Results 67,201-67,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent will the Minister of State continue to encourage the use of specific species of trees for certain purposes? There is quite a difference between some of the hardwood trees and some of the conifers. The much-maligned Sitka spruce has been consigned to the waste bin in most cases, wrongly in my opinion. It has a huge contribution to make, particularly in shelter. In forests,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I will make another suggestion. I am seeking to ascertain the degree to which this can be expanded. Certain tree varieties, such as apple trees and pear trees, can be used for three purposes: for decorative purposes at certain times of the year, for food purposes, and for wood purposes when their lifespan has dissipated. Has any evaluation been done of the utilisation of wasteland,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I would expect that the equality legislation would prevail in all assistance that is available, and that the equality legislation would enable equal participation of male and female farmers. If the grant aid varies between male and female applicants, obviously there is a slight challenge there to the equality legislation. I hope this can be overcome.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I refer again to the State Claims Agency. It would be beneficial if we had an audit of the claims and their origins for the past ten years to date. The leakage in funds is sufficiently worrying that nothing else will show due diligence in respect of what is emerging. I saw files from two different patients during the week. One case involved a procedure that went wrong and had to be...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Yes, and that as well. Parking is an issue I raised at the beginning of the meeting because I noticed it emerged as a concern again in recent weeks. Some of us raised this issue before work on the hospital started and before plans were finalised. You have to get staff and patients into the hospital. I know the Luas passes alongside the building and a good bus service also goes through the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: No. I am within my time. I was the only member who kept to his or her time in the first round. The first point of contact between a patient and a hospital is very often the parking area. Is that not amazing? Therefore, it is hugely important. We need to be alert to the issue and make sure we do whatever can be done to make it easier for the patient. It is so simple and is of equal...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I do not necessarily want to make an issue of it but-----

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The clock was not turned off; it was accidental. Was it turned off for anyone else? Anyway, it is important that we on this committee, Members of the Houses and the public are satisfied that everything possible is being done to address the issues that affect patients. We must try to make sure we overcome the obstacles, the snags and the whatabouts that have dogged the service for years....

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: For further information, the closure of nursing homes is alarming. We need hospital beds in whatever way we find them and a number of facilities are closing. We need to identify the causes and remedy them as soon as possible. It is more we need of all, not less.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister and Minister of State.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: That is the business of the meeting.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I would agree with that, as long as we do not delay any procedures or spending that is urgently required at the present time. It is a bit like the US, which is good at these kind of things toward the end of the year. I do not want to see any part of the service discontinued as a result of failure to pass the Supplementary Estimate. I would emphasise that in the first instance. I would ask...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she and her colleagues at international level remain focused on the need to ensure the cut-off of the illegal supply of drugs, thereby putting the drug barons out of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60532/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources continue to be made available to An Garda Síochána to sustain the battle against drug barons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60966/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected to facilitate an appointment for a driving test in the case of a person (details supplied) who is seeking employment and requires their full licence for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 269. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the competition for the new roster for election monitoring will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60996/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a local school place will be facilitated in the case of a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place can be facilitated for a pupil (details supplied) whose family now face the prospect of having three children in three different schools, if her case can be reviewed as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance application was refused in the case of a person (details supplied), if the decision can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60195/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a recent application for disability allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60451/22]