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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of the research currently in hand or to be undertaken in respect of the cause(s) of the spread of bovine TB; whether adequate measures and scientific research continue to be taken to ensure the safety of the national bovine herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56241/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action taken to protect ash forests against dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 482. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of adequate resources to meet the growing challenges in terms of youth support services, social services, investigative programmes and rapid response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56252/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 483. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which she continues to improve the services available for the protection of children in the home, in foster care or in statutory residential care; whether sufficient resources continue to be available to meet all likely future requirements having particular regard to the past experience; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 484. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the investigative structures within his Department are deemed adequate to meet current and future requirements as evaluated by reference to the time taken to respond to individual cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56254/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 485. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he has sufficient resources available to his Department to meet the anticipated demands of children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he and his Department have access to the necessary information to address the needs of children of homeless families; whether any particular referrals or recommendations are received in his Department from the relevant local authorities where there is a risk of children becoming homeless;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 487. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average time taken to investigate cases of children at risk of the various forms of abuse; the degree to which a systemic response is in place to deal with such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56257/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children currently in fosterage; the number in protective residential care; the extent of the ongoing demand arising from the need to ensure the welfare and well-being of all such children, the availability of the required personnel and resources; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 489. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his department can provide for adequate funding for youth services and youth development services country-wide, with particular reference to areas of social and economic deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 490. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent the efforts in hand to urgently address the delay in accessing vital services for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56260/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 491. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent, if any, to which the provision of appropriate services for children continues to be a major priority; the specific areas in question identified for improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56261/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 492. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which, in conjunction with the Minister for Education, efforts are in hand to provide an integrated childcare system under the National Childcare Scheme on site in every primary school around the country; whether any future plans are anticipated in this regard; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 493. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is expected that all waiting lists for children with special needs/disabilities are likely to be satisfactorily dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56263/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 519. To ask the Minister for Health the current position in regard to the extension to previously promised facilities at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56246/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 520. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been advised to seek possible treatment for his condition abroad given that he has lived in this country and has been employed here, and whose home is in this country for many years, who is a patient of Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the refusal of a higher education grant by SUSI in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56277/23]

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I sometimes agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett. In this case, I remind him that it is not just the wealthy conglomerates which carry out these acts of sedition, of treason, and of undermining the political system with changes in elections. This has been done already to a great extent. I am sorry that I cannot express myself adequately in the time available but will do so some time again.

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: This is an important Bill. I am not certain it will fulfil the needs of the day, or even those of future or past days. The fact of the matter remains that digital communication and all that goes with it is a huge boon to society, to business, to social cohesion and to bringing news to the multitudes. It also can be turned into a lethal weapon. Unfortunately, that has shown its face...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I again raise the continued and questionable use of the concept of family or parental alienation in family law, and the extent to which it militates against the interests of mothers, some fathers and, in many cases, children. The Minister has been very helpful in outlining her proposals for the future in that respect. I respectfully suggest that the pseudo concept of parental alienation be...