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Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. As someone who, like Deputy McGuinness, has spent the past 20-odd years dealing with immigration issues, I believe and hope we have learned a lot but we still have much to learn. We should avoid trying to create a divisive debate that tries to throw the blame onto one sector or other in our society. That does not solve the problem. We need...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (22 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the level of rent allowance payable was reduced following reassessment in the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be reassessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20963/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied that the action taken by his Department to date remains sufficient to protect Ireland from the double impact of Brexit and Covid-19; if he has contemplated or is contemplating any further exercises in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform throughout the public service is likely to be a feature of public policy in the current year and thereafter with particular reference to the delivery of cost reductions and efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 567. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that public service reforms to date are sufficiently incorporated in the discharge of Government policies through various Departments with a view to ensuring maximum benefit and stability for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10589/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 587. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the targets identified by his Department at budget time remain in line with expectations notwithstanding the impact of Covid-19 and or other issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20837/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 588. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which targets in respect of public expenditure for the year 2021 remain in line with expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20838/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 589. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the issues most likely to impact on his Department’s projections in respect of public expenditure and reform for 2021; the extent to which particular issues have been identified as challenging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 595. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which various Departments remain in line with the targets and principles of public expenditure and reform set by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 596. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which his Department can continue to influence good practice in the context of public expenditure and reform; and the extent to which he expects these principles to have a beneficial impact on the economy in 2021. [20846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 599. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate measures have been taken in respect of public expenditure and reform to withstand the ongoing impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20853/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 568. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects to rely to a greater or lesser extent on reform as a means of achieving cost effective delivery of services and contracts; if he perceives any opportunities to expand, explore or redirect policies in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10590/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 590. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which reform continues to remain an integral part of policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 582. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any changes in respect of procurement are contemplated with a view to speeding up various infrastructural proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 591. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date in the context of FEMPI; the extent to which issues remain outstanding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20841/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 592. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which there exists a need for reform of procurement regulations with a view to identifying improved value for money, efficiency and a trading environment equal to that in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 593. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if issues have been raised with his Department arising from possible inefficiencies in procurement in this country; the efforts being made to identify such issues and a means of resolution in line with best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 594. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that procurement policies here are in line with the principles of public expenditure and reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20844/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 597. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he can create realistic opportunities for first-time and other house buyers to gain access to the housing market in the short-term in the context of public expenditure and reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 598. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he considers reform to be an integral part and necessity in the housing markets with a view to creating opportunities for first-time home buyers other than the corporate sector to gain access towards providing a home of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/21]