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Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Please do not interrupt the Deputy.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: One voice, please.

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) (Pets) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Go raibh maith agat.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire Stáit.

Message from Seanad (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Seanad Éireann has passed the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022, without amendment.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Family Agency (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Perhaps it might be possible for the Deputy to talk to the Department and the Minister and work out a system to resolve the problem.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Pat McAuliffe - to discuss the current condition of the building occupied by Gaelscoil Uí Earcáin. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan - to discuss the need for Irish Water action on Ballingeary wastewater. Deputy Dessie Ellis...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to raise with the Tánaiste again the issue of the continued persecution and prosecution of Irish mothers and their children in the family law courts, the degree to which an alien resolution is attempting to be imposed on the law here, for which there is no basis, and the urgent need for an inquiry into the effects of this on women and children and to make an interim arrangement...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: The courts are crossing the border.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I agree with the Minister on the need to meet targets and to ensure that the targets are met insofar as is possible. However, this is not simply about replacement of income for landowners and farmers, etc. It is also about food production. In a world where there is a scarcity of food where millions of people are dying of starvation, we may well find ourselves in the not-too-distant future...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she proposes to assist urban and rural community groups throughout the country through the various schemes available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62733/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she hopes to continue to assist rural and community groups directly and indirectly with particular reference to addressing particular areas with social or economic deficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62732/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he proposes to augment the provision of high-speed, high-quality broadband in all areas throughout the country, urban and rural without exception with particular reference to meeting the most obvious requirements in the shortest possible time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62734/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which ongoing progress can be reported in regard to the provision of high-speed modern broadband in all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland continues to make sufficient inroads on emission reduction and the provision of alternative and renewable energy by way of offshore and onshore wind and solar generated electricity in sufficient quantity to meet requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he has had further dialogue with his colleagues across Europe, with particular reference to achieving targets on emissions. [55616/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he and his Department continue to examine the fullest possible extent to which all measures can offset the impact of meeting such targets on industry, sector by sector, with particular reference to the need to avoid permanent damage to the economy while at the same time meeting the targets, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he continues to consult with the relevant Minister and the agri-food producing sector with a view to ensuring that carbon reduction targets can be met, while at the same time meeting economic targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63000/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the targets, if any, set for the achievement of carbon sequestration over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63001/22]