Results 70,121-70,140 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: Amendments Nos. 39 to 45, inclusive, 48 and 51 are related and will be discussed together.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: 34. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [41577/23]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Research and Training (19 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: No, I am happy so far.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (19 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: Will the Minister indicate the three most commonly identified causes for dropouts from higher education? To what extent is it possible to address the issue in the context of providing graduates in the future?
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: The spectacular absence of the voice of the child continues in family law discussions, debates and deliberations throughout this country, despite the Minister's correct intention and indication that reforms are promised at the end of this year or in early next year, and despite the fact the people of this country passed a referendum underwriting the rights of the child and the need for...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: The voice of the child is the dominant one in this situation.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Tánaiste.
- Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to this very important debate on the issue of investment in healthcare. There are many facets to it and many demands because it is demand-driven. I have raised this issue on numerous occasions. Every year after the budget, the question has always been to ask the Minister for Health to indicate whether the budget allocation for his Department...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: Amendment Nos. 52 and 53 are in the name of Deputy Joan Collins, however she is not present and so the amendments fall.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for their attendance and assistance to the select committee with our consideration of the Bill.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: I again thank the Minister of State and her officials, members of the select committee and members of the public and credit unions for their attendance and their patience in dealing with a matter of very serious importance today. I thank our own officials as well.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 102, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome our witnesses and thank them for their dedication and report. I want to clear up a couple of things. There was a suggestion in some of the responses we got that politicians were not possessed of knowledge of the real issues to deal with this subject, which I believe in the first instance is an issue of women's health. I reject any suggestion that as elected representatives we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: Have we evidence of where they did not advise?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: What of cases where they did not advise because of that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: No, that is not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, Cathaoirleach.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: No disrespect to other jurisdictions, but we also have our jurisdiction and our Constitution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Bernard Durkan: We must be absolutely certain that we abide by that.