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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that no further reduction in viable agricultural land is conceded to the forestry industry or other sectors thus reducing the food production capacity of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which rigorous controls exists in terms of animal welfare in the context of the handling and exporting of surplus calves from the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35541/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (13 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which measures to comply with carbon reduction targets are in consort with those applicable in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: School Transport (13 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 609. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if school transport can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35573/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 651. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ongoing efforts to ensure that childcare providers are supported in their efforts to maintain their services for the forthcoming intake in September with a view to ensuring the maximum amount of childcare places possible throughout the country with particular reference to County Kildare in an effort to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on this attendance at the recent European Council meeting. [32445/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 26. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will meet next. [33969/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I just got word from the Whip's Office that I have to go to vote. I am not allowed to pair.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry about that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Ministers for their astute management of the economy at a time when there are some challenges visible, some not so visible and it requires a steady hand. One of the most important things is that there would be correlation between the totality of Government debts and the windfalls or otherwise of taxation that may be, and is, in excess of expectation. I am glad to see the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses. I have just come from a long meeting of the Joint Committee on Health, which was debating the national children's hospital so it is fresh in my mind. We could speak on this subject for at least two days on the basis of the information we have available. Much misinformation prevails with regard to the national children's hospital. People fail to realise the scale...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Conlon for his response. What precise difference would it have made, which is where I believe we have a problem, where it was not possible to ascertain what the difference would have been? People speculated about it. If X, Y, or Z had been done, the following would have been the outcome, but would it have changed dramatically from what the outcome has been so far? For...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: That is correct but there is an important point there. Mr. Conlon is absolutely right in that cost forecasting is a very integral part of the arrangement. If we are wrong in that area, we are wrong all over, like the ripples in a pool. However, if we were right in the beginning and we increased the cost forecast to a level which would have been realistic, the project might then not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The odd thing about it is that I always believed the Derry road should have gone ahead at the time and that there was always the strongest possible case, having, like everybody else, travelled on it on numerous occasions. It is a very dangerous road with much heavy traffic. It has growing vehicular traffic with heavy goods vehicles bumper-to-bumper on some occasions. No matter what case...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I know but I am just running that point past Mr. Conlon and he can handle it as he wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: What does Mr. Conlon say to the accusation that we have too much red tape and too many obstacles in the course of public procurement? How do we deal with it? Do we have too much, too little or is it of no consequence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I was only calling it red tape because of some other things which came up at the previous meeting last week on this committee. One of the things which was brought up was an application form for a grant, a service, housing in the local authority, a health service or whatever the case may be, where the applicant had to make an application consisting of about 26 or 27 pages followed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Is there no danger of people, with the same object in mind, criss-crossing the same paths several times?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Changes to Public Spending Code: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jul 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I know.