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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for the information they made available and for making a positive contribution to the debate. I speak as a former member of the committee, as other speakers have, that dealt with this matter in the context of identifying what that committee tried to do four years ago. It was based on the absolute need to ensure that the full range of medical supports and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I listened carefully to what the Minister had to say. It is difficult to predict. We live in unsettled and unsettling times. We do not know where the war will go and how it will affect us, or whether it will or will not to a greater extent. There are, however, some positive signs. Everybody is hiring at present. Everybody is looking for employees. I am sure some of the refugees will...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister. I have one other question. I happened to go on a tour across the centre of the country to the western seaboard over Easter. I was amazed at the heavy vehicular traffic on the road in both directions. It would appear manufacturing and exporting is growing and holding its own. How can we facilitate that? For instance, there is a dearth of heavy truck drivers at the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update 2022: Minister for Finance (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister and the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the determination of applications for passports in the case of siblings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21716/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport that is waiting to be printed will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21997/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the determination of an application for a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and when the passport is likely to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in recent months in acquiring a permanent site for a school (details supplied) which will outgrow is currently temporary site in 2023; the plans to address this issue in the short-term; the proposed timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21802/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for a domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21784/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made in attempting to have funds recovered following the transfer to an incorrect account in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21832/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for residency and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21752/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made 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. [21753/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a certificate of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 370. 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. [21785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 377. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the cases of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for a residency permit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21887/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 522. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in relation to any ongoing HSE investigations into any tobacco products currently on the market in Ireland for having a characterising flavour of menthol, contrary to the EU Tobacco Products Directive; if the investigations have concluded and the outcome of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (4 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 523. To ask the Minister for Health his plans if any to address legislation that permits the sale of menthol cigarettes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (5 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she can assist the hospitality and tourism sector towards full economic recovery in the wake of Covid-19 with particular reference to the utilisation of particular methods to ensure the availability of necessary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22131/22]