Results 1-20 of 989 for cork speaker:Colm Burke

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (24 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: ...is made. That is the service SouthDoc provides. One in eight of the people who go to SouthDoc is referred for further care, either to the accident and emergency unit or to one of the hospitals in Cork or Kerry, whichever the case may be. It is important to emphasise that. I thank Deputy Gould for raising this issue. It is important that people do have access to services in a timely...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (24 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: ...Minister fully understands that the Deputy is acting out of a genuine concern, his own and that of his constituents, regarding the ongoing provision of out-of-hours GP services in the north side of Cork city. The Minister for Health has regularly engaged through the HSE with SouthDoc with regard to the Blackpool treatment centre as a result of the Deputy's ongoing expressions of concern...

National Cancer Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (16 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: ...under this Government has been of direct benefit to cancer patients. Funding of more than €120 million for capital projects has meant that more people can receive radiotherapy in the new facilities in Cork and Galway. Funding of €98 million in the past three years has meant that patients have better access to new medicines, including 61 cancer drugs. The spend on cancer...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the Acting Chair. I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senator Lombard for their kind comments. I want to reassure people that this is not just for people from Cork. When I heard the Cathaoirleach earlier, I thought it was purely for people from Cork. I hope Senator Clonan did not feel excluded from the conversation.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: .... The latest round of the SCEP - that is, for 2023 - closed for applications on Friday, 8 September 2023 and generated a record number of 3,210 applications. There are more than 350 applications from County Cork alone, seeking €40.5 million in total. In respect of athletics in Cork, applications have been received from Bandon Athletic Club, Bweeng Community Hall and Grounds...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (16 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: ...a population of about 25,000, and now three GP practices have moved in there. We also have psychiatric and physiotherapy services. We even have transferred part of the ophthalmology service out of Cork University Hospital. This service is now out in the community and is serving a population of 72,000, so they are very important. I take on board the Senator's comments and will convey...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes completed in Cork in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (11 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of money spent in Cork on housing adaption grants in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15654/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: Why should they take a long time? For instance, in my area of Cork, Glanmire, there was a project where the OPW agreed to buy a building and it took six years to complete the sale. That is an area with a population of over 25,000, and Garda members were operating out of a station that was totally out of date. Why should an area with such a huge population not have the infrastructure? Is...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Unfortunately, I had two other meetings this morning and I apologise for being late. I am a former member of Cork City Council, which was very go-ahead in relation to Traveller accommodation. I think we had, and still have, five different sites when an awful lot of other local authorities had nothing at all. One of the problems that has...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: I raised another issue. Cork City Council has been very progressive with regard to making available accommodation - in fact, it has five different facilities - but a problem arises when we say that a facility is suitable for 15 different units but suddenly there are 30 or 40 different units in there. The local authority then finds it difficult to provide the infrastructure because the site...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: ...families living in its jurisdiction and plans for that number, and then all of a sudden a whole lot of other people come in from outside the local authority area, which is what has occurred in the Cork case. They were not people who were residing within the local authority area prior to the facility being developed. As a result you may have 40 different residential units, where...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: That is one of the problems that is there. In fairness, Cork City Council has been very progressive in its approach, but we have others where the same approach has not been taken.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what action his Department is taking to improve the bus service in Cork city in view of recurring issues with reliability of bus services including cancelled and late buses, and the frequency of these issues occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13075/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the provision of additional funding for the expansion of the Cork city bike scheme into the north side of Cork city in view of the increase in bike journeys in Cork city from 2022 to 2023 as set out in a recent review undertaken by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: ...with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders (details supplied) the establishment of a nationwide free trees initiative, in view of the success of a recent frees trees initiative by Cork City Council during Tree Week 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: ...if it is proposed to introduce a scheme that would help local authorities to put in place the necessary infrastructural changes in the older parts of cities and towns, for example, Blackpool in Cork, to fast track the rejuvenation of existing buildings and facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12887/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: The Minister mentioned the Port of Cork. As somebody who previously served on its board I know the board and staff in the Port of Cork are very go-ahead.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: ...to confirm when works will begin in respect of each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe under the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11421/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Colm Burke: 58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the allocation of funding for Cork city and county through the Leader Programme for applications made in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10460/24]