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Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: That is gibberish. The Taoiseach should not go there.

European Council. (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: In Afghanistan.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: He will want to get some assurances.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: In the absence of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, will the Taoiseach indicate the intended schedule for publishing the broadcasting Bill and the minerals development Bill, given the emphasis placed on the need for energy and resources at competitive prices, as evidenced in the recent IDA Ireland report?

Order of Business (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Have the heads of the Bill been approved?

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on his elevation to his current office. I hope to have a mutually rewarding relationship with him during the next few years.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Having listened to the debate from my office, the Opposition has it right. Notwithstanding what the Government promised in the course of the election or the fact that because it finds itself in office, it believes it has a moral high ground on which to perch, it can be rightly stated that only one of the parties constituting the Government escaped unscathed in the recent election. One could...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: The Tánaiste is an intelligent man, but I do not know whether he realises fully the damage being done to the home, the family and the structure of society as we know it. The new generation is being driven out of Dublin city and forced to commute long distances from all over the country when travelling to the city in the morning and returning home at night. They are being forced to jam our...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Burton referred to individualisation in the tax system and the difficulties for families when both parents are forced to work outside the home. In the United States, the detrimental effects of such circumstances have been labelled "nature deficit disorder". It is increasingly the case in that society that children are deprived of both parents for the duration of every working day to...

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: For how long?

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: I fully support the motion tabled by my colleague, Deputy Brian Hayes. My first reaction to the co-location concept was amazement because there is no way it can benefit public patients who cannot gain access to hospital beds at present and remain on trolleys and waiting lists. The proposal before us, as my colleague Deputy Coveney has pointed out, will not in any way alleviate the problems...

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: In one minute it is not possible to describe the full degree of my revulsion at the proposal, but I will do my best. In the aftermath of the general election, the Government is ignoring the will of the people. I do not know what people said to the Government candidates, but in the course of the election, not a single person said to us that a great job was being done on the health service,...

Co-location of Hospitals: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: That is right.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in regard to the appointment of hospital consultants; when the appointments are expected to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17621/07]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to alleviate overcrowding at accident and emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18070/07]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has taken place to provide hospital beds and eliminate the use of trolleys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18077/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and adults currently accommodated and provided for at a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; the anticipated accommodation and education and health requirements and support services expected to be required there at in the future in view of demographic trends and referrals; her proposals to fund such...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she and her Department have evaluated the services available at a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; the extent to which she proposes to fund these necessary services in the future with particular reference to ensuring adequate places for the number of children expected to rely on such services in the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients awaiting cataract surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18073/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Jun 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to offer facilities and support to the parents of autistic children in a co-ordinated and structured one stop shop fashion ranging from diagnosis to speech and language therapy services, advice and support with a view to meeting the most urgent requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18074/07]