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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 304. To ask the Minister for Health if home help can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if it can be arranged for the district nurse to call to the person to assess eligibility as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/16]

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Notwithstanding the diverse contributions, it is one of the one of the most important debates we have engaged in, or are likely to engage in, in the first part of the year. I have listened attentively to the various positives and negatives put forward by both sides. Many issues will affect the country, none of them...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I will deal with them and the known unknowns shortly. However, I cannot understand how people can say we would be better off outside the Union and the Union would be better off if it did not exist. Where in God's name have people been for the past 25, 30 or 40 years? Members should consider all the benefits that have accrued to us, directly and indirectly, from membership of the Union...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. The next slot goes to the Social Democrats, who are not present. Next is the Green Party, Deputy Catherine Martin, who is not present. Next is Independent, Deputy Pringle, who was anxious to be here but he is not here.

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: This is it. There is a meeting on. The next speaker is from the Government, Deputy Dara Murphy, who is not here. Next is Fianna Fáil, Deputy Cahill, who is not here. Next is Sinn Féin, Deputies Ó Caoláin and Funchion. Deputy Funchion is here. Is she sharing time?

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The next speaker on my list is Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett but he cannot be here. He may be back. After that, we have Deputy Clare Daly, who is here. Is the Deputy sharing time?

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Sorry about that, Mick.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (21 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners recalled to serve their sentences after early release; the basis for same in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7851/16]

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this very important subject. It affects everybody in the country; it affects costs to businesses and to households, to industry and to the country. To make a brief reference to motor insurance costs, this affects young people to a huge extent. Tragically in many cases, young people do tend to get involved in accidents more than one would like....

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The next slot was to go to the Green Party but no Members are present. The next slot is for Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. You have ten minutes.

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: As the Deputies of Independents 4 Change are not present, I call Deputy Stephen Donnelly of the Social Democrats.

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Deputies Bríd Smith and Mick Barry are sharing time, five minutes each. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Calleary, who I understand proposes to share time with Deputy Michael Moynihan. Is that correct?

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: We will engage with that again. If the Deputy wants to have an engagement on that issue, I would be happy to accommodate him. I know where the policy came from, but I will not say. The impervious nature of some parts of the health service is entirely due to the fact that the only answer to it was to abolish health boards that had been doing a reasonably good job. I would not go there if I...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I, too, congratulate Deputy Curran on his election as Chairman, even though he may only hold that position for a short time. This committee has been established to deal with what is a very important issue. It behoves us all to dedicate ourselves to ensuring that we identify priorities and resolve to deal in a non-political way with a problem currently affecting thousands of families in this...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Agreed.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: On that issue, the reason I agreed to go into private session was to try to avoid having everybody speaking on every subject and going around the houses on every aspect. I do not mind whether we are in public or private session, it is all the same. I do suggest that, as part of the work programme, we should identify and have a response from the county managers throughout the country, or...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: This is one of many debates of an emergency nature we have had about health during my time in the House. Like others, I spent considerable time as a member of both a local authority and a health board. The conventional wisdom at the time was that the health boards were a failure and we needed to change the structure. The latter was duly done and I am of the opinion that it was a mistake....