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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 196. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has adequate resources available to her Department in line with requirements and responsibilities arising from child protection legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 197. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department has been made aware of youth poverty; her strategy to address any such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22076/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department expects to examine issues surrounding juvenile offenders with particular reference to identifying the social and or economic contributory factors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22079/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mental Health Services Provision (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 201. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she continues to liaise with health service provides, youth organisations and educationalists with particular reference to the identification of the causes of depression amongst young persons; the extent to which she continues to find it possible to address these issues or introduce new initiatives; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Unemployment Measures (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she and or her Department has directly or in conjunction with other Departments managed to focus on the issue of youth unemployment; if particular strategies are deemed to be appropriate and successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22081/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 203. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she intends to enhance the procedures to ensure a rapid response to reports and or suspicions of child abuse; if she has in mind any particular initiatives in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22082/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to monitor activities at St Bridget's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, with the objective of ensuring that the full scale of activities previously provided there continues, that the maximum utilisation of the facilities thereat remain intact and that endeavours be made to ascertain to the extent to which further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The United Kingdom and the European Union: Discussion (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Minister to the committee. I note his comments on the degree of co-operation between the two Governments. There is considerable scope for even greater improvement in that area as time goes by, particularly in the all-island of Ireland context. Significant benefits can accrue to both sides of this island and also to the UK. Mr. Lidington referred to the implications for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The United Kingdom and the European Union: Discussion (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: He is very much committed to the European project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Councils: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (9 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Tánaiste and congratulate him and his colleagues on their work during the Irish Presidency, particularly on the level of activity generated among his colleagues in the European Union in focusing on the issues affecting us all directly. Will he elaborate on the issue of youth unemployment and the extent to which satisfactory targets have been agreed to, are attainable and...

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I compliment my colleague opposite on keeping a totally straight face during that discourse.

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I will not encourage him. Notwithstanding 1959 and the Government of the day, when is the legislation being introduced to ensure the fair and equal treatment of all bookmakers and betting exchanges in taxation and licensing, regardless of the platform used, by bringing into the licensing and taxation regimes all remote bookmakers and betting intermediaries? This will amend the 1931 Act,...

Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: When are the heads likely to come before Cabinet?

Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Five minutes remain.

Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Thomas Pringle who, I understand, propose to share 25 minutes.

Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: One minute remaining.

Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I hate to interrupt, but only to let Deputy Boyd Barrett know that he is eroding Deputy Pringle's time as well, unless Deputy Pringle states that he wants Deputy Boyd Barrett to go on.

Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Boyd Barrett has only another minute.

Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

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Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Statements (14 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Hold on, the agreement was you were sharing your time. You are already a minute and a half over time and we cannot go on forever. You can either have an argument and provoke an argument on that basis, or bring your remarks to a conclusion.