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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (8 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a payment of jobseeker's allowance or an alternative will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); the steps that will be taken to restore their payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6608/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (8 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if legal clarification has been agreed in relation to whether uninterrupted turf cutting by two persons (details supplied) in succession since the 1970s on a plot unassigned by the Land Commission may be combined to give a 30 year right of prescription over the plot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6502/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Mr. Michael Russell, MSP, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank the Minister for his interesting dissertation. As he said, we have a great deal in common. Unfortunately, people decided over our heads that they would go in a different direction. It was not a wise decision. Mr. Farage was in Ireland last week. At the time of the referendum, he illustrated to people the massive benefits that would accrue from leaving the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Minister and the witnesses from the HSE to the meeting. Like Deputy Kelleher, from time to time I am askance as to how we cannot precisely identify the amount of money required to run the health service in any given year. This is especially relevant this year because the ink was not dry on the budget until somebody squeaked from the corner that there were insufficient...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I have no doubt that she has, and I have some myself. One simple thing we could do is carry out an audit or a comparison with other countries that do not have the same problem. There must be one. Ireland is among the highest spenders and we know what we have to compare with. Can this be done? I am aware that the number of people on trolleys has been reduced and I am aware that the flu is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 51. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which innovation remains central in her plans to expand the manufacturing and services sectors to the highest extent possible mindful of the competition and with the objective of increasing opportunities for Irish interests on EU and world markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6008/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which the reliance on technology remains an integral part of business and enterprise expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6350/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department have identified the extent to which science and technology will remain an integral part of business promotion and job creation in the short and medium term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6352/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which her Department engages with the manufacturing and services sectors to maximise the ability to compete through the use of technology and leadership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6355/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the various bodies under her aegis continue to establish new product manufacturing enterprises and new markets to the extent required to fill the likely vacuum in the aftermath of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for a stamp 4 update of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6194/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 153. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department continue to establish new trade links globally to compensate for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3671/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department have identified issues arising in the post-Brexit era to which remedial action at this stage can now be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6351/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she and her Department continue to support and drive the creation of new enterprises in the indigenous sector throughout the country with particular reference on the need to encourage the generation of employment in the regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6353/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department can improve the efficiency and efficacy of workplace issues, including health and safety, to give the workforce an edge in an increasingly competitive marketplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6354/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her office engages with stakeholders in the manufacturing and service sectors with a view to improving competitiveness, identifying likely obstacles and the utilisation of modern methods to promote trade and Irish manufactured goods north or south of the border; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she can envisage opportunities in international markets for goods and services throughout the island of Ireland with a view to maximisation of impact on world markets in view of the likely challenges in the aftermath of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she continues to take to develop and improve the competitiveness of Irish goods and services on world markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6358/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Supports (7 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which IDA Ireland's development programme continues to develop to maximise advantages for job creation and economic competitiveness on international markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6359/18]