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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I want to hold Mr. Gunning to that question first. Construction costs did increase, I presume that is agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: From the time of the contract until now, by how much have construction costs increased generally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Some in the construction industry will say that construction costs and building costs generally have increased by considerably more than has been suggested by Mr. Gunning. In fairness to the contractors, they are not present. I think they should be present. We accept Mr. Gunning's bona fides in his replies to questions. However, there is another side and the contractors have a different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Mr. Gunning has already indicated that the completion of the number of rooms still to be completed could be done in a very short time if there is agreement on the modus operandi. Is that true?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Confidence building is really a matter for speculation at this stage. The time for confidence building was some time before now to ensure that the contract moved smoothly to its natural conclusion. We have come to and gone past that by virtue of reference to the works that are still outstanding, Covid, which was an interruption, and so on. I am concerned about references being made to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I must go now but I have been in and out of that hospital on numerous occasions in the past 12 months and it is massive. We are underestimating the progress made.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 31. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered options to improve the speed with which applications for disability allowance or similar means-tested payments are processed, thus eliminating hardship for people who may be vulnerable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37658/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the possibility of allowing pro-rata pensions for those that currently have insufficient contributions to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37657/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a passport can be processed as quickly as possible in the case of a person (details supplied); if every effort can be made to issue their passport, given the emotional toll of their circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a bus stop was removed from the top of the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare, (L50572), with particular reference to the growing population in the area and reliance of the local population on the stop; if the stop can be reinstated as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second level school place might be secured for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37262/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all is in order with residency status in order to facilitate an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37263/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she might consider on compassionate and humanitarian grounds the proposal to deport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37264/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to regularisation of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37266/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when an application for citizenship/regularisation of residency might be entertained in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37267/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date with an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37538/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a discretional medical card was removed from the daughter of a person (details supplied); if their card will be reinstated as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37533/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: After the summer break, the Castletown issue remains, unfortunately. The OPW was somewhat distracted by other things in the interim. Several attempts have been made to achieve an interim solution or compromise solution. I am aware that the Minister is familiar with this situation. I ask that a permanent resolution be found because it was the interim solution that brought us to where we...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry about that.