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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 485. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has examined and approved the plans for the reopening of general hospital services, post-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29232/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 486. To ask the Minister for Health when the appropriate action will be taken to ensure the provision of full-scale orthodontic treatment for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29233/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which negotiations are in hand to safeguard jobs at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare which has depended largely on food exports to the UK; if access to its market has been determined in the course of Brexit related negotiations; if not, if additional officious regulations have been introduced to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses this morning. This is an interesting and fundamental part of the economic conversation that must take place. I heard some things in the initial statement that I was pleased to hear. We have a rapidly expanding population and we must plan for that. It is no good planning for it in five or ten years from now; we need to plan for it now and put in place the necessary...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I agree about the options but there must be agreement on the options. The problem is having so many options and spending so much time talking about the options with no decisions being made.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: How do you determine when a project is over cost? What does the Department require to come to that conclusion? The second question is on the construction sector and the urgency of the house building programme. I have said many times, we should abolish the phrase "social housing". It is housing that is in that particular area, as well as the affordable area. It is about the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Mr. Downes is breaking up.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Capital Investment: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot hear what Mr. Downes is saying most of the time. A written reply will do.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 34. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which he and his Department continue to engage in dialogue with all communities in Northern Ireland with a view to strengthening and improving confidence through the medium of the shared Ireland concept. [33192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare places available for children in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); if their case falls under the Chenchooliah judgment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35085/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35115/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in assessing if arrangements will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 305. To ask the Minister for Health if provision can be made for two persons (details supplied); if they will be required to isolate upon arrival; if a green card will be applied to facilitate their travel requirements in the next few weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 309. To ask the Minister for Health when approval under the treatment abroad scheme will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Like previous speakers I welcome the witnesses. I want to ask about taking on part of the loan book of Ulster Bank and the relevant staff. Do they carry with them their pensions and any other entitlements or is their move regarded as a new employment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Unaltered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: AIB (30 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Dr. Hunt mentioned the losses that generate and cause the risk weighting in terms of what happened in the boom years. Why did that happen? There are answers to these questions. They have been asked before. Why did what happened here not happen in the rest of Europe to the same extent, given that we have a Central Bank which governs all lending and the activities of commercial and pillar...