Results 26,281-26,300 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 204. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department continue to compete for foreign direct investment with particular reference to job relocation arising from Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14673/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 205. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she and her Department continue to support encourage and foster the creation of jobs through the indigenous sector both in terms of traditional industry and innovative proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14674/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 206. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which she continues to promote and support job creation through the small business sector with particular reference to the need to ensure the minimisation of practices likely to impede small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14675/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 207. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she continues to compete for job creation opportunities inside and outside the EU, particularly in anticipation of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14676/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 208. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she expects Ireland to be in a position to increase trade with the US, Canada and other EU and non-EU locations post-Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14677/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which upskilling is being provided in circumstances whereby recent job losses have occurred such as in a company (details supplied); the extent to which alternatives continue to be pursued in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14678/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she expects the knowledge development box to protect Irish interest in the international jobs investment market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14679/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her plans to encourage an even dispersal of investment throughout rural Ireland are on target in view of the necessity to achieve an evenly based balanced economy with equal opportunities throughout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14680/17]
- Topical Issue Debate: Arts Funding (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I hope that in the course of the discussions that take place in the near future, it will be possible to identify the most likely opportunities to make some funding available. I do not wish to select one particular aspect of the application against another as that could be worked out in the course of the discussions taking place now. The organisation would be extremely grateful and...
- Topical Issue Debate: Arts Funding (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this issue, which is a very important matter locally. I thank the Minister for coming into the House to reply to the debate. The matter I raise refers to The Moat Club in Naas, County Kildare, which is famous for its traditional fostering of the arts in drama and music and also for the number of people it has assisted,...
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Chairman, we need to do this in order. On Report Stage we raise issues raised and flagged on Committee Stage. We are on Committee Stage now.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I know but we were going to pass the entire Bill a moment ago.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: There are no listed amendments. We need to see-----
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Yes, but we need to be in order.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: Deputies can do so, but at this Stage we have no amendments before us. Since we do not have amendments before us, we need to agree a facility to see what the amendments are.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: We can discuss it on the question on the Bill.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: That is a matter for the section in question. We need to be in order at the same time. We have to be in order.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: I wrote the book on "may" or "shall".
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: There is another issue there. I had this discussion 40 years ago in the House. It relates to where "may" and "shall" are in conflict. In the case of "may" the person with the authority had direction to do or not to do whatever is proposed or not proposed. If the Bill states "shall" then there is no discretion. It shall happen on every occasion. That is the difference.
- Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Bernard Durkan: The long-serving Member, Deputy Durkan.