Results 44,461-44,480 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: The overhanging question is one that I am still at sea about. Where NAMA has acquired a property that achieved a hugely inflated cost or value - I am not certain which, but I would think it was cost - by virtue of repeated speculation beforehand, is NAMA expected to make a profit? In other words, if that property comes onto the market, it has the impact of inflating property prices...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: It is not true to suggest that it takes a year and a half.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: The suggestion that it takes a year and a half is not true.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: It still is not true. That is the point.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: The maximum amount of time it takes is two or three months.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I cannot agree on that one.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for coming before the committee and giving us that information. They have intimate knowledge of the subject and this comes from working directly with the matters. I compliment them on their obvious knowledge in the area. The Chairman knows that most of us have been members of local authorities. My electronic tablet seems to be causing interference with the sound system...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: Public representatives have, and should have, an equally intimate knowledge of the subject. I am glad that all of us here, without exception, have such knowledge. The witness is absolutely right in identifying the lack of social housing as the problem. Some of us strongly objected to the policy changes that came about approximately 16 years ago. We knew the problem would come home to...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I am making a general comment-----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: -----that applies to all of them.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: Absolutely.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I would be quite happy to do that too. May I continue, Chairman?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I have a good idea of what the answers to the questions are, and the people here today have already presented us with what are effectively the questions and the answers. It is up to us to deal with it after that. The issue of support for the vulnerable was raised by numerous people and it is something that is growing. The problem is that growing numbers of people who previous had difficulty...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Dublin Homeless Network, Limerick and Clare Homeless Alliance, Cork Social Housing Forum (12 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: The next timeslot will be shared by Deputies Joan Burton and Jan O'Sullivan.
- Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett who has 30 minutes.
- Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: I remind the Deputy that the debate is on the Adoption (Amendment) Bill. He may make a passing reference only.
- Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: That is fine, but I again remind the Deputy that the Adoption (Amendment) Bill is the subject matter before the House. There are various passing references that are acceptable, but the Deputy may not make a speech on housing.
- Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: It is bizarre only on the basis of the perspective from which one views it.
- Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (17 May 2016)
Bernard Durkan: Or from the perspective demanded by the legislation before the House.