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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he continues to monitor issues such as public procurement and-or the removal of any other administrative obstructions that might hinder the progress of the national development plan; those areas that he has identified as central in such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to indicate to the grounds upon which an individual in receipt of an income from an Approved Retirement Fund, before age 66 years, must pay S class contributions before qualifying for the State pension, which ultimately disqualifies them from receiving the jobseeker's benefit bridging payment before qualifying for the State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a guardianship payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer's support grant and a respite grant will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the appeals for visas in the case of the family of a person (details supplied); when the appeals can be expected to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30545/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce any legislative provision to ensure that issues such as the presence of asbestos are disclosed during the course of a property sale. [31225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (27 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to offering veterinary positions/contracts to veterinarians who have qualified in other jurisdictions outside the EU, given the current reported shortage of veterinarians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31324/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Abuse (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed reply. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, contacted my office to indicate he was unable to be in attendance, and I accept that. This issue is serious and needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible. Action needs to be taken as quickly as possible as well. I note the reference to a number of agencies that have responsibilities. That is the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Abuse (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Acting Chair for allowing me to raise this issue. To say the least this is a very disturbing development. We have all read in the newspapers about the activity of predators who seem to be able to gain access to residential care areas. Alarming is one way to describe this. To my mind it is without precedent. After all, there are several agencies that could have responsibility...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We have had to familiarise ourselves with the same arguments we have had over numerous years. We should monitor overdependency on the same sources for an excessive amount of revenue and try to relate our budgetary surpluses now to the totality of debt because there must be some correlation. Otherwise we will believe, as some people would tell us, that we are the richest country in the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: My closing comment is that the emphasis is on decarbonising our economy. We all have to contribute to it and we also have to back it up scientifically but we do not always do that. We are not always treated equally across the globe. For example, on the television one might see a series of smoke stacks and emissions of all descriptions might be belched out. That is not happening in this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to make fundamental improvements to the national road structure, given some areas have been in need of investment for several years and that failure to address the issue may necessitate much higher expenditure in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to achieve a balance between road and rail transport in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which fraudulent claims are having a negative impact on the price of premiums for private motor-car insurance, home insurance and public liability insurance for businesses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the impact that micro sectoring by the insurance industry in Ireland is having on the availability of insurance cover for niche markets such as thatched cottages, adventure tourism, playcentres and community events; whether a fairer balance can be achieved in these instances so that cover can be more readily available for those seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he proposes to ensure an adequate balance in investment in transport between urban and rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to ensure both urban and rural communities have access to adequate transport options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to make adequate provision for increased numbers of commuters using the rail services in County Kildare, with particular reference to increasing the number and frequency of carriages and services to areas like Kilcock, Maynooth, Leixlip and Confey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to make adequate provision for increased numbers of commuters using the rail services in County Kildare, with particular reference to increasing the number and frequency of carriages and services to areas like Hazelhatch, Sallins and Newbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it still remains possible to extend the DART beyond Kilcock, County Kildare, to serve an increasingly populous catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30459/23]