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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which efforts continue to maximise the reduction of carbon emissions in the agrifood sector without reducing production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts ongoing by his Department to address issues around farmer mental health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47218/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current strength of the dairy herd; the degree to which it has fluctuated or is likely to so do in the future, with particular reference to displacement by other enterprises in order to comply with the meeting of emissions targets; if due regard is being had for the possibility of a food shortage in the near to mid-future; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which ongoing inspections of food and food products for export continues to ensure the highest possible standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the ongoing forestry development programme continues, with due regard for the necessity to use marginal lands as opposed to lands suitable for food production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47221/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to indicate, in the context of land management and maintenance, the extent to which land drainage continues to be central, notwithstanding encouragement towards rewilding and rewetting, given the tendency that land subject to water saturation may compact to the extent that necessary and adequate drainage cannot take place and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate provision is being made to protect the quality of Irish food-producing lands and farms, notwithstanding recent flooding, with particular reference to less reliance on flood plains and more emphasis on drainage to ensure agriculturally productive lands are protected from waterlogging; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Irish agriculture continues to compete strongly with other competitors in the Irish and European markets as well as third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47246/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care provision or nursing home support scheme will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety (26 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing inspections of food and food products for export continues to ensure the highest possible standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to indicate the current and-or expected position in regard to an application for naturalisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to indicate the eligibility criteria for redress-compensation as part of the mother and baby homes redress scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); the procedure to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to make melatonin available to patients through the medical card GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment can be offered to a child (details supplied); what options are available in this case, whose case it appears cannot be dealt with under the schools programme, who required treatment during Covid and who had to go private for same due to the urgent nature of the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46874/23]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We had another interesting meeting on that issue in the past week, at which the author of the report made a presentation. I was not happy with the way some of our members were treated by some of those who compiled the report and were in the committee room. I registered that at the time. I am very reluctant to depart in any way, shape or form from what was authorised in a referendum and...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I want to register that now.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am not going back over it. I want to register, right now-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: -----before anything else happens, that I am authorised to raise the issue in the way that I have and will continue to do, on the basis that anything that represents a departure from what we in the relevant committee - some of the members present were on that committee and will remember that - agreed four years ago and pursued for at least six months in a way that was very-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: One second now. My view is the same as everybody else's view. I am only one person so if people do not want to hear my view, that is fine but then that creates a problem.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The line that I and my party have taken all along is that it should not be necessary to receive protection when seeking services that are legally available in the State. The inclusion of a right to protest as an answer to everything is not something we should go too far down the road with. It is correct that everybody has the right to protest. I know all about that; I did it myself....