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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Prices (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can encourage consumer spending in a direction that is most beneficial to Ireland’s economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance or resources available to a child (details supplied); if resources are available to assist the child in the junior certificate cycle with such a request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 455. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the eligibility for redress and compensation as part of the mother and baby homes redress scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); the procedure to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the creation of dedicated teams to deal exclusively with scoliosis procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 504. To ask the Minister for Health the number and grade of extra staff required to meet current and future requirements in respect of scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 579. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can expedite access and reimbursement for new and orphan medicines with particular reference to an accelerated programme for testing and make such medicines available to the public as soon as it is safe to do so; if the new drugs targeting particular conditions can be made available sooner subject to the necessary tests; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Irish food markets have been affected by Brexit in the past year, with particular reference to beef, lamb, poultry or dairy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 615. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish food exports are being affected by similar products from other EU or third countries on the basis of trends since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62454/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 616. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce cuts in the eco-schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62455/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 617. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide further assistance in pillar 2 of CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62456/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We are dealing with the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the insurance (miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2021. We are joined by representatives from Alliance for Insurance Reform and representatives from Insurance Ireland. I would make the usual citations before we start. Everybody has heard the mobile phone notice previously. I ask everybody to switch off their mobile...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: -----and Deputy Doherty. The first item of business are the minutes of the joint committee meetings of 8 and 9 December, which were agreed at the committee's private meeting yesterday. Are they in order and agreed? Agreed. The second item is pre-legislative scrutiny of the insurance (miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2021. I welcome the members and viewers who may be watching our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State. I invite Deputy Jim O'Callaghan to put his questions, followed by Deputy Mairéad Farrell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Senator Casey is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank everyone who participated in the first session of today's meeting. We will suspend briefly to allow the witnesses to leave and new witnesses to join us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, for attending the previous session. We will now proceed with the next business. I must read the following in respect of the second session, which relates to pre-legislative scrutiny of the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021. I welcome members and viewers who may be watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV to this second part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We will bring in the members first and the witnesses can respond in kind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Discussion (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.