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- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 983. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to have dialogue with urban or rural-based groups with a view to identifying deprivation or concerns which may need her intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18358/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 985. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which Leader funding continues to be made available through her Department and or local authorities with a view to addressing salient issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 986. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if in the pursuit of relocated working conditions, it has been found possible to provide the necessary level of IT including broadband to the various hubs throughout the country in order to ensure insofar as is possible a working environment for those who may find it possible to work from an alternative location; and if she will...
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 987. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which first funding allocations are anticipated from the new community centres investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18362/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 988. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she can encourage the use of the local improvement scheme by various local authorities in which suitable schemes are proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18363/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 989. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for local improvement schemes from each local authority received by the appropriate Department in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18364/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 990. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which various recreational walk schemes throughout the country continue to be expanded by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18365/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Apr 2022)
Bernard Durkan: 992. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to strive for an even spread of development, job locations and digital hubs throughout the country in such a way as to ensure the availability of an office setting in areas not previously sufficiently provided for through digital developments; and if she will make a statement on...
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: Some do not believe in free speech.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: The next slot is for People Before Profit-Solidarity. Deputies Bríd Smith and Paul Murphy are sharing five minutes.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: Quieten down, Deputy McAuliffe.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: The next speaker is yours truly. The Ceann Comhairle has arrived.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak about this hugely important legislation. Like everybody else here, I am strongly of the opinion that we need to ensure the independence of the new national maternity hospital. We have spoken about this many times with those on the health committee. We spoke about it many times before and I am sure that we will speak about it again. Our...
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: We will move to the next speaker. We are tight for time.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: Let each speaker have the time to speak.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: Allow the Minister of State to speak.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister without interruption, please.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: I wish to return to the electricity price increases. Does the Minister recognise that there are two issues here? The first is the immediate provision of electricity from our own resources, and the second is the long-term reduction of dependency throughout Europe on imports from Russia and similar places.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (31 Mar 2022)
Bernard Durkan: I support the points raised by the previous speakers. I emphasise the necessity to utilise every possibility of improving the national grid with the greatest degree of urgency.