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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: That would be fine. I hope the Minister of State will be visiting my constituency shortly.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: It was not possible for me to turn up on the last occasion because three other issues needed to be dealt with on that day. There are a few very ancient buildings there that have been pinned in an effort to hold them together. The work on Taghadoe Abbey and the round tower will not last for ever. The tower will need its walls and roof to be sealed. If the walls can absorb water, any...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Despite the level of interest early on, the interest has waned. As some members have requested that further information be sent to the committee, I propose that we agree that the consideration of the Revised Estimates has concluded, subject to the committee receiving supplementary information, as requested. The clerk will circulate the information once received. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has considered the following Revised Estimate for Public Services - Vote 13 - Office of Public Works. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for attending. First, I want to congratulate them on their management skills in handling and dealing with the challenges raised. All credit is due to their team. It is not an easy task, either for the system in general or for each of the team individually. We need to record our appreciation for the job they have done and hope they can continue it. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am going to ask them one at a time, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Is Dr. Holohan satisfied that the natural resistance is sufficiently holding up following the relaxation of the regulations. Has he anticipated the level of resistance as being as it is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Has the take-up of the booster doses altered in any way that Dr. Holohan has noticed since the relaxation? What are the indications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Does Professor Nolan want to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I will end on a comment rather than a question. We were very lucky to have the teams we have had in dealing with this virus. They have done very well. The fight is not over yet, however. The next battle will go into another area, that of enabling the health services to combat the waiting times and problems that have backed up during Covid and that were backing up before that. We do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues of teacher shortages at all primary and or second-levels schools throughout the country with particular reference to the need for locums; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4653/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to meet the concerns of second-level students with regard to the structure for the leaving certificate 2022 exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4652/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance the average length of time taken by the Revenue Commissioners to revert to customers via the online inquiry system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4858/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a secondary school place in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and or facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 23 November 2021, the precise position in respect of the various planning stages for each project as of 26 January 2022; the extent to which progress has been made since November 2021 in respect of each project with particular reference to the ongoing assessment of the needs in the area; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 23 November 2021, the precise position in respect of the various planning stages for each project as of 26 January 2022; the extent to which progress has been made since November 2021 in respect of each project with particular reference to the ongoing assessment of the needs in the area; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 390 of 23 November 2021, the precise position in respect of the various planning stages for each project as of 26 January 2022; the extent to which progress has been made since November 2021 in respect each project with particular reference to the ongoing assessment of the needs in the area; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 23 November 2021, the precise position in respect of the various planning stages for each project as of 26 January 2022; the extent to which progress has been made since November 2021 in respect of each project with particular reference to the ongoing assessment of the needs in the area; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 23 November 2021, the precise position in respect of the various planning stages for each project as of 26 January 2022; the extent to which progress has been made since November 2021 in respect of each project with particular reference to the ongoing assessment of the needs in the area; her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of replacement or extended facilities at a school (details supplied); the length of time this particular project has been in the process; the reason for the delays; when the school is expected to be completed and ready for occupation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5117/22]