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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Very quickly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I will be a very good boy and be very quick. Why should a woman's life be artificially prolonged, for want of a different expression, to facilitate the development of a foetus? Would it not be obvious to most people regardless of the law that it was an abuse of the system? Why should it take place? How has this taken place? In respect of a baby who dies prematurely before the normal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Generally but not always.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: It relates to prolonging the mother's life artificially to protect the life of an unborn baby.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The 2015 case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Chairman, I apologise for arriving late. I was two and a half hours on the road this morning, it was just one of those day that traffic would not move. I would like to compliment the witnesses' on their papers. The number of people who may be vulnerable seems to be growing, depending on their particular location. Some may live in their own homes, some may live in institutions and some may...

Visit of Finnish Delegation (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Before proceeding with the Order of Business, I extend on behalf of the Members of Dáil Éireann and myself a most sincere welcome to a delegation from the Finnish Parliament, the Eduskunta, led by Mr. Ari Jalonen, chairman of its Transport and Communications Committee. I hope they find their visit useful and to our mutual benefit.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Niamh Smyth. Her time has not been interfered with.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: One speaker, please.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The rabble is starting to get restless, Minister.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The remaining 12 minutes are being split into three lots of four minutes each.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister's colleagues are getting restless.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Next is the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath. I apologise for that.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The next slot is Sinn Féin. The names I have here are Deputies Jonathan O'Brien, David Cullinane, Maurice Quinlivan and Pat Buckley.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Is the speaking time being divided by three or four?

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Jonathan O'Brien is on my list as well.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department continue to promote Ireland as an attractive location for foreign direct investment with particular reference to the ability to compete effectively with all other countries in the EU and outside; the locations the greatest competition is likely to come from; if particular advantages and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which innovation and technology continues to play a prominent role in job creation in all regions throughout the country in respect of new locations and existing enterprises; if particular advantages or disadvantages have been identified in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43138/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she and her Department are in the course of making provision for the negative impact of Brexit with particular reference to the industries here most likely to be affected negatively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43325/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (12 Oct 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 47. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department have continued to monitor the availability of the requisite skills in the workplace having particular regard to the skills requirements of the high tech industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43326/17]