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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There are pressures of time and such. I have a couple of questions along the lines pursued by my colleague. One relates to the comparison of costs with other OECD countries. There was a point that it is like comparing apples and oranges. The parliamentary financial advisory body has said something similar. We need a basis for this argument. It is not rocket science. It is very simple...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Top five.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: If it is not a straightforward thing to do, that flags it is impossible to do and that we can never do it and yet everybody else does it. How have we come to a situation where we have fewer hospital beds per 1,000 population than most European countries? Experts, including medical experts, have told us that we have too many hospital beds and we have been told that for a number of years....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: He is wrong.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Operations (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic division of his Department. [41821/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which all Departments remain compliant with the criteria laid down in respect of public expenditure and reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44177/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department can ensure best value for money in terms of current and capital expenditure throughout the course of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44182/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the meeting by various Departments of the targets set by his Department in each of the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44184/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he continues to monitor current and capital spending; the degree to which both categories remain within tolerance levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44186/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has identified breaches in the norms set by his Department in respect of public expenditure and reform which need to be addressed in the long and the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44188/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department has made the necessary preparations to combat the effects of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44178/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to deal with relevant fall out from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44180/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has identified a position fall out from Brexit with a view to harnessing same for maximum benefit to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44181/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department in the context of reform has introduced new criteria in view of the international and global trading challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44179/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the FEMPI cycle has been completed and-or will be completed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44183/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific issues that have been brought to his attention which indicate a lack of compliance with the criteria set down by his Department in terms of procurement and reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44185/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether procurement restrictions are restricting development of the economy in view of allegations to this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44187/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (24 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal of an application for access to the labour market in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44043/18]

Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak to the Finance Bill. I had only two and half minutes to speak about the budget. This is a welcome change. The Finance Bill is the statutory mechanism used to give effect to the measures announced in the budget. It is timely to reflect in a more positive way on from where we have come and how much we have developed in recent years, in addition...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met. [41816/18]