Results 14,121-14,140 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied that science graduates in Ireland are on par with or above the skills emanating from third level institutions in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects the third level educational system here to deliver adequate and suitably qualified graduates to meet the demands of the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to promote innovation in the third level educational sector with a view to creating the highest possible standard sufficient to meet international challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to see innovation as a key element in the development of the third level education sector here to the best international standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department continue to encourage research in education with a view to a beneficial knock-on to industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the second and third level education sectors continue to be geared towards research with a view to ensuring maximum competence in this area in a highly competitive global workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which his Department continues to liaise with the business sector with a view to the maximisation of the use of innovation in manufacturing, marketing and services in Ireland in the future with particular reference to the need to achieve standards and opportunities on par with the best globally; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied that the second and third level education system in Ireland remains sufficiently open to the encouragement of the highest possible level of expertise, efficiency and competitiveness in the global context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6279/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department propose to broaden the higher education opportunities for undergraduates with a view to maximisation of their opportunities in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6280/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he and his Department have identified specific issues likely to contribute to further improvement and achievement in the further and higher educational sectors with a view to establishing a reputation equal to the best globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which his Department continuously evaluates the performance of third and fourth level education with a view to identifying the greatest possible opportunities and the minimisation of weaknesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing investigation and research continues to take place into diabetes in Ireland; if specific initiatives are in mind to address this health issue in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6283/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which funding towards research into diabetes and the means to control the disease in Ireland remains available; his plans for particular initiatives in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which research and innovation is applied within the health services to diabetes with particular reference to public information and prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to examine the threat of diabetes throughout Ireland with particular reference to the need to check its progress and address the most salient issues arising from such investigation; his plans for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to address delays in the approval of new or orphan drugs; the average time taken for approval at present given the urgency of the need for drugs to treat new or rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which reduction in the time taken for approval of orphan, new or rare disease drugs has been achieved; if improved levels of reimbursement are being achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a national rare disease strategy is evolving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects pharmacists to receive Covid-19 vaccinations in the months ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6290/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: On this issue, there is a case that needs to be addressed and that is to reassure the horticultural sector that it is not intended to close it down. If alternatives are available, we need to know about them. I support the points raised by the previous speakers in that regard on the basis that the horticultural area is effectively and essentially carbon neutral.