Colm Burke TD @ColmBurkeTD@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
RT Charlie Flanagan
Burning the National flag of a friendly neighbour & its head of government is gratuitously offensive & unacceptable. Such naked sectarianism has no place on the challenging path to peace, stability & reconciliation & must be condemned by all democrats. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/leo-varadkar-irish-belfast-people-northern-ireland-fire-and-rescue-service-b2371872.html
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Great day in Clonakilty @inchydoneylodge at the wedding of my former parliamentary assistant Clare Mungovan to Kevin Dillion. Always diligent and hard working Clare is now in the Taoiseach’s Dept. Delighted to meet up with her uncle Joe as the connection goes back to our… https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1677638342555447296 https://t.co/3ObvKAtvHJ
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Very welcome news from @SimonHarrisTD that a TU RISE fund of €84 million has been established to support technological university research and enterprise engagement.
@MTU_ie will have the opportunity to apply for funding under this scheme. https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1676958098752425986 https://t.co/1tTdPM0QIN
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Last week at the Public Accounts Committee I was informed that there was only 1 RTÉ slush fund/barter account with expenditure of €1.25 million.
We now learn that there were 3 RTÉ slush funds barter accounts with expenditure of €1.6 million.
We, as taxpayers, deserve full… https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1676518120247132163 https://t.co/HJZHAQuPq3
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RT Mícheál Lehane
This is a letter from former RTÉ DG Dee Forbes to Ryan Tubridy promising that RTÉ would not seek a pay cut from him between 2020 and 2025. It was sent to the Oireachtas Media Committee last night. https://t.co/pgveRyniBZ
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MichealLehane/status/1676465359627403266
“Oh what a tangled we weave/when first we practice to deceive”. - Walter Scott. Thurs last CFO confirmed to me that the slush fund/barter account was now under his remit and in last 10 years approx €1.25ml went through. Now it is 3 separate flush fund accounts with €1.6ml
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Colm Burke TD: “A Slush Fund is a reserve of money held secretly by a company that has no accountability for its use.” - Black’s Law Dictionary
We, as taxpayers, deserve full transparency and accountability. Today I questioned RTE’s Chief Financial Officer. https://t.co/Xyod0nDQ0j
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ColmBurkeTD/status/1676475031893815298
Tonight’s revelations of further slush funds shows how out of control RTE are that they could not identify or could not disclose them to either Committee last week. A real lack of corporate governance and this necessitates serious reform https://n.respublicae.eu/rtenews/status/1676317590946299907
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RTÉ News: A review of RTÉ finances is understood to have found a number of further barter accounts https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0704/1392753-rte/
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RT Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais
In a report published today, the Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) calls on State agencies involved in the Dublin Metrolink project to ensure that the cost does not exceed €9.5 billion. #SeeForYourself
Press release: http://bit.ly/43bL85j
Report: http://bit.ly/43fB3UO https://t.co/6TzPQbXDmZ
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Free GP care has been extended to 🥼🧑⚕️👨⚕️🩺:
Children aged 6 and 7 - applications open on August 11. 👦🧒
House earning no more than median income from September 11. 👨👧👩👦 https://t.co/ZgTyyRYmrJ
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Delighted to meet up with Stephanie Kelleher, Isabelle Kavanagh, Aileen Kelleher and Denis O’Brien @Foroige Digital Showcase in Leinster House today. Well developed programme in helping young people to acquire the skills in this digital age https://t.co/DLYvGaPnna
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French yogurt giant Danone have reportedly made €3 billion from activities in Russia according to Kyiv School of Economics. While Danone have major investment in Ireland serious questions need to be asked as to why they continue to operate and support Viadimir Putin’s corrupt… https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1676116556567175169 https://t.co/caGTkfuv2K
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RT Mark Henry
86% of Irish people are satisfied with the way democracy works in our country. In all of the EU, only the Finns are more satisfied with how their country runs.
We can be proud of what we've achieved in our 100 years as an independent nation 🇮🇪🗳️👏
https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/3093 https://t.co/jkC9zrrIgY
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RT Simon Harris TD
Lots went on this week but the most important thing I worked on was a new programme to make education more inclusive and accessible for students with disabilities. Here’s what it’s about and why it matters so much to me. #education #disability #inclusion #access https://t.co/qGowwVjatR
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RT Peggy Ryan
Wonderful to be in #Knockavilla this morning for the election of Ger Darcy as Cathaoirleach of #Tipperary County Council. @DeclanBurgess & @GarretAhearn https://t.co/kyVrsRsSYC
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RT TonightVMTV
"That's exactly what was happening with this barter account, so this is a slush fund"
- @ColmBurkeTD on the RTÉ payment crisis
#TonightVMTV https://t.co/MAO9DBpcGz
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“A Slush Fund is a reserve of money held secretly by a company that has no accountability for its use.” - Black’s Law Dictionary
We, as taxpayers, deserve full transparency and accountability. Today I questioned RTE’s Chief Financial Officer. https://t.co/Xyod0nDQ0j
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ColmBurkeTD/status/1674485812602236928
RT TonightVMTV
On #TonightVMTV @ 10pm @ciarathedoc
🚨RTÉ crisis: second Oireachtas grilling & calls for Ryan Tubridy to appear before committee
🚨Riots in Paris after fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by police
@VeronaMurphyInd @ColmBurkeTD @TheGinaLondon @JackHoJo @cullennews @andreagilligan https://t.co/i92X0o2TxB
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RT The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
#DementiaCantWait So pleased to meet Deputy @ColmBurkeTD, Senator John Cummins & Deputy @Fergusodowd at our Pre-Budget Submission today #Budget2024 @DuffyTaylor
@MaireadDillon #Budget2024 https://t.co/ORvUbW0V9Y
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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
