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- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding renewable energy feed in tariff price; if he and or his Department have received correspondence from interested groups in relation to same; his plans to deal with his matter in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20338/10]
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (18 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 500: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a psychological review will be undertaken in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20323/10]
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (18 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 535: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a psychological review will be undertaken in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20324/10]
- Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Taoiseach is the one who is making a slur.
- Leaders' Questions. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: What about foresight?
- Social Partnership (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: That is not as interesting as the developments we are watching now.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I wonder if the Ceann Comhairle can assist me concerning the progress to date on the legislative programme. Under promised legislation, is it intended to introduce a new minister for backlogs? Several pieces of legislation have been proposed for a long time, yet no progress has been made. We are promised daily that legislation is imminent, but we have had no indication from any quarter...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am. I have a lot of them in mind, but I will not upset the House by going through the whole list. To focus on the large number of people awaiting health services, will the Taoiseach take some initiative to introduce the relevant Bills to the House, which have been promised by the Minister for Health and Children? I am trying to get information for the public concerning their entitlement...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: It has been promised, although I can understand the confusion.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I understand what the Taoiseach is trying to say - that it is an annoyance to have to answer questions repeatedly when Opposition Members raise them. However, the general public are currently awaiting the delivery of health services. When Members table questions in the House, which the Ceann Comhairle has kindly advised me to do, the reply states that it is not possible to answer the...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Is this the way we order business in this House?
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Taoiseach is missing the point entirely. I am trying to use promised legislation as a vehicle to focus on the delivery of health and social services. There are huge backlogs for every procedure offered by the health services, including medical cards, hip operations and others, and they are growing on a daily basis,
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: For God's sake, this is a House of Parliament. Why can the Government not do something-----
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I already have outlined the answer I am getting.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am not abusing the Order of Business. I am representing my constituents, which is now very difficult to do. I again appeal to the Ceann Comhairle to do something about this. Why can Members not get answers to parliamentary questions regarding urgently required services that are provided by the Department of Health and Children at present? Why is the Minister unable to come before the...
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: It is because there is a need to address these issues and the Taoiseach has entirely missed the point I was trying to make. He spoke of order in the House.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: What about order outside the House or delivery of services to the people?
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (19 May 2010)
Bernard Durkan: When?