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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42150/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if and when access to required tests and assessments at St. James's Hospital in County Dublin will be afforded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42152/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Professional Qualifications (26 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the status of determining the appropriate named professional representative body for physical therapists and physiotherapists; the status of ongoing discussions regarding the appropriate representative body; if alternative proposals have been considered; if he is aware that the proposals may militate against the interests of one or either body, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of approval for a centre for education and training under the auspices of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board at Maynooth in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42149/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: In general, I have found the system to be highly responsive and quick to respond. I have not had any issues, either in opposition or in government. I have had reason, in both circumstances, to make contact with the relevant authorities and always have been given a rapid response. Moreover, all efforts that could be made to respond were made and this has applied over the past ten, 15 or 20...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: That is not fair. That is not fair play at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I will be as brief as possible. I congratulate the Minister on the role he played in the peace reconciliation negotiations in Northern Ireland. I also compliment all the participating parties on the work they did. We should note the importance of that particular agreement at a crucial time. There was very little public acclaim for it but it is equally as important as any other agreement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry for the long outburst. The Minister can give me written replies at any time.

Tributes to Retiring Member of Staff (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Every day.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The office of Government procurement is viewed as an integral and important part of the-----

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: -----control of expenditure and obtaining value for money. When is the Office of Public Procurement Bill likely to come before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been cleared? Is it likely to be introduced in this session or a subsequent session? A consumer rights Bill is also promised to consolidate consumer rights in legislation. Is the Bill due to come before the House in the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Finian McGrath should know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It is difficult to cover this subject in the two minutes allocated but I will do my best. On the question of eurozone versus non-eurozone countries and the relationship they expect to have in the future, we should be moving towards a situation where all countries within the European Union use the euro. I have always held the view that it is not feasible or sustainable to have that division...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the attainability of the targets in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025; if any adjustments are likely to be required in order to ensure the realisability of the targets in any particular area of the food sector; the extent to which he expects employment throughout the sector to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the reliability of labelling and traceability structures throughout the food industry, with particular reference to imports from third countries; the average number of checks or tests carried out in the past year; how this compares with previous years; the number of cases detected,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in a rent allowance will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, with particular reference to documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41929/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects agricultural production to increase throughout each sector in the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41990/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which indicators in respect of the Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 remain in line with expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41996/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the agri-food sector to develop over the next ten years, with particular reference to the need to remain competitive on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42001/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all meat and meat products available here and throughout the European Union continue to accurately reflect their ingredients, country of origin, and relevant quality standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41991/15]