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HSE offering 2 year contracts to Pakistani NCHDs while 40% of Irish graduates get 6 mths

Just 4% of Irish medical graduates are on 2 year contracts   Fine Gael Cork Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, today (Thursday) said the situation whereby Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) in Pakistan are being offered two year contacts by the HSE to come t[...]

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Burke welcomes commitment to implement European Working Time Directive for NCHDs

Tuesday 5th March 2013   Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Colm Burke, has today (Tuesday) welcomed a commitment by the Director General Designate of the HSE Mr Tony O’Brien to reduce the average weekly hours and the number of s[...]

Have your say: Ireland and the future of the European Union

Have your say: Ireland and the future of the European Union

Monday 18th February 2013   The Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Union Affairs of which I am a member has this launched a national debate on Ireland and the future of the European Union.   As part of this process, the Committee is inviting submissions from individual members of t[...]

New driving licence organ donation initiative will help save lives

New driving licence organ donation initiative will help save lives

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Colm Burke, has today (Thursday) said the new initiative introduced by the Department of Health and the Road Safety Authority which states, at the applicant’s request, the desire for organ donation will increase the number of donors and ultimately save lives.   “Th[...]