Results 59,561-59,580 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 856. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which outbreaks of bovine TB have been isolated and attributed in each of the past five years to date; the measures taken or proposed to curtail any spread in the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42065/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he remains satisfied that Irish lamb exports will continue to have ready access to its traditional markets post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42066/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 858. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches of traceability guidelines in respect of food imports that have been identified in each of the past five years to date; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42067/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to ensure ready markets for Irish dairy produce in the future; the action taken or likely to be taken to compensate for any market share globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42068/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the potato industry to be in a position to adapt and meet the requirements of the catering sector in Ireland after Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 861. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total acreage of potatoes sown in Ireland in each of the past five years to date; the plans for expansion in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42070/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 862. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage the seed potato industry in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42071/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total acreage of barley, wheat, malting barley, oats and maize sown here in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42072/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 864. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which prospects for the poultry industry here remain good with particular reference to the home market and export outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 865. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department have identified any potential challenges for the pigmeat export sector; the actions required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42074/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 866. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which animal health and welfare remains a priority for now and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42075/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 867. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which animal welfare in the equine sector continues to be supervised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42076/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise for my late arrival. Other issues intervened. I thank our guests this morning. We are talking about the impact that Covid is having but we must have a serious talk about the impact of Brexit on our economy. Can the witnesses give particular advice on this double whammy? I have advice that I wish to give as well. I am one of those who spent at least four or five years before...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Is it possible to allow and encourage economic recovery to be the central factor in proportionate debt in respect of total debt and annual borrowing ratios? In the past it was found possible to encourage rapid or reasonably rapid economic growth up to this level of wisdom and to allow that to bring our borrowing, and debts, into a reasonable proportion in comparison with our economy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming. There a couple of things the committee needs to deal with. I was unable to attend the earlier meeting as I had two meetings at the same time. The non-attendance of representatives of the Ulster Bank and the Central Bank on foot of the committee's request is unacceptable. Presumably it is based on its view that it is none of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: We should complete an interim report or some other report so it is available as a reference. I know the time for that is short, but it could be helpful. I refer to the reluctance of the Central Bank or any banking entity to come before the committee to hear what it has to say. In the not-too-distant past, there was a period during which one could only describe what went on as reckless...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Union: Discussion. (8 Dec 2020)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on priorities for her term of office and EU Commission matters (9 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Like other speakers, I congratulate the Commissioner on acquiring a portfolio that is very important and one that will grow in importance as time goes by. I want to raise a couple of issues that are of particular interest, some of which have been already referred to by other speakers to some extent. The first is the issue raised by Deputy O'Callaghan in regard to high mortgage interest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Like everybody else I thank our witnesses for coming to the committee this morning and for the information. I was a member of the previous health committee and there are some matters I will focus on for the moment. Public confidence in the system was affected by the cases where CervicalCheck did not go right and the women were not informed in time or the results were read incorrectly. To...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Bernard Durkan: There were other elements that affected the confidence of the patients, including the length of time it took to have the screening, the laboratory sequence of tests and the locations of the laboratories and so forth. Has all of that been resolved in the interim? That was an area of alleged incompetence. I fully accept, incidentally, what Dr. Russell says about the accuracy of tests...