Results 41,701-41,720 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Targets: Irish Aid (17 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the guests for coming before the committee and I compliment Irish Aid on the work it has done and continues to do, particularly over the past few years during the recession. With the support of Government, Irish Aid has been particularly effective in ensuring the maximum possible was delivered in the most efficient and effective way to those for whom it was intended. That is hugely...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: What was Fianna Fáil doing when it was in government?

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Derek Nolan is sharing time with Deputies Dowds, Kehoe and Creed. They will have five minutes each.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Fitzpatrick, who, I understand, proposes to share a 20-minute slot with Deputy Mitchell O'Connor. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Acting Chairman, Deputy Catherine Byrne, for personally enabling me to say a few words on this important legislation.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I listened with interest to many speakers since the Bill was introduced in the House. One of the things we need to do in the future in terms of housing is to plan ahead. That is something that has not happened in the past 20 years or so. I remember speaking to a leading social commentator almost 20 years ago and predicting the current housing crisis. I did so on the basis of the...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Stanton.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am required to rotate speakers at this hour.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy can have the slot if she wishes.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am easy about it.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Mick Wallace.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy has.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Much as we like the Deputy, we cannot accommodate him.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: We will hold that debate for another day.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: This subject is dear to the hearts of all Deputies in County Kildare, north and south, and I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise it once again. It is a matter of huge importance for alleviating the traffic chaos that currently exists in this location. It will also serve to address the problem of accidents, of which there have been many in the last couple of...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive reply. He clearly understands the significance and importance of the projects concerned and their likely benefit to County Kildare and the country at large. With regard to the Sallins bypass, at rush hour the traffic from Monread is jammed as far as Sallins. On a Friday evening, it is impossible to get in or out of the area. We...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his response and for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 12. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which employment continues to grow throughout the arts-heritage sector, with particular reference to the degree to which her Department continues to offer direct or indirect assistance to those involved in the promotion of the arts in its various forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23841/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to support the film industry, with particular reference to promoting the use of Ireland as a film location; the extent to which interest is shown by international film makers in this regard; the extent to which it is perceived employment is likely to grow annually in this sector;...