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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which his Department continues to support Kildare Youth Service throughout the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21038/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidences in respect of which rehabilitative support has been offered to, and taken up by, juvenile offenders in each of the past three years and to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Family Services (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which his Department monitors the needs of children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21042/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which assistance remains available for children deemed to be at risk of self-harm; the support available to their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21031/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of incidents of self-harm in respect of children brought to the attention of his Department in the past two years; the degree to which adequate support services have been put in place to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21032/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is deemed that the child psychology services remain adequate to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21033/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which counselling, support and psychological services continue to be made available to children who have attempted self-harm; the extent to which such services are satisfactorily intervened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21041/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when the much required low incidence teaching hours and special needs assistant support can be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare, whose application has the full support of the mainstream school that the child will attend in September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20928/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Apologies have been received from Deputies Ruairí Quinn and Olivia Mitchell and Senator David Norris. The draft minutes of the meeting of 13 May 2015 have been circulated. Are the minutes of the meeting agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Today, we will hear from Enterprise Ireland on trade links with ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a greater understanding of trading between the ASEAN countries and Ireland and the possibility of further inroads in developing trade with this market of more than 600 million people. I remind members and those in the gallery to switch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Deputy Byrne. I am going to bank the question and we will take a number together. I call Senator Jim Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Does Senator Daly wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Enterprise Ireland (27 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I have a few questions. Mr. Sherry pointed to the growth potential in that region. Is it intended to increase the number of offices and operate something like what Ireland House has done in other jurisdictions? What has been the effect of closing the office in Malaysia? Has that featured in the agency's assessment of its impact in that area at present? How does Enterprise Ireland engage...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Is Deputy Maloney asking me?

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this important issue. Reference was made to the Labour eight. I am among the Fine Gael ten who have equal and genuine concerns about the future of Aer Lingus. In fact, we have aired these concerns and brought them to the attention of the Minister, as have my colleagues in the Labour Party. We were correct to do so. This is a major issue...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy can have an extra 20 minutes.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Why did Fianna Fáil not look for guarantees when it was selling 75%?

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Ten minutes. The Deputy can have ten minutes.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It is a threat.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: On a point of order, while I have the utmost respect for my colleague across the House, Deputy Timmy Dooley, in the heat of the moment said he would deal with the Clerk Assistant of the House later.