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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (26 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the agri-food sector to develop over the next ten years with particular reference to the need to remain competitive on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14589/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (26 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of labelling breaches detected throughout the food industry in each of the past three years to date; the action taken thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14590/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (26 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ameliorate the concerns of the farming sector arising from discussions on the common agricultural policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14591/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (26 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he is satisfied regarding quality control, production, processing, labelling, traceability and hygiene throughout the fish food industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14594/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Respite Care Services (26 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of determination of eligibility for respite care/home help in respect of their child in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly, consideration will be given on the basis of their residency within the administrative area of County Kildare as opposed to their postal address for this area of County Kildare; if provision can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Youth Guarantee and Ireland: Discussion (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: If there is an opportunity of having a further extension of the meeting, I would greatly appreciate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Youth Guarantee and Ireland: Discussion (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the delegates on their presentations. This is probably the most important presentation we have heard in recent times because youth unemployment is an important and sensitive issue. Youth are impressed by what they see around them. In terms of a determination of what is likely to happen and what has happened, they have a short perception of history. Montgomery said in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Youth Guarantee and Ireland: Discussion (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I remember it.

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: As I said previously, it is very regrettable that alterations have to be made to the eligibility criteria for medical cards for people over 70. However, the other side of that coin is the fact that more people will have medical cards and GP-visit cards at the end of this year than currently hold them because more people are coming into the marketplace all of the time and provision must be...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The people in this country must recognise that there are no easy options. The country continues to be in a precarious situation. At the best of times, it was a difficult situation while at the worst of times, we could have fallen over the cliff. We are very lucky to have political parties in this country that were prepared to take responsibility for running the country at this difficult...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: When is it proposed to introduce the Oireachtas (ministerial and parliamentary offices) Bill, which will implement changes to party leaders' allowances and minor amendments to other allowances? Has this promised legislation been discussed by the Cabinet, have the heads been approved and when is it likely to come before the House? Similarly, another piece of legislation is to commemorate...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: When is the Bill likely to come before the House and have the heads been discussed?

Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Will it go before a committee prior to the heads being discussed?

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Go on.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Finian McGrath will help. He knows.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has received confirmation from the lending institutions as to their ability and willingness to meet the credit requirements of the business and commercial sectors with particular reference to the small and medium sized enterprises; if he has had discussions with all the stakeholders with a view to a substantial improvement in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Crisis (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance his objectives in the course of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU with particular reference to the need to convince his EU colleagues and institutions regarding the importance of their need to recognise the economic sacrifices made by the Irish people arising from the consequences of the financial bailout which he inherited from his predecessors and the...