Results 70,501-70,520 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent can the Taoiseach continue to impress upon the authorities in Northern Ireland and the UK the need to resolve on an ongoing basis issues that have arisen from Brexit and that have caused problems for the business, industry and commercial sectors north and south of the Border? What is the extent to which the Taoiseach can continue to impress upon all with whom he meets the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: A couple of comments come to mind. When the budget was first announced, the total expenditure for the year was an increase of 5% to 6.1%. Numerous economic commentators raised a red flag at the time. Is that not true?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Did that percolate down through all Departments? Was a warning issued to all Departments that we might be going in a direction that was not advisable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The Government and the Departments decided to err on the side of trying to meet the needs of the people. Two issues arise. First of all is it being suggested, and I am not saying Mr. Moloney suggested it, that other Departments should have cut down on expenditure in order to allow the Department of Health to get an increased level of expenditure. That is against the background of Covid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Moloney and the other officials, as well as members, for their contributions.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate the current status of an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) which was originally sanctioned for an extension in 2018, and given that 70% of the fees for the abortive scheme have been paid; if clarification can be given regarding issues outstanding, given their eagerness to move the project forward without...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the appeals for visas in the case of the family of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of minors who have been made wards of court in 2022 and 2023 to date following application by the Family Support Agency; the number of adult wards of court who have applied for discharge and how many similar requests have been accepted or rejected in the same period; if the number of wards under the general...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when appropriate supports will be provided to the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50061/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Could I ask the Minister by way of a supplementary question the extent to which studies have been undertaken into joint wind and solar energy production centres? This would be with a view to bringing solar energy, insofar as is possible, to a level ensuring that wind energy is near continuous in times of calmness. Is that being studied at the moment? Has it been advanced to a stage where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Has an evaluation been done of the various processes through which the applications have to be examined and the way in which the work is carried out with a view to identifying the snags or difficulties before they become obvious and before they cause serious delays to those who wish to upgrade the BERs of their homes to avail of the benefits of heat retention?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The saga of Castletown House and access to it and to the State-owned lands there continues. The Minister kindly apprised us all of the ongoing dispute, the ongoing deterioration in the condition of Castletown House and the need for ongoing maintenance that cannot be carried out. However, he appears to believe that the blame lies with local protests, which were occasioned by the fact that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Along the same lines, in any Estimate in any Department, and it applies no less to this one, there is a provision in the system whereby you have to make a conjecture as near as possible to what the budget should be for the year. Otherwise we are shadow boxing. We do not know where we are going. We do not know what the various requirements are. In private industry, a prime cost, PC, sum is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue once again. I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to reply. As we all know, this arises from the continued and ongoing use of section 47, section 32 and other sections in litigation in respect of family custody situations. The production of a section 47 or a section 32 report predetermines the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for her extensive and detailed reply. I am aware she understands the situation and this is indicated in the reply. The situation also needs to look at how simple it has become. For example, if a child is reluctant to visit with one parent in a particular situation, it is immediately concluded that this child has been the subject of parental alienation. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Dr. Healy mentioned it is not always possible to save the patient or that is what I got from it. It is if it is caught in time. That is the difference. Only the patients who walk or are carried into a surgery or emergency department are in the position to be able to identify their own condition insofar as they can. I recall a doctor in the old Eastern Health Board telling me that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I had dealt with three or four cases and I told him that they must have all come to me and I doubt that. It is a much more serious issue than has been recognised heretofore. The emphasis has to be on speed in identifying the issue and in getting the treatment. The difference could be between 10 p.m. or 9 a.m., but if the patient has to wait and they are at an advanced stage, it is too...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland continues to make progress towards meeting climate change issues with particular reference to flooding prevention land drainage/management and any other issues of potential positive impact in meeting the various climate challenges in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress he and his Department continue to make towards the provision of high-speed, high-quality broadband throughout the country, with particular reference to ensuring an early link up between those areas currently having a reasonable service with the need to ensure maximum spread of service in the shortest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (16 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to liaise with all concerned, in the aftermath of the Good Friday Agreement, in the context of ensuring that interaction with communities is maintained and recognised as an important part of the peace process. [42533/23]