Results 63,921-63,940 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Mercosur has facilitated imports of beef or other food products into Ireland or the European Union in the past five years; the extent to which this represents an increase or decrease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which cereal growing continues to be attractive in Ireland; if its viability is coming under pressure from other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which employment in the fishing sector continues to be viable for families who are dependent on the fishing industry; if the situation has been affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which families dependent on the fishing industry can rely on the viability of their industry in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the effects of Brexit on Ireland’s agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7343/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains assured that food imports to Ireland directly or through the European Union continue to be subjected to the highest quality, production, hygiene and husbandry standards applicable throughout the European Union; if breaches have been detected in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to be involved in measures to expand the food production sector notwithstanding competing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7346/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of Irish exports of dairy, beef, lamb, pig meat and poultry to European Union and or non-European Union countries in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the viability of these sectors in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7347/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Taoiseach satisfied that, in comparison with other jurisdictions, we dealt with Covid as well as could have been expected or better than was originally expected? My instinct suggests we did quite well.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: In respect of the security of the IT systems in the Department of Health and all the other Departments, can we conclude we have adequate protection to deter and deflect all such attempts in the future? Inflation is creating a problem and I have tabled numerous parliamentary questions about it to various Ministers. I accept that the fuel issue and the potential unrest in eastern Europe have...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: It is a question of the possibility of trying to ensure people are not branded unnecessarily, whatever the type of case and regardless of whether it involves public representatives of private citizens. Everybody has a right to due process and natural justice. The ultimate decision, which is made in the courts, could be subject to appeal, but the point is that the axe has fallen and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses. It would appear that co-ordination is urgently required on the provision of services. In other words there is a multiplicity of organisations all providing services, whether they be public, private or not-for-profit. There is a necessity for a co-ordinated approach. Otherwise it becomes very unwieldy and I think it is unwieldy at present. How do the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Point taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Does it operate at present? Is it working?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: My question originates from the idea of somebody requiring nursing home quality care at home. How quickly can this be administered? How quickly can the application be processed? Who does the processing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I would like to interpose another question because we are running out of time. There needs to be a model to which everybody can operate. That way the consumer is likely to be best served. Travel time has been mentioned. We politicians have our own way of assessing travel time because we do what we call clinics and the public call various other things. Travel time is hugely important....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The point has been made on the minimum wage and recruitment. It is a matter for the various services to try to ensure that recruitment and retention are possible. Is there a way to deal with the competition between the HSE and the care sector for employees? I have mentioned co-ordination. A co-ordinated effort should mean people do not bump each other in the course of seeking employment....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: At the risk of repetition, but for a valid reason, I raise the need for urgent review of the health services. I ask the Taoiseach, as a former Minister for Health who knows the subject well, that there be an emergency reappraisal of the health services with a view to delivering and bringing up-to-date waiting lists for all disciplines in the shortest time possible.

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The IMF was in government for a long time.

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The IMF was in government for ten years. The Deputy should not forget that.