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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Withdrawal from Irish Banking Market: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland (18 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Unfortunately, I have to leave because I have another meeting to attend. I need written replies to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the witnesses for being with us. I also thank them for their tremendous work during the Covid-19 crisis and the lockdowns and the commitment they gave to their work in the health services, for so long and, undoubtedly, at huge cost. I do not propose to go through the entire service plan because it contains approximately 170 pages. That is for another time. My questions are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Reid. I know these intentions are genuine and I agree this is the right way to go about it, but we in the midst of a waiting list crisis. These date back several years. It is has been indicated to me that children or adults with special needs are being told they are on a five-year waiting list. I cannot understand how that could have happened. I speak as a former member of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: What steps have we taken, for example, to provide services in our public hospitals outside regular hours? I refer to using operating theatres for ten, 12 or 20 hours, or whatever the case may be, to reduce the backlog. Mr. Reid said this is not going to happen in a year. In a year's time, the waiting lists will still be what they are now, with another year's worth of patients added. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Having regard to the fact that money or financing drives everything, I am aware that the current budget is the biggest ever. Is it sufficient to do what has to be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I need to ask about the capital plan regarding new facilities and hospitals promised, over several years in many cases. Are we in a position to accelerate in this regard? The population of the country is increasing. The number of people who will require treatment of one kind or another will increase and we will have to increase the standard and availability of services in line with that....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the extent of any recent changes to the national risk assessment; and the action taken arising from same. [22928/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach for his initial reply. I ask the extent to which the extra risks have been identified, isolated and are being pursued at present with particular reference to the supply of imported goods and racing inflation affecting almost every sector at the moment. I ask the Taoiseach to what extent a positive intervention can be made on the one hand to avert and on the other hand...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Market (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current or expected positive outcomes of the labour market in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Creation (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures taken by her Department which had the most impact on efficiently tackling the rates of unemployment both during and after the pandemic; if she has in mind any further proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the decision to refuse a critical skill permit in the case of a person (details supplied) can be refused given that similar applications made by their employer have since been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24157/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made in reducing waiting lists for NCT tests; the action that can be taken by car owners who have been unable to secure tests before their NCT expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24156/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made to date in respect of the Grand Canal Greenway works in north County Kildare with particular reference to the works on the Dublin-Kildare border near Hazelhatch; the plans to move the project forward in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 369. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date in the determination of a passport application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date in processing a passport application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24153/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the determination of a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport is likely to issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24446/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 367. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date in the determination of a passport application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24454/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 422. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in determining an application for a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24919/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 May 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 423. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made in processing an application for a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24921/22]