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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Development Plan (12 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which projects that fall within the aegis of his Department and are within the revised National Development Plan are at an advanced stage at present or are in course thereof; the extent to which preliminary work has taken place or on-site works are in hand or proposed; the expected delivery date of each; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Development Plan (12 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 683. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which projects that fall within the aegis of her Department and are within the revised National Development Plan are at an advanced stage at present or are in course thereof; the extent to which preliminary work has taken place or on-site works are in hand or proposed; the expected delivery date of each; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to remain satisfied regarding the availability of adequate third and fourth level graduates to meet the demands of the workforce now and in the future with particular reference to the need to ensure the availability of the skills at both academic and technical levels; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which his Department continues to facilitate the development of apprenticeship and upskilling educational and or retraining facilities to ensure the availability of sufficient numbers of skilled operatives for the workforce to meet the needs of the recovering and expanding economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure continued access to third level for all students seeking to avail of third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the higher level education sector is in discussion with business and enterprise with a view to matching requirements in the workplace with suitable graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which male and female students continued to be attracted in equal proportions to participation in the sciences; if a corrective measure or inducement is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50143/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to ensure the availability of an adequate supply of graduates at third and fourth level in order to attract inward investment here in the specialised areas of medical science; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50144/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate resources and expertise remain available to ensure sufficient emphasis and investment in medical science here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50145/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which his Department continues to liaise with the business sector with a view to maximise the use of innovation in manufacturing, marketing and services in Ireland in the future with particular reference to the need to achieve standards and opportunities on par with the best globally; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that in future years the effect of Covid-19 will not materially affect the supply of qualified academic and technical graduates to the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to specifically target the areas of key demand in the economy with particular reference to science, information and communications technology and engineering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50148/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new educational programmes and qualifications in the past three years developed to reflect the demands of the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50149/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he and his Department have identified specific issues likely to contribute to further improvement and achievement in the further and higher educational sectors with a view to establishing a reputation equal to the best globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (13 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas can raise an issue on behalf of a person (details supplied) which affects the constituents civil rights of the person given past history wherein analogous situations ultimately became the subject of a public enquiry; if it is accepted that a member of the public has...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Next is a Solidarity-People Before Profit slot. There is nobody in attendance. Next is the Government slot. Deputies Jim O'Callaghan and Francis Noel Duffy have four minutes each.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: As there is no one present from the Rural Independent Group, we move to the Independent Group. I call Deputy Michael McNamara.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We move to the Government slot. I call the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, who is sharing time with Deputy Cormac Devlin. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this budget. I have spoken on a number of budgets over the years and have seen speeches from the Government and from the Opposition. There is a certain similarity. Mr. Denis Reid, a former employee of the Houses of the Oireachtas, used to advise as to what the various spokespersons would say and predict it in advance. Normally, from the...