Results 62,081-62,100 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which accommodation requirements at primary and second-level schools in Maynooth, County Kildare continue to be met; her plans for the future in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45906/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (23 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45787/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason stamp 4 and not stamp 1 has been awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45788/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health when a tonsillectomy can be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45908/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today and for their submissions. I am also of the opinion that if a complaint is made, the complainant has a right to have the complaint fully investigated by the appropriate body, whatever that body might be. The protected disclosure in legislation is supposed to give adequate cover to the person making the complaint. Following from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank and compliment our witnesses on their addresses to the committee. It is high time not only the members of this committee but all those working in the general health services focus on this issue. How many minutes do I have? It must be very few at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I could do a lot of damage in six minutes. I will set into it. I must agree entirely with the comments of our witnesses on the general availability of mental health services at present. As Deputies, we all deal with many cases of parents with children who have mental health problems and attempting to gain access for treatment in a hospital or sometimes even to an accident and emergency...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this particularly sensitive, urgent and pressing issue which has become more obvious as time goes by. I do not attribute blame to any particular individual, including the Minister or anybody else. Everything that could be done has been done and I acknowledge that there were difficulties during the past year due to Covid. However, needs must, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for her extensive reply on behalf of her colleague. I accept that the Minister of State is doing everything possible and is very active on the ground. As we all know in this House, no matter how active someone is, some things get away from him or her. Often, if things are supposed to work a certain way, it does not necessarily follow that they work that way....

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The next slot is being shared by Deputies Connolly and McNamara.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: It has come to my attention the Social Democrats have yet to reply to the debate and that we must move on to Leader's Questions at 12 o'clock.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy might be as quick as he can. I am sorry about that.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Before calling on the Social Democrats to reply, I must advise Members that we have to try to work to 12 o'clock. It is not mine or the Members' fault; it is just one of those things.I call Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank my colleague for sharing time. This is a important issue. If this debate were to be organised again, it would be helpful to have allowed for a longer debate to accommodate Members' contributions. Housing is the issue that has taken up most of our time and concerns when we engaged with constituents over the past seven years. There are a number of reasons for that. I have noted all...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: All Deputies try to contribute on an issue of this magnitude on it. It is a very important issue. We can be cynical and sceptical about it, but we need to give it our best shot. It is to be hoped that this will be the last time we will have to do that because, as my colleague mentioned, people will become sceptical and they will pay a price. I still have 15 seconds left.

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: My apologies. I was slow to start. I thank the Acting Chairman. I appreciate that other Members are waiting to get in. I will take the matter up on the next occasion.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he can take to reduce the number of applicants on local authority housing waiting lists in the next two years and at the same time make adequate provision for affordable housing demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46411/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can draw down extra funding for house building purposes in the remainder of 2021 and in 2022 to boost output in the public and affordable housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46410/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high quality access to broadband will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); if there is a proposed timeframe for providing broadband to this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46129/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (28 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance when a rebate in respect of VRT on a personal motor vehicle adaptable for disability will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46646/21]