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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place could be urgently offered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position in regard to the introduction of by-laws or regulations that impact against the interest of a person (details supplied); if direct negotiations can be entered into with a view to addressing the housing and mooring concerns which should be possible to resolve in an amicable fashion without unnecessary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position in regard to the introduction of by-laws or regulations that impact against the interest of a person (details supplied) given that the person concerned has been a resident of Royal Canal, Confey, for a number of years; if direct negotiations can be entered into with a view to addressing the housing and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position in regard to the introduction of by-laws or regulations that impact against the interest of a person (details supplied) given that the person concerned has been a resident of Royal Canal, Confey, for a number of years; if direct negotiations can be entered into with a view to addressing the housing and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position in regard to the introduction of by-laws or regulations that impact against the interest of persons (details supplied) given that the person concerned has been a resident of Royal Canal, Confey, for a number of years; if direct negotiations can be entered into with a view to addressing the housing and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position in regard to the introduction of by-laws or regulations that impact on a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which it is intended to facilitate the family of a person (details supplied) in respect of fair deal scheme charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8261/24]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: We are at a complicated Stage of the legislation. Would it be possible for us to bring something up on Report Stage even if we do not flag it now, or do we need to flag things now?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Could we include a proviso to the effect that, due to the complicated nature of the legislation, if something arises between now and Report Stage, we can put-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: That is what I am trying to do.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister better believe it. It is an area that has been discussed elsewhere in great detail in the past and will be again in future.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Cathaoirleach be flexible, in his wisdom?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I know.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: All right.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: With the modern world and science expanding at the rate it is, I hesitate to think about what such an application might contain in relation to information that one or other party might take offence at. This is the world we live in.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I hope it works.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she is aware of a tendency to refuse applications for carer's allowance and disability allowance, which subsequently go to appeal, causing delays resulting in hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7787/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: This question is similar to the previous question. It draws attention to the fact that while all allowances are means tested, the stoppage for whatever reason of some allowances more than others can cause a seriously negative impact on the applicant. I am trying to suggest that we could take a more benign approach to ensure that when such issues go to appeal, there is something at hand to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her detailed reply. There are glitches that happen from time to time, usually in situations where an earner comes into or leaves the household intermittently. That may then cause a situation like one I had to deal with over Christmas where a household earns no money at all and has no way of getting money. The supplementary welfare system is supposed to be there to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 18. To ask the Taoiseach the extent of any discussions he has any with the British Prime Minister following their recent meeting. [6348/24]