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Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I would be happy with that. The last word comes in the operation, afterwards. I know of mothers who have had their children taken away from their custody and put elsewhere on the expert advice of a so-called qualified professional. It impinges on this area. It is about childcare and social care. On the basis of the evidence, these things have happened and continue to happen. The courts...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: That is correct.

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Absolutely. I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Are chiropractors included in this or are they regulated at the moment?

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: There was a proposal some years ago, I think, in James Reilly's time or in the Minister, Deputy Harris's time, to regulate them but it suddenly fell from the table. If the institutions do not want something, that amorphous mass that I would call the dead hand falls down and nothing further happens. Chiropractors were very keen on the idea and they are still waiting. It is an appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the rights outlined in Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963 apply to naturalised Irish citizens travelling on an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20406/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to widening the TBESS to assist businesses with energy costs who have attempted to apply for the TBESS but are encountering significant difficulties due to sharing one meter between a number of businesses, and whose bills are divided by the landlord for each cycle depending on their unit size, particularly in business...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which a person (details supplied) can be facilitated in relation to the transfer of some staff members to Naas, who were concerned for their safety and well-being at Citywest; if the urgent necessity of the transfer is recognised in order to obviate a long drawn-out process, as seems to be required; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts are being made to ensure a school place in Kilcock will be accommodated for the forthcoming year in the case of the children of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if reconsideration of an application for exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process to be followed by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if applications for naturalisation have been submitted in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish citizen child in the case of a person (details supplied) which was submitted on 1 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (3 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 488. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration has been given towards the provision of funding for a community centre and library for Kill, County Kildare, given the population growth in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20597/23]

Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The next slot is shared by the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris. They are sharing 15 minutes.

Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2023)

Bernard Durkan: There are a good number of speakers, but we should be able to accommodate everybody. If I have to ask Members to drop a minute of speaking time, I will do so. I call the Chair of the committee, Deputy Jennifer Whitmore.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (27 Apr 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his very detailed reply. I agree with the closing point he made in his statement, which is that the hospital will continue to play an important role but also an enhanced one, because the area is growing in population and in order to accommodate the growing population we have to be able to respond quickly to the demands of the hospital and its staff. That...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (27 Apr 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I raise this issue for obvious local reasons relating to the general hospital, which is pivotally located in an area of rapidly expanding population and is greatly instrumental in assisting the delivery of the health services in this catchment area. The population is growing at a rapid rate and any five-year population predictions are now accelerated. This enhances the importance and...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am happy to echo the words of my colleagues regarding our built heritage, historical sites and historical venues and the history attached to them. This is based on their educational value for future generations. We do not sufficiently value the extent to which future generations can learn from these historical sites and become part of pursuing the legend in this regard, or the legacy in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Good Friday Agreement (27 Apr 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Tánaiste. I fully agree with and support the measures taken by the Government and by the Tánaiste in particular. There now emerges a possibility for looking again, while recognising the great input of people like Michel Barnier in Europe when the threat was Brexit. That threat still remains. A period of inertia has developed. The focus has shifted from one issue to...