to regularise the industry and safeguard hospitals and patients and that despite successful tenderers having signed service level agreements with the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of moneys invested annually by his Department in the ferry terminal pontoons project at Rossaveal Fishery Harbour Centre, County Galway in 2004 to 2010 inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5896/10]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on Second Stage of this Bill. I welcome some aspects of the legislation as it stands, although I would suggest a review is needed of certain provisions. There are a number of inconsistencies between what the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is advocating and what is contained in the Bill. The cutbacks and...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Wrong.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: The Minister has hit the nail on the head there.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: He learned a lot over there.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: The teachers were not the problem.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Ulick Burke: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who were originally allocated to process applications for medical cards in respect of the over 70 years; the number of additional staff who were recruited to deal with the backlog of applications within this new system; the original budgetary allocation for this new system; the additional moneys that have been...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of management within the Health Service Executive at which the decision was taken to restructure the application process for medical cards for the over 70 years; the level of resource planning that was put in place to administer this new process; the budget that was initially allocated; the timeframe that was envisaged for...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jan 2010)

Ulick Burke: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to transfer the processing time of all medical card and general practitioner cards application to the Health Service Executive primary care reimbursement service; if she will give an undertaking that this proposed new system of processing of all medical card and GP visit card applications will not be subject to the...