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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (18 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for an exceptional needs payment for a deposit for a rented house will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if their application will be considered in view of the ongoing housing situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43022/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dental Services (18 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is eligible for dental benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43024/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry about that.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill. Along with other Members I happen to be one of the people who sat in committee for the final quarter of last year discussing this particular issue. There was a general recognition that there was an evolution of thinking in the course of the examination of the witnesses and their submissions to the committee hearings. I have the...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am easy about that. It depends on the House.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I will wait for another slot.

Third Interim Report of the Disclosures Tribunal: Statements (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this very important issue, albeit only ten minutes. I could speak for a great deal longer, but that is for another day. At the outset, I commend Mr Justice Charleton on identifying Sergeant Maurice McCabe as an innocent victim of circumstances over which he had no control. That is as it should be. Many others, however, have something to answer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for their participation and their report. It is an extensive and important report. I have some questions. On cohesion, Mr. Murphy mentioned that we do not feature so much in that any more. We realise the reason is that we have achieved a certain level of economic development. Are there any other countries that stand out and that still avail of cohesion funds, to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Do house prices feature in the calculation of GNP, GDP and GNI*?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am not suspicious, but I am conscious that the issue is in the background. I would like to be in a position to avail of the best possible set of circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There was mention of the audits of public private partnerships. One particular public private partnership, Carillion, in the UK, went below the waterline with very serious consequences for us in this country and brought down a number of construction companies in the public area leaving us with an obvious issue. Was the Court of Auditors consulted or involved in any way or fashion? Does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There would have been.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guest and thank him for his dissertation on the European elections. I hope that in the run-up to the elections, the general public will be informed of the importance of these elections in terms of the economic benefits accruing to this country and to Europe generally. It would be useful to compare income per capitain 1989 or 1990 for countries in the EU, countries in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to acknowledge the generous gesture made by my colleague for excluding himself from possible membership of the European Commission in future. I presume that is on the basis of his lack of seniority and age at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I imagine his turn will come but, in fact, I disagree with him. I am strongly of the view that we need people of experience as Commissioners in Brussels. Recent events would point towards the use of people with experience in the pivotal roles they have been given. These are not jobs for first-timers. That is no reflection on first-time runners or anything like that. There comes a time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for attending. I have a couple of questions. The witnesses made reference to collating data but collecting data is equally important. To what extent have they been in a position to collect as much data as possible, as quickly as possible? The collation comes after that, but the collection is obviously the first part of it. Has the IASLT had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Aside from the issues they have already raised, will the witnesses identify the two most important issues affecting the manner in which they deal with their workload and the extent to which a child needs specific attention?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Crime (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he expects An Garda Síochána to be in a position to respond rapidly to the activities of criminal gangs roaming throughout the country particularly in the run up to Christmas; if he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the resources to deal with issues arising; and if he will make a...