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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Discussion. (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister of State will attend next week's meeting and will concentrate to a considerable extent on chemical weapons.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Discussion. (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Mr. O'Sullivan. I now call Mr. Barry Andrews of GOAL.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Discussion. (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Mr. Edgar. I will now take questions from members, beginning with Deputy Brendan Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Discussion. (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I ask members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference with the broadcast of proceedings. I welcome the representatives of Concern - Mr. Ros O'Sullivan, emergency directorate, and Mr. Peter Doyle, desk officer for Syria and Lebanon; GOAL - Mr. Jonathan Edgar, chief operations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Discussion. (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Ms McKenna. We are taking a slightly different order. I call Mr. Ros O'Sullivan, medical response co-ordinator with Concern.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to inquire about three items of promised legislation, one of which relates to the question posed by Deputy Adams in respect of the national children's hospital. In the context of the national paediatric hospital development board (amendment) Bill, will the Taoiseach indicate whether consideration will be given to adapting the proposals and plans relating to the previous site for the...

Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy should do that.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the Croke Park and Haddington Road agreements have to date achieved their targets; when he expects the benefit of such savings to manifest themselves by way of economic growth and improved employment prospects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42439/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that the combined benefits of the Croke Park and Haddington Road agreements will be adequate in terms of delivery of the objectives set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 45. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his previously identified targets in respect of savings throughout the public sector, across all Departments, State and semi-State, have been achieved to date; the degree to which specific Departments have been particularly successful in this regard; if he is confident of meeting all outstanding targets in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprenticeships made available throughout the country in each of the past five years and to date in 2013; the extent to which this has met the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the objectives set out by his Department in terms of the curtailment of public expenditure and reform when he took up office two and a half years ago, the extent to which he has succeeded in meeting those objectives with particular reference to the benefit and stabilisation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet in full all the targets set and agreed by the troika for the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42743/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the net benefits to date to the Exchequer in terms of cost reductions achieved in line with the troika agreement in general; the extent to which these are in line with targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42744/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to achieve budgetary curtailments required in the coming year without impacting on staffing levels or quality of service throughout the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he and his Department has evaluated the likely benefits to the economy arising from achievements in expenditure strategy over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42747/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which targets set for each Government Department in terms of public expenditure and reform have been met in full in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42748/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have identified cost overruns or the potential for such throughout various Government Departments; the extent to which it has been found possible to take corrective action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42751/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Statistics (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the national pay bill has been stabilised or reduced since he took up office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which staffing levels throughout the public sector are in line with targets in terms of savings and expenditure but at the same time sufficient to retain and maintain quality of service throughout the sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42749/13]