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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32230/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise for the confusion. I was trying to attend four meetings at the same time, which is difficult. I am back. I have just heard something that we have sadly all dealt with over the last years. Differentiating between people as being customers and non-customers is nonsense. I would have presumed that everybody is a customer if they have a deal to borrow money and repay it over a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Matters: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I want to again recognise the points made by all speakers. Mr. Butler made a number of references to the Central Bank of Ireland. It is a view I have held many times, both in court and out of court. I am not a lawyer, so I do not have any authority to go into court, other than as an advocate. This is not so easy to do anymore but it was possible in the early stages of the crisis. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Are the draft minutes of the meeting of 9 June 2021 agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The purpose of this meeting is a discussion on cardiovascular health policy in Ireland with Mr. Tim Collins, chief executive officer, CEO; Ms Kathryn Walsh, policy manager; and Mr. Chris Macey, head of advocacy, Irish Heart Foundation, IHF; and Mr. Neil Johnson, CEO, and Ms Irene Gibson, director of programmes and innovation, Croí, which incorporates the West of Ireland Cardiac...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you very much, Mr. Collins, for your comprehensive opening statement. Mr. Johnson, you have an opening statement as well. We will take it now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I call Senator Kyne and he will be followed by Deputy Lahart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We are just coming up to time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We will move on. I believe I mentioned Deputy Lahart next but I should have said Deputy Cullinane. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The next speaker is Deputy Shortall. We had a bit of a crisis earlier in that my screen went blank on a number of occasions, but not for too long. To ensure there are no further issues in terms of chairing the meeting, Deputy Colm Burke, who is in the committee room in Leinster House, will take over the chair. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the witnesses for their informative dissertations. I have a couple of questions for them. First, I would welcome their opinions on the cholesterol reducing drinks and foods, such as butter, that are advertised regularly on the market. Are they worthless or do they have an effect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: A large number of the people that I meet in the course of my constituency work have respiratory problems such as asthma and bronchitis. Almost everybody suffers from hay fever, as I do, and a number of other similar complaints. What advice would the witnesses offer regarding the multiplicity of so-called cures for these conditions? As they will be aware, many of these conditions impact on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: A large number of people throughout the country, young and old, suffer from asthma, bronchitis and associated conditions. What would be the advice of the witnesses on how to avoid such conditions? Is there anything we can do, or do we just have to go with the flow? There are appliances readily available on the market that can be installed in a living room or bedroom, which clean the air...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Mr. Collins did not mention hay fever or any of the other associated issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Could any of the witnesses deal with the question? Nobody. I suggest, with no disrespect to the panel, that perhaps somebody might look at that because it is an issue that affects an awful lot of people, especially in the kind of weather conditions we have had in the past three or four weeks. Could I ask about the air purifiers to which I referred that are available on the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I want to interrupt there. These are not gadgets. We must eliminate the word "gadgets". They are air purifiers with 100% efficacy that has been well and truly proven. The manufacturers stand over that. Not only that, but they have the ability to eliminate viruses such as Covid as well up to 100%. It would be helpful if we had the opinion of the witnesses regarding their efficacy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Collins very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Could I come back in very quickly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: As you know, Acting Chairman, I am always brief in these situations. We are running out of options as far as solid fuel is concerned. I was one of the people who changed over my entire heating system to eliminate coal and turf some years ago. I moved to wood. Am in now in a position where I have to remove wood as well? This will affect a lot of people throughout the country who see dry...