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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artisan Food Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the artisan food sector continues to develop; the potential for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37980/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full extent of employment currently provided throughout the food industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37981/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which animal health continues to be a priority here and throughout Europe; the degree to which other European countries cooperate in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37982/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for appearing before the committee today. I compliment Senator Ó Ríordáin for his work in the previous Administration, as well as the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, who is currently dealing with the issue. I have a couple of questions. In a previous incarnation, I had some experience of the Swiss experiments in Zurich and St. Gallen, as well as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for being with us this afternoon. From the point of view of the Garda, what importance does the Assistant Commissioner place on the need to have an indoor facility treating people who are addicts as opposed to having an uncontrolled treatment centre on the street, on stairwells and in unhygienic situations? What degree of emphasis does he place on the controlled centre? ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: There was some reaction to a point I made earlier. To clarify, I did not refer to policing at all. I referred to the protection of the integrity of the centres, which is a totally different issue. Some people seem to have taken it as a reference to policing. Despite that some of us have hair that is reverting to blond, we have direct experience in these matters. Over many years, we...

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: That is incorrect.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: My concern revolves around the consequences arising from the recently published report on the provision of domestic water supply services. I congratulate Deputy Paul Murphy, who is not in the House, and his colleague, Deputy Boyd Barrett, on the neat way in which they hijacked the Sinn Féin Party in its entirety.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: This is promised legislation and it is in the programme for Government. I think the Ceann Comhairle will agree that what the Deputies did was no mean task. Having succeeded in that particular context, they then proceeded to hijack the Fianna Fáil Party. Now, they would appear to be set to hijack the Government and the Labour Party, everyone included. They are purporting to speak for...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I am referring to the supporters of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin as well.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle will be delighted to hear this.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle will be included in this.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: This is promised legislation. It is in the programme for Government.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: What is going to happen to those groups of people, who are taxpayers, who provide their own water supply and sewerage services and pay their existing taxes-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: -----and who are now expected to pay the taxes of those people who say that general taxation will have to fund water supply services in future?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Tánaiste indicate what provision is likely to be made for those unfortunate taxpayers who are now about to be visited again to pay for somebody elses services?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 45. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which hospitals have begun to cope with hospital bugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37970/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 79. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects the accident and emergency services to cope with the overcrowding situation in view of the problem that have arisen in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37969/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate an application for permission to remain here in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38189/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate regularisation of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38190/16]