Results 47,201-47,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the extent to which new markets for food and food products can be established in African and Asian countries in view of the impending Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5156/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which prospects and prices to the producer in the beef, dairy, lamb, pig meat and poultry sectors remain positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5157/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which deer farming and the production of venison remains a viable enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5158/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which his Department monitors the costs of farm inputs such as fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5159/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Cattle Herd Data (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the national bovine herd including the dairy sector has fluctuated over the past five years and the prospects for its future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate slaughtering facilities remain readily available to meet the needs of beef, lamb and pig producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of laboratory services to meet the needs of all sectors including beef, equine, swine and poultry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5299/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I have raised questions about the efficacy of primary care centres. They look very impressive and were very expensive but I do not know what they are supposed to do. The theory sounds good but I am not sure. My understanding was that they were to intercept patients before they crowded up the accident and emergency departments but it is not working out like that. They have state-of-the-art...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Unlikely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Why did the meetings go on for so long?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Why not have GPs in the primary care resource centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Is that not a duplication?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The budget has been increasing all the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: That is right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: That needs to be qualified-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Could we have an interim contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Are they going to the them where they are located? We have a few of them in County Kildare. The question is: are they going into those centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Services: Discussion (2 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (7 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress to date in the provision of high quality broadband in all areas throughout the country; if regulation of the broadband network will be invigorated to ensure that the services are working to optimum efficiency and quality and that high quality and high speed broadband becomes the norm rather than the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Mitigation Plan (7 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the development of the alternative energy sector in line with current and future requirements in view of the need to meet carbon emission reduction targets and the necessity to ensure a robust and reliable energy grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5788/17]