Colm Burke TD @ColmBurkeTD@respublicae.eu
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Colm Burke TD
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Delighted to confirm that the rural housing guidelines will be put out for public consultation before Christmas.
There’s been significant interest in the guidelines, which have not been updated since 2005 @DeptHousingIRL @FineGael
More information ⬇️
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Delighted to confirm that the rural housing guidelines will be put out for public consultation before Christmas.
There’s been significant interest in the guidelines, which have not been updated since 2005 @DeptHousingIRL @FineGael
More information ⬇️
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1598341050216681472
At Public Accounts Committee Sec Gen of @welfare_ie confirmed that over 260,000 PPS numbers issued from 1/1/2022 to 31/10/2022. Over 202,000 issued to non Irish @irishexaminer @OpinionLine96 @CorksRedFM @C103Cork
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Confirmed by John McKeon Sec Gen of Dept of Social Protection that over 11,200 Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Ireland are in employment @irishexaminer @OpinionLine96 @CorksRedFM
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The Irish Gov is spending millions reopening the old #UlsterCanal between Lough Erne & Clones
There are no plans to reopen the section in Counties Armagh & Tyrone
Republic’s Minister @HHumphreysFG calls on NI politicians to open the entire link
MORE: https://t.co/uqW4D9HW0k…
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Colm Burke TD
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From little acorns! Today @Mercycork celebrated the 20th anniversary of the opening of St Mary's Ward which heralded the beginning of the innovative Geriatric Medicine speciality in our hospital #TheMercyWay @mercy_nursing @CcoHse @BridAOSullivan @MichealMartinTD @HSELive
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This will ensure good quality employment for care workers who come to Ireland while at the same time assisting recruitment.
Also welcome are plans to remove home care workers from the Ineligible Occupations List for Employment Permits.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1597990756211658752
These permits will be for full-time positions with a minimum salary of €27,000 per year and a stipulated minimum continuous shift-length of four hours per working day.
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Good news that 1,000 General Employment Permits will be made available for home care workers from outside the EU from January 2023.
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From little acorns! Today @Mercycork celebrated the 20th anniversary of the opening of St Mary's Ward which heralded the beginning of the innovative Geriatric Medicine speciality in our hospital #TheMercyWay @mercy_nursing @CcoHse @BridAOSullivan @MichealMartinTD @HSELive
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1597961961630994434
Health Committee Select Committee is today dealing with additional funding of €1.392 billion required by @roinnslainte for 2022. Total health budget for 2022 will now be €22.575 billion.
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Colm Burke TD
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Despite the highest share of adults with third level qualifications in the EU and large R&D-intensive sectors, Ireland has consistently performed poorly on research and development.
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Good news that Cabinet has approved the purchase of 90 new battery electric carriages for delivery in 2026. A large number of these are ear-marked for the new metropolitan rail network planned for Cork. 🚊 🚆
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Despite the highest share of adults with third level qualifications in the EU and large R&D-intensive sectors, Ireland has consistently performed poorly on research and development.
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Colm Burke TD
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In 8 days Ireland celebrates the centenary of independence. The fact that we have doubled the number of people at work in just 30 years is a remarkable achievement. Practically no other European country has achieved this feat.
#positiveireland #infact
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In 8 days Ireland celebrates the centenary of independence. The fact that we have doubled the number of people at work in just 30 years is a remarkable achievement. Practically no other European country has achieved this feat.
#positiveireland #infact
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Colm Burke TD
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I recently wrote a thread about CervicalCheck's retrospective audit.
A few people messaged me to say "Vicky was denied Pembro, for no good reason, and had to fight for it!"
I'll lay out a comprehensive chronology re: Pembro, because misleading narratives are helping nobody. /1
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Colm Burke TD
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Misleading narratives help nobody.
Why would women even bother going for screening, if there's a perception oncologists in Ireland "refuse drugs for no good reason" anyway?
The only thing this misinformation ecosystem is likely to achieve is less screening and more cancer.
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Colm Burke TD
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4) Ireland has the sixth highest share of social housing (as a % of total housing) in the OECD, and twice the EU average.
In the EU, Govt spending on housing development (as a share of all govt spend) is the highest among western countries, and double EU average.
RT @danobrien20: 3) 'Supply, supply, supply' has been the mantra, quite correctly. But that may make people that the supply side is utterly failing. Housing output is average compared to peers, which is …
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Misleading narratives help nobody.
Why would women even bother going for screening, if there's a perception oncologists in Ireland "refuse drugs for no good reason" anyway?
The only thing this misinformation ecosystem is likely to achieve is less screening and more cancer.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1596818503369359361
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central | Fine Gael Spokesperson on Health | Member of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and the Public Accounts Committee.
Joined Apr 2022
