Results 50,201-50,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy (6 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to undertake a full review of the implementation of the national rare disease plan 2014 to 2018; if the reality that there is an increasing number of rare and ultra rare medicines due to come onto the market due to the advancements in medicine will be taken into account; his further plans to reform the reimbursement process for rare and ultra rare...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (6 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which an overpayment of child benefit occurred in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52235/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Like everybody else, I compliment the Chairman on the fair and equitable manner in which she has conducted the meetings. I thank the delegates who came before the committee, each of whom had his or her own particular advice to give. They allowed themselves to be challenged, which is what the committee is about. It has been a very successful exercise. It is not so much that we have learned...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Bill and compliment Deputy Kelleher on bringing it forward. The legislation covers direct payments. To what extent are indirect or hidden payments, such as holidays abroad, covered in the legislation? Does the legislation apply directly across the board? Are there areas that do not come under its remit? In some locations, it might still be possible to circumnavigate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: In most legislation, we look for a downside. To what extent has the Department tested any negative effect which this legislation might have on the delivery of services to patients, institutions or whatever the case may be? On the €600 total, is it not a simple thing to insert in the legislation a clause to the effect that a cumulative amount of €600 is the threshold? I have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Deputy Kelleher could then comment on their comments.
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Minister and I welcome the introduction of the Supplementary Estimate. It encompasses many of the sensitive areas to which we have brought attention in the course of this year and for a number of years. It is to be hoped that the detail provided and the specific target areas will result in a clearly identifiable result at the end of the spring. We can talk about these matters...
- Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017) Bernard Durkan: I have one last point. I generally have a last point. I know it is endemic in this place, but however. Given that legal costs are extraordinarily high in this country, there is a case for offers to be made without prejudice to patients who feel they did not receive adequate treatment. Full disclosure might be a help. That would be preferable to dragging cases through the courts and then...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Correct. It does not matter who it is with.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Correct.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Correct.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: There is an urgent need to bring the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill before the House with a view to curtailing the activity of lenders which are now aggressively pursuing home owners and small business people with the intention of repossessing, and dispossessing them of, their houses, adding to an already serious housing situation. When might we expect that Bill to come before the House?
- Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I profoundly disagree with the sentiments expressed by the last speaker. In fact, we are not departing from anything. We are merely participating in what we have participated in for many years, much to our credit and the credit of our Defence Forces. It is far from the case that we are departing into the darkness. In fact, what we are required to do on an ongoing basis is to be absolutely...
- Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I call the Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten.
- Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: The points are noted. Perhaps the Minister might address those issues.
- Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: We will see what may transpire.
- Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)
Bernard Durkan: We cannot have any more clarifications.