Results 41-60 of 2,683 for long speaker:Bernard Durkan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (27 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: This is an interesting question in that it proposes to utilise the skills and experience of those previously in the workforce who have learnt through the long road how to deal with the issues that arise. It asks the Minister if he proposes to utilise their skills and abilities in the way that is suggested to empower them possibly for a third age, but for a second age anyway.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (27 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...idea. He proved the point that utilising the skills and experience that were already available could reap benefit to the economy tenfold. He did not expect those who were retired to carry out a long day’s work, as they had previously experienced, and he suggested that they should take longer holidays and so on, but keep themselves refreshed and renewed in what they knew best, so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected pursuant to both the Constitution and statute by absolute privilege. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or to otherwise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...from the BPFI, Mr. Brian Hayes, CEO, Mr. Gavin Purtill, director of regulation and supervision, Ms Gill Byrne, head of payments, and Mr. Ali Ugur, chief economist. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person or official outside the House either by name or in such a way as to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...to the boom. It was obviously not the case. That went on. I and others had to negotiate between borrowers and banks to try to hold the line when the crunch came. There was a grave danger for a long time that the entire banking system was going to collapse and the country with it. Ultimately, however, the public, people and taxpayers had to pick up the tab to secure what was happening....

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...satisfied the provisions are already adequate and sufficient to stand up internationally and nationally to ensure what was envisaged originally or, in other words, that this does not turn into a long-running and international battle? It has happened in that past. Does the Minister think the law is sufficiently strong to deal with that kind of situation? There are a host of other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ..., it is not working quickly enough. We happen to have in my constituency a situation whereby a variety and cohort of people cannot access the market at all, no matter what happens, except over long waiting periods. For example, we have many people whose homes were repossessed by the banks back in the early days of the financial crash. They are not able to access a loan because of two...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (15 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...ongoing demands of tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media as identified on an ongoing basis thereby ensuring balanced and required development in each sector in the short, medium and long-term future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6885/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...to announce major/minor grant awards for sport and sporting accommodation with particular reference to the need to ensure the maximisation of opportunities in that area in the short, medium and long-term future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6886/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...hospitals as we proceed in future. What do the witnesses believe would be the single most important move that could be made now to encourage people to be mindful of their health in the short and long term? I am talking about young people starting off in life and so on. What is the biggest single factor?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (8 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...has to give. The situation cannot continue whereby local public representatives, including me, strive to resolve matters in the shortest possible time, but there is no progress to report. As long as the situation remains the same, then nothing will ever happen. At the end of the day, there is potential for damage to the collection at Castletown House, to the roof of the building, and...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I extend my sympathy and that of my family to Finola and her family, to Richard and his family and to the Bruton family across north Kildare, of whom there are very many. Long may it be so. I see John Farrelly sitting up in the Gallery. We go back a long way, to when we were both councillors and first had direct dealings with John Bruton. I was a councillor in Kildare, my area of north...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken to address the long waiting lists for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4884/24]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 – Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 – Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 – State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - the Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 – Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 – National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 -the Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 – Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Long since past, some Departments have had to dig deeper into this system to identify the cause or causes of inflation. It was not always possible to find them because some areas had decided that because it was trendy to have inflation at the time, everybody should avail of it. That is me putting my construct on it. The point is there was evidence that inflation was being pumped to suit...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...we are in the throes of rewetting the land of this country how much rewetting do we need before we are happy with the level of water, recognising that water finds its own level everywhere in the long run? I would suggest that we are fairly well rewetted at the present time. Those who have to make their living in the rewetted areas may ask, "What about me?" We should bear that in mind,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...a bow. While the health service comes in for a lot of criticism, some of it warranted from time to time, it must be acknowledged that a huge job of work was done without demur and that continues. Long may that be the case. I want to refer to a couple of points the Minister made. He referred to the fact that the delivery of services had not necessary kept step with the significant...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...raise the issue of cataracts. In some cases, people do not need to travel anywhere, as we can deal with them right now if we have to, but there was a patient who had been on a waiting list for a long time and was suddenly going blind. For a person living alone, that was a problem. He was not that old of a patient either. He had his cataracts done by capitalising his pension or...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...for Health if it can be arranged for a person (details supplied) to attend day care centre in Maynooth, who has been told it would be instrumental in this objective to keep them at home for as long as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3719/24]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (24 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...who may be watching our proceedings on Oireachtas TV to the public session of the Oireachtas Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way...