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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which alternative markets for the agri-food sector previously dependent on the UK market have been found to date; the particular areas in which difficulties have been experienced; the extent to which his Department is actively engaged to find alternative markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32768/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our witnesses and thank them for their informative dissertation. Anecdotally, about ten years ago, my household was totally dependent on oil for home heating. We bought a wood-burning stove which cost €1,500 and changed over to that. We reduced our home heating cost by something like 60%. I think that is a good achievement in a short time for a relatively reasonable...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: May I interrupt for a moment? Exporting powdered milk may well be less sustainable than other methods but there will be a market for it. If people who receive that powdered milk now cannot get it in the future, they will have other problems such as the starvation I mentioned. I can see that we are not going to agree on this but I do not intend on letting any dog run off with a bone on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Unfortunately, I have to leave the meeting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am one of the people who want to do the things that are necessary but I need to hear encouraging sounds from people such as our guests. If that does not happen, we will have a problem. During a recent election, I stood my ground when there was total opposition to wind turbines. There were meetings of 500 and 600 people who were abusing left, right and centre. I stood my ground and held...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I get ignited on this subject.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chair. I listened with interest to this particular subject. It is very close to my heart. I want to make it work. However, I want to eliminate contradictions. Again, for example, Mr. McCabe referred to the midlands and the Bord na Móna shutdown. When one shuts down first, one then creates a problem for selling the argument or the case that one wants to sell. Therefore,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: The Cost of Climate Action: Discussion (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: As far I am concerned, we need to clean up our own house, do what has to be done, and achieve the targets. We have to achieve this ourselves. We should not become sacrificial lambs to the entire world-wide community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome everybody - guests and staff - to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. I need to bring a couple of issues to people's attention before the meeting proper starts. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy John McGuinness. I remind members and participants to switch off their mobile phones because they cause...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Before proceeding further, I should have mentioned earlier the privilege notice. Members are reminded of the parliamentary practice to the effect that members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way to make him or her identifiable. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Joyce and call on Mr. Ed Farrell from the Irish League of Credit Unions. Following Mr. Farrell, we will hear from Deputy Doherty who has submitted a further detailed amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Farrell. I will open the discussion to the floor. I call on Deputy Doherty who will, no doubt, refer to his own amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does anyone wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I want to bring in some other speakers as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does Deputy Doherty wish to come in again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Are there any other responses? We will move on. I will make a couple of quick comments. I compliment the credit unions and also Deputy Doherty on bringing forward this proposed legislation. Hopefully, it will come to the stage he aspires to as soon as possible. One issue that has been brought to my attention over the years is a loan to repay a loan from whatever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Are there any final comments? No further comments are forthcoming. I thank our witnesses for attending today and for their participation. I thank the members and Deputy Doherty for his input. We will adjourn the meeting until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23 June, when we will meet in public session with representatives from Permanent TSB Group Holdings to discuss banking...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to encourage and assist the recovery of sectors of the economy under her remit in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to encourage the arts, culture and tourism sectors in the context of recovery post-Covid-19 throughout the country by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33191/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a review can be undertaken into the recent refusal of support for a company (details supplied) under the live performance support scheme that was also unsuccessful in the pilot scheme and that provided all information requested of it; if the appeal route can be outlined also for the company in question; and if she will make a...