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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the previously announced and outlined inner and outer relief road for Naas, County Kildare which was not approved by Kildare County Council; if adjustments have been made in the interim period in accordance with the wishes of local interests; the expected progress on the project in the near future; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding moneys approved by his Department to LIHAF or other instruments to deal with urgently required infrastructures such as roads, bridges and traffic realignments in Maynooth, County Kildare; the extent to which works have commenced or have been completed or remain outstanding; the level of expenditure to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Road Projects (16 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the previously announced and outlined inner and outer relief road for Naas, County Kildare which was not approved by Kildare County Council; if adjustments have been made in the interim period in accordance with the wishes of local interests; the expected progress on the project in the near future; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which an efficient, effective and expeditious procedure exists to facilitate medical staff, consultants, doctors, nurses or other medical professionals who in response to advertisements have applied to join the health services but in some cases have been waiting for an inordinate amount of time for a reply resulting in some applicants going to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the processing of application by UK-trained nurses for positions here can be expedited to avoid such applicants having to go elsewhere to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8808/22]

Hospital Parking Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The list of speakers is completed. We move to the Minister of State, who has five minutes.

Hospital Parking Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: It is noted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry for arriving late. I misread the notice. I am glad to have an opportunity to discuss the subject. As a reformed smoker who smoked for almost 30 years, I have first-hand knowledge of what it is all about. I enjoyed smoking. I relished it. If travelling on a long journey, it was great to be able to have a smoke or two over 200 miles or 300 miles, whatever the case may be....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: How refined are the figures regarding the increase in tobacco smoking? I know Mr. Connolly has made reference to this, but has the increase come from people who had been vaping or from people starting to smoke?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Why do they think that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: What is the age profile of people who started smoking tobacco or who started vaping in the last two and a half years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: What about vaping?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Who started?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Are any data available regarding flavoured vapes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Do they use flavoured liquids from the start or do they switch around?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Is there any evidence for them being a gateway to other drugs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Who was putting in the illicit substances? Was it the manufacturers or the smokers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Is there evidence available on the cover of------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Yes. Is there evidence on the cover in the form of a health warning or something similar?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: May I have one final question?