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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Deputy Byrne should hold on a second and let the ambassador speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: No, no, no. I am sorry, I cannot allow this interrpution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: No. I am sorry, Deputy Byrne, we must allow the ambassador to continue. If there is any outstanding matter, I will allude to it at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: The regional languages aspect was later rescinded, as far as we are aware.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: That was just a correction. We shall let the ambassador continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: The ambassador has heard the consensus of the committee. Members did not say anything with animosity but made helpful interventions that were in no way aggressive towards Ukraine, Russia or Crimea. The members have a long history and knowledge of the geographical region. I wish to state that it would be a huge tragedy of worldwide proportions if negotiations broke down and ended in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: We can do that, but our time is finite. If the ambassador could record my colleagues' questions, the normal procedure is that a bank of questions are replied to together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: If the ambassador needs to clarify any part of them, he is welcome to do so. Is that okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I should have clarified that at the beginning. Sorry about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: We are not dealing with that today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Ukraine. Sorry about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the ambassador for his presentation. The committee has taken particular interest in the issues affecting Ukraine and Crimea. I call on Deputy Brendan Smith.
- Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: An important item of promised legislation is the legislation to consolidate, update and improve the legislative code governing the protection and regulation of the national archeological heritage. It is important issue from an educational, cultural and conservation point of view. Have the heads of the Bill been discussed in Cabinet? Have they been approved? When is the Bill likely to come...
- Topical Issue Matters (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - the need to assign a clinical paediatric diabetes nurse to Letterkenny General Hospital; (2) Deputy Pearse Doherty - the need to assign a clinical paediatric diabetes nurse to Letterkenny General...
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: It is indeed, and it has slightly eroded already.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: There you are.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Boyd Barrett. I understand the Deputy is sharing time with Deputies Joan Collins and Catherine Murphy. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: To avoid confrontation in the Chamber, Deputies are asked to address their remarks through the Chair.
- Other Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Rental Costs and Controls (12 Mar 2014)
Bernard Durkan: While one can readily sympathise with the Minister of State in respect of the situation she inherited, I agree with Deputy Ellis. Ultimately, it is inevitable that the local authority housing stock be increased dramatically at the earliest possible date because some rents in areas like the greater Dublin area have increased by up to 40% in the past 12 months alone.