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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 600. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be organised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 610. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of a primary health care centre in Kilcock, County Kildare; the extent to which plans have been agreed; if agreement has been reached as to the full scale and extent of time scale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40965/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if and when consultation for urgent orthopaedic surgery will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41010/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures currently being undertaken by his Department to improve road safety with particular reference to the increased number of deaths on Irish roads in comparison to last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41142/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Revenue (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 642. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which The Gathering has been utilised as a means of promoting tourism directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38439/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Revenue (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 665. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which The Gathering has been a catalyst for the promotion of the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41139/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Revenue (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 666. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which the economic benefit generated by The Gathering has been quantified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41140/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 659. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the public transport sector continues to remain competitive with the emphasis on the provision of a readily available customer friendly transport system in line with best practice throughout Europe; if he envisages any improvement in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 660. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which air passenger transport to and from this country is competitive, accessible, customer friendly and readily available; if any particular issues have been noted as requiring attention in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 661. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which air commercial transport to and from this country is competitive, accessible, customer friendly and readily available; if any particular issues have been noted as requiring attention in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he may quantify the economic benefit of the ready availability of a cost-effective, competitive, efficient and accessible air and sea commercial and passenger transport; the degree to which this may contribute to economic recovery over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41136/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which discussions continue to take place in regard to the future structure of commercial and air passenger transport; the respective roles for Ryanair and Aer Lingus in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his preferred options for the future operation of Ryanair and Aer Lingus with particular reference to their respective shareholding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41138/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (1 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 667. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are currently being taken to improve and promote safety at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41141/13]

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: When is the sport Ireland Bill, with regard to the restructuring of sporting organisations, likely to come before the House? Similarly, I want to acknowledge that some 120 Bills have been passed into law since the current Government came into office. In the area of justice, there is a plethora of Bills on the Order Paper for some time, some going back to the days of the people who are now in...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Amendments Nos. 4 and 5 are related and will be discussed together.

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 7 has been ruled out of order. We will move on to amendment No. 8.

Topical Issue Matters (2 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Gerald Nash - the need to use freedom of information requests to ascertain the reasons for a refusal of medical cards following a review; (2) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the need to provide better funding for the...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid (2 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I have a related question. I wonder would it be possible to ask the Minister, in the context of the present focus on Syria, whether it might be an opportune time, through the aegis of the international community, to influence the authorities there to at least make some kind of accommodation for the civilians have been under severe pressure and have suffered greatly in terms of their human...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he in conjunction with his EU and UN colleagues may encourage the new administration in Iran towards a more secular society incorporating a modern attitude to human rights; if it might be found possible for the international community to respond positively in terms of reduction and-or removal of...