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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am not suggesting that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: There are different places to deal with different types of patents seeking admission. If a person is involved in a drug or alcohol fight, the day before, the hour before or whatever then that is something that is not anticipated but it has to be dealt with somewhere. There is an appropriate place to deal with them and it is not at the accident and emergency unit mixed up with all the other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the Chairman to allow me to comment again.

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: It is sad that we find ourselves at this juncture again, particularly because there have been a number of tragedies in the health service over the past number of years. There was the cervical screening campaign. There were issues where results were misread or improperly read. There were a number of other peculiar procedures that took place in this country, where women were subjected to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I have a query in respect of this issue. The Government's plans are having success. However, they are, unfortunately, too slow. They were quite successful in dealing with the population as it was four, five or ten years ago but in the present climate, we find that counties adjacent to Dublin city and county are having serious problems with a lack of emergency housing. We in County Kildare...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: My question relates to the areas where the National Development Plan and the programme for Government might converge, or in some cases might not converge, leaving questions as to whether they might be advanced in line with the concerns of the local communities, where there is obviously continued activity to pursue these issues. Snags have occurred in the past regarding the programme for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the next Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [41349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to assess the rural and community needs in both urban and rural settings with a view to addressing the obvious requirements at the present time; if she continues to liaise with people in such setting with a view to address their concerns on an ongoing basis; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to assess the rural and community needs in both urban and rural settings with a view to addressing the obvious requirements at the present time; if she continues to liaise with people in such setting with a view to address their concerns on an ongoing basis; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assistance available, if any, to a person (details supplied) who suspects the issue of pyrite in their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41202/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her continued plans to address the needs of older people in rural or urban settings in the context of the Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she is aware of the ongoing needs of people dependent on fixed salaries or payments in the face of cost-of-living increases; whether she can envisage the situation whereby urgent needs can be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41568/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a widow's pension; if her application will be reviewed with a view to granting payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41206/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 374. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the assistance that is available in the form of financial supports or grants for women who wish to return to the workforce, having been out of the workforce for a prolonged period of time to rear their young children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41250/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41199/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41200/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and/or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been in this jurisdiction for a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 553. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure the continuation of speech and language services at Kilcock primary healthcare centre given the local demand for the continuation of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41195/23]

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

Bernard Durkan: 554. To ask the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); if the necessary arrangements can be put in place as soon as possible to facilitate their return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41197/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Sep 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 584. To ask the Minister for Health the financial assistance, if any, available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41482/23]