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Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I accept it reluctantly. I emphasise "reluctantly".

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I will be the first person to raise this if I see it going into practice as we have feared.

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I still have issues. I do not want to vote against a Bill sponsored by Government but I will not vote against my conscience either nor will I vote contrary to what I have learned over the past number of years about people who, while in a different category, will definitely be affected by the legislation. I know what is going to happen. Constituents whom I have represented have claimed that...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I would be happy with that. The last word comes in the operation, afterwards. I know of mothers who have had their children taken away from their custody and put elsewhere on the expert advice of a so-called qualified professional. It impinges on this area. It is about childcare and social care. On the basis of the evidence, these things have happened and continue to happen. The courts...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: That is correct.

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Absolutely. I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Are chiropractors included in this or are they regulated at the moment?

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: There was a proposal some years ago, I think, in James Reilly's time or in the Minister, Deputy Harris's time, to regulate them but it suddenly fell from the table. If the institutions do not want something, that amorphous mass that I would call the dead hand falls down and nothing further happens. Chiropractors were very keen on the idea and they are still waiting. It is an appropriate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue again. It is a very important one locally. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, for coming to the House to reply. The issue relates to the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, insofar as it relates to Maynooth. The town is heavily overtrafficked and relies on a LIHAF award of €10 million-plus...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for that detailed and very accurate reply. The issue remains that there has to be progress. Since 1 January, I have expected progress. It is necessary, for all the reasons the Minister of State mentioned. The reply I received the other day is the same as the one I received in January. I have some experience in tabling parliamentary questions. The Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which plans for the electrification of the Dublin-Maynooth line are actively in hand; when the project is likely to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20736/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which passenger capacity is being or can be improved on the north Kildare commuter lines such as Naas-Sallins, Hazelhatch, Kilcock, Maynooth, Leixlip and Confey; if park-and-ride facilities are likely to be provided/extended on these very busy routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, if any, to increase the number of carriages serving the North Kildare rail commuter routes, or alternatively, increasing the frequency of trains, thereby improving the service for commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which the commuter towns of North Kildare can expect improved rail and bus services in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the throughput of passengers at the various stations on the Maynooth line; the extent to which demand has grown and his proposals to accommodate the demand in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans, if any, currently in hand to reduce waiting times to sit a driving test, with some individuals waiting at least six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if adequate consideration has been given to the provision of adequate parking adjacent to railway stations, with a view to ensuring the availability and convenience of rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department will encourage the modernisation of rail transport infrastructure, with particular reference to ensuring long-term investment which can be relied upon to meet the rail transport needs of the public well into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20928/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects public transport to play a major role in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (4 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals for the enhancement of rural transport throughout County Kildare, with particular reference to the interlinking of the public and private sectors where possible, and the introduction of new services to include any areas, urban or rural not served by existing areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20930/23]