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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children now deemed to be at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which adequate support continues to be available to ensure the protection of all children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37006/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which ongoing backup services continue to be fully available to children deemed to be at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37007/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Safety (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has identified any deficiencies in the extent to which children's interests are kept to the fore in cases before the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37008/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Guardians Ad Litem (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 269. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the guardian ad litem rules sufficiently protect the interests of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 270. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if sufficient powers are available to his Department to protect the interests of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate postgraduates are likely to be available to take up positions in the workplace in the current year and thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied at the extent to which third level graduates are set to increase in numbers over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36995/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with academia in order to ensure an adequacy of third or fourth level graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36997/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of technical places to be available in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37000/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the continued competitive edge for graduates seeking employment in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37001/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent that his Department continues to liaise with industry to ensure an adequate supply of technical graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36996/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Balance (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of women who now hold positions of seniority in all third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (7 Jul 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent, if any, to which third level status is being sought by any further institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36999/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I ask members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off as they interfere with the broadcasting. Speakers should identify themselves or the Chair will identify them. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy McGuinness, as well as from Deputy Doherty and Senator Sherlock. The minutes of the meeting of the joint committee of 15 June were agreed at the committee's earlier...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome members and the television viewers who are looking in. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the recently published Public Service Performance Report 2021. From the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, we are joined by Ms Caroline O'Loughlin, assistant principal, performance budgeting unit; Mr. Ed Hearne, principal officer; and Ms Monika Mura. They are all from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Ms O'Loughlin and compliment her on the production of the report. It is certainly a very readable report that can be seen at a glance. Having glanced at it for some time, I will have to take some more time to digest its contents. In the meantime, I call Deputy Farrell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The Senator got me at the right time. This particular area has intrigued me for years, particularly the degree to which public expenditure and reform impacts throughout the economy. I do not want to identify any particular Department but have the witnesses noted particular trends we might have to be careful about? I am thinking about such issues as inflation, which is public enemy number...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Any programme can be eroded by inflation. In a small way I have raised some questions in individual cases as to what caused inflation in a particular area, product or service, only to be told there is a war on. With no disrespect to the people who tell us this, I am not sure whether it is the Second World War, the Boer War, the Crimean War or some other war they are referring to. The fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Performance Report: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: If one looks for a moment, the whole economy progress and tangent can be upset, undermined, overtaken and overthrown by a departure from realistic budgeting, realistic expenditure etc., and by people charging €1,000 a night for a hotel room and so on and so forth. We need to remember that if we go down that road, we will not survive. We will be in a serious position because we will...