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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on the determination of an appeal for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5927/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (3 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a comprehensive public information campaign will be launched to focus on the incidents and causes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the simple procedures that might be followed and the seriousness of the particular condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5568/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (3 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 776. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the launching of a major campaign to identify and treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes throughout the country with a view to eradication much in the same way tuberculosis was eradicated notwithstanding the stress of Covid-19 on the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (3 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 927. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 21 January 2021, if it is his Department's policy not to facilitate applicants in this particular category; if the forestry in question is likely to be harvested in the normal way in view of its maturity and the shortage of timber and timber products and the applicant does not have the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (3 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 973. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to address issues of urban and rural isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5767/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I presume that some considerable thought was given to the sensitivity of this particular appointment when it was being made and that a consensus was arrived at in the context of the Covid-19 crisis and the pressure the Department, the health services in general and the workforce of the Department are under. Was it taken into account that a precedent could be set in this particular case?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: There is another question coming up but I want to get an answer to that first, if possible. The other question will become obvious later. For instance, the increase in salary presumably carries on to the ultimate appointee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister mentioned earlier the difficulty in finding a chief executive for the HSE some time ago. Was that the deciding factor here and will it become a deciding factor in other appointments throughout the year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his replies. Unfortunately, whether one is in government or opposition, one has to ask these questions. Have the outstanding issues with FEMPI been resolved to the satisfaction of those directly affected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Minister think this particular issue is likely to influence discussions that may take place at a later stage in respect of FEMPI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Can the interim appointee be a candidate for the position in question and considered for the ultimate appointment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Is it normal practice to make an enhanced salary part of a temporary or interim appointment? Obviously, that enhanced salary will carry on to the ultimate appointment as well. Is it normal to do so or does it create a difficulty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I appreciate the stoicism and dedication of all elements of the health services, front-line and otherwise, in the context of the tremendous work they have done and the resolution with which they have taken on the task at major health risk to themselves. What action on detection takes place in the event of an outbreak in the workplace, the community, public or private nursing homes, hospitals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses. We acknowledge all the work done so far, particularly with regard to the front-line workers. We recognise the job they are doing at great personal risk to themselves and their families and hope this can continue. We have come to a crucial stage in the fight against the virus. We need to keep public confidence on our side. The public needs to have absolute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Since the vaccinations started, has there been any point when all the vaccines had been used and we were waiting for the next batch?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: When would it be possible to give a daily or evening news bulletin update on the extent of the vaccinations taking place and the percentage of the population being vaccinated? A daily or nightly update like that could be hugely important in reassuring the people. In the event of extra vaccines becoming available, the witnesses might consider providing daily information on news bulletins on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (28 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State and the Minister for the work they have done and for taking an interest in this issue in the past few weeks. Incidentally, the recreational demands of the area are considerable. Maynooth University borders the site and there are proposals to increase its student mass to 17,000 from where it stands currently at around 15,000. The recreational and outdoor space...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (28 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am particularly thankful to you, a Cheann Comhairle, for allowing me to raise this issue. It arose before Christmas, but due to issues outside everybody's control it was not possible to reach it until now. This situation arose with the reconstruction of Maynooth Boys' National School, which is on a dangerous junction with heavy traffic. It is adjacent to Maynooth Post Primary School,...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to say a few words on this important subject. The Ceann Comhairle knows that there is a serious housing problem in our county that is not going away. We all have to combine to do something about it. It affects young people and families. There must be 100,000 young families all over the country who have been directly affected and cannot house themselves. A...

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Minister and the Minister of State for their response to the Covid threat. Those congratulations apply to the Government in general. I also congratulate the previous Government. This pandemic is an unprecedented attack on our society that still continues. I echo the words of a number of other people when I say that in the event that some of the support schemes...