Results 70,241-70,260 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to indicate the eligibility criteria for redress-compensation as part of the mother and baby homes redress scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); the procedure to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to make melatonin available to patients through the medical card GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment can be offered to a child (details supplied); what options are available in this case, whose case it appears cannot be dealt with under the schools programme, who required treatment during Covid and who had to go private for same due to the urgent nature of the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46874/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department continue to utilise reform as a means of creating a greater efficiency in the delivery of various Government projects throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of his delivery of the NDP, the extent to which he has isolated issues likely to culminate in delays in such delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46711/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: This particular question pertains to ascertaining the extent to which reform can be employed to dislodge obstacles to the delivery of the national development plan, NDP, throughout the country and in my own constituency.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his reply. Can I ask, by way of supplementary, about the extent to which efforts have been made to isolate the individual items that have caused delays in particular locations and the cause or causes of them? What is the viability of coming to grips with them and resolving them in the short term given the delivery of the national development plan is dependent on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister should not invite me to. I thank him for his reply. I have in mind a number of projects in my constituency regarding traffic management and alleviation of snarl-ups in various towns, including Naas but in particular Maynooth, where there is a massive logjam. Millions of euro were allocated 20 years ago and not a penny of them has been spent yet for a variety of reasons....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I ask that renewed and special emphasis be placed on the necessity for arterial drainage. It should be focused on as an issue that can have an effect all over the country. The emphasis at the moment is on rewetting. After recent events, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will agree with me that the country is wet enough right now and that in order to maintain the quality of the soil and to avoid...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I will take an introduction to her question from Deputy Conway-Walsh. I will also take a brief reply.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We are over time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We will allow the Minister of State a quick answer.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, Deputy.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: One speaker only, please.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: A Theachta, you are out of order.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy is out of order.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We will move on to the next question, Uimh. 61.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I will take two supplementary questions from Deputies McNamara and Moynihan.