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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I agree with the previous speaker. This is a very serious issue and it readily lends itself to major input from the committee. In order that the committee might make its best intervention it should have available to it the maximum amount of information possible, corroborative evidence, etc. In any situation of this nature, which involves an alleged human rights abuse, we need to know all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: We would be much sadder. In case anybody does not know it, if we went the route that some people suggested four years ago-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: It was discussed here a minute ago and the Chairman allowed a discussion on this as well. If we went that particular route-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: -----we would now be faced with the most appalling mess that anybody has ever seen. Not alone would we not hold the position we now hold in the European and global arenas-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I am talking about human rights as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: The Chairman should wait a second-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I am responding to subject matter that was discussed here a few minutes ago.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: Not necessarily. He was not talking about human rights. I reserve the right to respond. That is my right in any democracy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: If the Chairman ceased interrupting me I might have been able to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: It is not temper at all. When the Senator makes allegations of a groundless and spurious nature he should expect to get a reply. If he does not have the stamina to take the reply-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I want to conclude-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I want to conclude by saying-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I have the utmost respect for our European colleagues and for what they have done by way of assistance to our nation and we should respect that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: To hell with the Senator’s ejaculations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (6 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: I wish to be associated with that expression of sympathy. It is always very traumatic when the Head of State passes away, particularly in tragic circumstances with such an illness. President Chávez achieved significant results for his people. Not everybody agreed with him, but in democracies that does not always happen. Even in this democracy it does not always happen. I would like...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: That is not a snigger; that is responsibility.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (7 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of his Departmental budget to meet the cost of educational requirements and objectives throughout the course of 2013 including the school building programmes and with particular reference to meeting the educational needs including special needs requirements in general; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Small School Provision (7 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has had discussions with the various boards of management in the context of maintaining the widest possible availability and accommodation for the smaller rural schools of all denominations; the extent to which pooling of resources is likely to be invoked in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11886/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Small School Provision (7 Mar 2013)
Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the authorities of a number of smaller, mostly rural denominational schools regarding their future; if he will ensure that all such schools’ needs and traditions are carefully examined and assessed with a view to addressing issues of their concern; and if he will make a statement on the...