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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Yes. This is a policy matter. I am asking where it came from. Who was driving it in the beginning? When was it first mooted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: How did that change of mind take place? Originally, it was intended to carry on, to refurbish and to upgrade insofar as was possible, and to continue providing services. That changed as a result of what? I am not as familiar with Owenacurra as I would like to be but I am familiar with the procedures that apply in such circumstances. I would like to know who decided, “Sorry, we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Excuse me. I want to hone in on that for a second. What part of it was not fit for purpose? Was it the structure itself - the buildings, the walls, the foundations, the roof? What was it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: That is not a reason for a complete turnabout in policy in relation to it. There is asbestos in many buildings and it is being extracted under strict safety guidelines that are in operation all the time. I will end with this. There are many old buildings throughout the country that were previously semi-derelict and that have been converted in recent years. Some have been converted into...

Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 80(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 15 December 2021.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Seanad Éireann has passed the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021 without recommendation.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I understand that a Government MEP has put pen to paper expressing the possibility of a curtailment by the banks of lending to the agrifood sector. Is there recognition of the devastating effect that could have on an industry that has stood its ground, put its shoulder to the wheel and defended what had to be defended, when called upon, in this country? Further, I ask the Tánaiste to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to consider carbon mitigation measures through enhanced sequestration thereby ensuring the viability of the agri-food sector while at the same time meeting carbon reduction targets; if minor afforestation projects can be used to achieved the desired result; if tree species with a known ability to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that CAP reforms will not damage the productivity of the agri-food business given the trends in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department have already assisted the manufacturing and services sectors throughout the economy with particular reference to areas affected by Covid-19 restrictions; the extent to which it is recognised that further assistance in various guises may be appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which efforts continue to be made to ensure the availability of adequately qualified staffing levels to meet the requirements of the workplace as the country recovers or copes with Covid-19; his plans for specific initiatives to eliminate possible backlogs in the system when processing work permits; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps to be taken to ensure the availability of sufficient personnel to take up positions in the workplace; if some of this can be filled through non-EU sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61060/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which employers are awaiting approval of employment visas; if particular steps are required in the short term to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for employment visas here; the average length of time taken to process these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that foreign direct investment remains secure notwithstanding international taxation changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61059/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Growth (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he expects the economy to remain competitive notwithstanding the impact of Covid-19, Brexit and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61062/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Growth (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his vision for the recovery for the economy notwithstanding national or international factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Economic Growth (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he expects the economy to recover and grow over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken or proposed to assist business and enterprise in both the manufacturing and services sectors given the impact and duration of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61065/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (9 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the incentives currently available for small start-up enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61066/21]