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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for assisting the committee with our consideration of the Bill.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (9 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018 and has made amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our witnesses to this important meeting. The issues they have raised have been discussed in the committee since the beginning of the year. We all acknowledge the tremendous work done by the health services over the past two years. Challenges came day after day and the medical personnel stood up to the challenges. We need that recorded because otherwise the challenges ahead...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to say a few words on these important statements on International Women's Day. I wish all women, men, children and those who are suffering in Ukraine at present well. I do not think "Happy women's day" is the proper expression, but I wish them well in difficult circumstances. We have come a long way. I have listened carefully to the debate so far. Despite...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department have identified particular requirements in terms of apprenticeships or higher qualifications in education throughout the country to meet such requirements in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of postgraduates with a higher than average qualification currently available throughout the country; the extent to which such students will have access to jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12730/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places currently taken up by fourth-level education students throughout the country; the extent to which these numbers incorporate the academic and technical sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13094/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans for the early release of the 1926 census; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13116/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when additional paperwork as part of a passport application will be processed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 February 2022, the update given to the person; if a request by the person to have their passport in time for travel is being met; if every effort is being made to ensure that the passport will issue to avoid incurring unnecessary expense to the family; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 291. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 22 February 2022, the status of the passport application; if the passport will issue in time for travel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 297. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport can be returned to facilitate booked travel at the end of March 2022 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 298. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 1 March 2022, the details of the update furnished to the person; if a specific response will issue to this parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12996/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 299. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 1 March 2022, the details of the update furnished to the person; if a specific response will issue to this parliamentary question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12997/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if hearing aids are covered for a person (details supplied) given they have a full medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12536/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which extra provision is being made to extend and expand third and fourth-level education with particular reference to the ongoing requirements of the jobs market and the need to respond in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department propose to further broaden higher education opportunities for undergraduates here with a view to maximisation of their opportunities in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to ensure the availability of an adequate supply of graduates at third and fourth-level in order to attract inward investment here in the specialised areas of medical science; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure continued access to third-level for all students seeking to avail of third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13091/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has put in place to specifically target the areas of key demand in the economy with particular reference to science, ICT and engineering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/22]