Results 50,101-50,120 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I will be brief. The next phase is the youth services phase. We need to be conscious of the importance of it also. We need to ensure the our young people are positively influenced and that they are not hanging around corners with nothing to do. I compliment the witnesses on the work they are doing in this regard already. We need to be introducing new programmes annually to ensure that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Me too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: My apologies, as I was absent for a few minutes. Needs must. I welcome the witnesses. I do not wish to go over the previous questions in too much detail but I am a great believer in having local knowledge on each subject on the basis that it represents a microcosm of the total picture. From the point of view of both organisations, what do they see as the main points in terms of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Why?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Can I ask a quick question in response to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I know that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: A rumour that a rural practice is going to close has an immediate knock-on effect on anyone who is considering applying to that practice. Somebody might wish to go into that practice, but he or she will be reluctant to do so as long as the rumour persists. It is quite common for rural practices to receive no applications or just one application. To my mind, that sounds the death knell for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for attending this morning. What issue do they consider most important to improve the service they provide to their patients in the community, whether in urban or rural settings? Apart from what we heard in the opening statement, what are the most immediate changes needed? We must recognise, however, that we do not have an open cheque book and have to keep an eye on...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which all economic indicators are positively aligned to maximum economic benefit for the State over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50833/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his Department have identified and prepared for the economic impact of Brexit; his plans to put in place measures to offset the most serious challenges presented; if he expects to have all such measures in place in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50832/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department has put in place appropriate measures to minimise the impact of Brexit on the financial services here and the economy in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51310/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that this economy remains competitive in all aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51311/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he expects the State's economic performance to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51312/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that all fundamental economic indicators remain positive with particular reference to future growth prospects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51313/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the State's competitiveness will remain in tact globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51314/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he and his Department continue to monitor the impact of Brexit on all aspects of this economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51315/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which his Department continues to monitor all aspects of the economy with a view to identifying those areas coming under pressure from Brexit or other influences; if particular measures are required in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51316/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance when mortgage interest rates here might be aligned with those throughout Europe; the reason this has not been possible to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51317/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which adequate working capital remains available to small and medium enterprises with particular reference to the need to ensure the protection of jobs in the indigenous sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51318/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (30 Nov 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor the activities of unregulated third parties that have acquired distressed loans and mortgages from banks and building societies with particular reference to the urgent need to introduce a new code of conduct applicable to all that will give adequate protection to those borrowers that continue to make payments...