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Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: That is okay. He will be followed by Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett, John Halligan and Clare Daly, who have another 30 minute slot between them.

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this momentous legislation, coming as it does after the people have spoken. The people spoke in no uncertain fashion in May. They spoke after a campaign which was unusual by Irish standards in that we did not have the same confrontation we have had in similar campaigns on social issues. To a huge extent, it indicated the coming of age of the...

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Anne Ferris, and somebody called Deputy Bernard Durkan, who I understand will share 20 minutes.

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The next speaking slot is being shared by the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, and Deputy Dominic Hannigan, who between them have 20 minutes.

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I understand that Deputy Catherine Byrne is sharing time with Deputies Regina Doherty and Marcella Corcoran Kennedy. There are 20 minutes in total.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Ten years of negligence.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Ten years of negligence.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It broke the country as well.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: In the context of the importance of the bail Bill, a fundamental element in the fight against crime, is it expected that the Bill will be presented to the House during this session or next session?

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Will it be this session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Ms Nolan for her presentation. Sometimes I despair because we have seen many of the scenes in recent weeks and months, which are a repeat of what we saw 20 years ago during the war in the Balkans. They may be different people but generally from the same region, all seeking to move to a place of safety. People are on the move all the time. They are coming from war-torn areas where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: In the Western Balkans, yes. They have an inbuilt fear of something coming down the tracks that they cannot quite define, but they know that it is not good and they do not want to go there again. The EU is making a mistake by saying it will not facilitate there concerns. Once one puts up the barrier and does not show a willingness to help those in distress, whatever the cause, there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Chairman. Abraham Lincoln once famously said of one of his generals, "McClellan has the slows." One of the criticisms I would level at the European Union and the United Nations is that Europe had the slows in terms of dealing with this crisis. We have had difficulty dealing with the economic crisis. We took a long time to recognise its scale, depth and duration but eventually we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It is a sad occasion and I agree entirely with Barry Andrews's assessment of the UN's inability to confront and manage the situation, and to respond in a meaningful way to what is, without a doubt, the greatest crisis since the Second World War and one which will continue. The sad part is that neither the global community nor the European Union seems to be able to speak with one voice on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Chairman should lead a delegation. It is important to ascertain from the authorities beforehand the likely reaction to the appearance of a delegation at the trial. In some jurisdictions, it is resented by the Judiciary, while it is not resented in others. I was involved in a few such cases in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. We were lucky in the sense that the legal profession did not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to provide the necessary resources to upgrade local road networks, in line with the requirements set out by the various local authorities; the degree to which he expects to be in a position to meet a substantial part of such requirements in the current year; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he accepts the vital beneficial economic impact of the proposal in respect of the Naas-Newbridge bypass-Newhall interchange-Sallins bypass-Osberstown interchange with a view to early approval, thereby facilitating a vital economic hub, alleviation of traffic congestion and improved health and safety features; if he expects to be in a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when rent allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if any documentation remains outstanding in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32415/15]