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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am looking at Deputy Boyd Barrett. In 25, 30 or 40 years, when it comes to him having access to a pension, to which he has contributed in good faith, which we have to do through the public pension fund, I would like to think that he would get the benefits of it. I would find it difficult to be able to sell to people that, in the future, they are not going to have a pension like there used...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I want to mention pension lump sums and anticipation on the part of the contributors. In a different incarnation I was Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare and had responsibility for dealing with the fallout in respect of cases where anticipated gains from lump sums did not materialise. What I want to mention and for everybody dealing with this issue to keep in mind is that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: May I interrupt briefly? You can become a millionaire by virtue of housing inflation in a very short time and-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I know that, but you can be a millionaire in terms of the value of your house. If our guests were listening to the news this morning, they may have heard it mentioned that a modest house in the Rathmines region is on sale for €1 million-plus. That is an indication of how these things can and do change, which can put the taxpayer in a very difficult position at a time when he or she...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister. We now proceed to Priority Question No. 33 in the name of Deputy Cullinane.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 39. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the Naas General Hospital extension project is being provided for in the capital budget in the current year; when the project will progress to the next developmental stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37598/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: This question relates to the urgently required extension at Naas General Hospital, which has been on the waiting list for some considerable time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his welcome reply. I ask that particular attention be paid to ensuring that the project goes ahead in a co-ordinated fashion so that everything happens simultaneously, it broadens to include whatever the hospital requires, and we do not have to revisit it in one or two years' time. Will the Minister try to ensure that emphasis is placed on progressing the matter...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I agree with the Minister, in that as time goes on, changes are necessary. They are driven by requirements, society and demand. Particular emphasis must be placed on mental health in the aftermath of Covid. Indeed, there will be waiting lists and pressure on all hospitals' facilities, space and staff. I thank the Minister for the constructive line he is taking. I appreciate that there...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the current and expected position in regard to the proposed location of the new national maternity hospital; the extent to which all issues of concern have been addressed and resolved to date; if any further matters are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37597/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if small landlords dependent on income from their rented property have protection in the event of the tenants paying no rent and overholding the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37460/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of self-employed pension contributions made by a person (details supplied) from when they first entered the scheme to reaching pension age; if the contributions in this case are refundable; if additional contributions can be purchased at this stage with a view to qualification for State pension (contributory); if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37403/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in processing a passport application for a person (details supplied); when the application will be brought to a conclusion and the passport issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38348/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38137/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that the combination of Brexit and CAP reform will not negatively impede the development and viability of the agrifood export sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38178/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to raise the possible double negative impact of Brexit and the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, to try to ensure the future viability of the agrifood production sector and our exports.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his substantive reply. Does he remain satisfied that the negotiations on compliance with revised UK standards will be resolved to the satisfaction of the industry here? Is he satisfied that the steps being taken by the industry are sufficient to ensure the future viability of the sector, with particular reference to employment in our respective constituencies?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State again. Is he satisfied that there is in his Department a quick-response system that will identify the issues as they arise and attempt to clarify outstanding difficulties to ensure the streamlined continuity of exportation from the point of view of industry here and given the importance of the industry in the aftermath of Covid and the need for the economic...