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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: It is said that any system is only as good as its weakest point. Would any of the witnesses like to comment on what might be the weakest point in the issue which has led us to where we are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Has the witness identified precisely the weakest point or points, in the event of there being more than one which obviously there are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Is the witness satisfied that he has the correct amount of information available to him to address that issue in its varied forms to the best of his ability?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Mr. O'Brien will recall that I have been a critic of the structure of the HSE for a long time. I never agreed with it and I never will. I believe it is the wrong structure to deliver services here, although I am not asking anybody to comment on that at this stage. However, I am raising whether a different structure might have been more alert and responsive, whereby the alarm bells about...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available for communities through the RAPID programme; the success of the programme to date; the detail of his commitment to disadvantaged communities under the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Scheme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the rural recreation scheme will be announced; the number of projects that were funded via this scheme since 2017 to date in 2018; the action he has taken or plans to take in respect of increasing the number of participants in the rural walks scheme as per the programme for partnership Government commitment; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Valuations (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases referred for arbitration to the property arbitrator for a decision in each of the past ten years to date; the number of cases completed; the number outstanding; the time taken to complete examination of a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19297/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Valuations (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the long delays in the property arbitration sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19298/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in a position to examine eligibility for grant aid through his Department for various community-based groups throughout County Kildare, including integration groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if voluntary and or community groups in County Kildare engaged in the production of musical and dramatic productions at local level can apply for assistance under the various schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19288/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which local voluntary groups such as men's sheds or women's groups may be eligible to apply for assistance to his Department in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19289/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main headings under which his Department expects to be in a position to offer financial assistance to voluntary groups throughout County Kildare and the country at large; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19290/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria within which groups in the voluntary sector can apply to his Department for assistance in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19293/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Administration (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department will interact with the Leader programme when identifying suitable projects for attention and support in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for various voluntary and community groups and projects throughout the country and County Kildare in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he will be in a position to offer development assistance to the various tidy towns committees in County Kildare which have in the past participated in their respective competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department can assist in the promotion of local historic sites or buildings heretofore undeveloped for education or tourism purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19295/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department monitors the registration of charities with a view to ensuring that all charities are registered and operated according to regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19296/18]

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I ask Deputy Connolly to state her case.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot keep crossing back and forth.