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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which extra apprenticeship places are being created and available throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25626/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which apprenticeship places are being taken up by students; the extent to which sufficient places are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which apprenticeships are likely to be taken up in County Kildare and throughout the country over the next five years with a view to strengthening the technical side of education in order to meet requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25634/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which higher-education grants or registration fees are being monitored with a view to ensuring smooth and ready access to third and fourth-level education and high-level apprenticeships in sufficient numbers and with excellence to fill market requirements and compete on the marketplace; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the adjudication of the case for residency status and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) can be expedited given the severe condition of their health and lack of housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and potential for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 387. To ask the Minister for Health when medical card renewal will take place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 388. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card renewal will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25644/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 404. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which efforts continue to be made to ensure the availability of sufficient applicants for the now readily-available workspaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25616/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 405. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the availability of job opportunities throughout the country, with particular reference to ensuring the ready-availability of such workplaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25618/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I remind those present, as usual, to turn off their mobile phones. There are some weird sounds coming from the system, but perhaps the issue will resolve itself as time goes by. We will do our best to proceed. I have received apologies from the Chairman, Deputy McGuinness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome Members, viewers and our witnesses. The purpose of today's meeting is to begin our pre-legislative scrutiny of the regulation of lobbying (amendment) Bill 2022. We are joined by representatives of Transparency International Ireland and the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO. I welcome Mr. John Devitt, Transparency International Ireland, and Ms Elaine Cassidy, director...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry for the interruption. We do our best, but modern technology does not always oblige.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise. The communications problem has persisted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. I call Deputy Pearse Doherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry. Ms Cassidy may respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I will come to that because I have views on it. The first point relates to clarity as to where the restrictions are and are not applicable. As Deputy Doherty just said, we, as public representatives, tend in the course of our business to be obliged to meet people representing a point of view on their own behalf or that of others. It is difficult to determine whether such a meeting is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I will come back with a couple of issues. I agree on conflicts of interest and on the need to ensure there are not such conflicts and that the general public is not misled by somebody with such a conflict or a lobbyist with a particular interest by virtue of being such but who, in so far as the general public is concerned, is a private citizen having no interest whatsoever. That needs to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: There will be a conflict between the two Acts, at some stage.