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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken by Trinity College Dublin to ensure a course transfer for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27161/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 707. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26687/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27029/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 732. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27131/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27133/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 737. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality , further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 10 September 2020, if information emailed to her Department and acknowledged on 24 July 2020 in respect of the case of a person (details supplied) has been appended to the file in question for further consideration; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 738. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed to obtain residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 739. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a case pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27177/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 758. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he expects to meet the requirements of the hospital building programme including that which refers to Naas General Hospital and all other hospitals nationwide in respect of which planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27259/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 759. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to meet the costs of the health capital programme in all areas nationwide in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27260/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 878. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent local psychology services will be made available to the population of Maynooth, County Kildare in view of the urgent need to provide such services and ensure fast and efficient access to services when required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Waste Disposal (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 973. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinical waste yellow bin will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27241/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Like other speakers, I welcome our guests and thank them for their Herculean efforts in dealing with the virus. Things are not going in the right direction. The trend appears to be wrong. We must be more stout-hearted in our approach. If we get faint or panic, we will go in the wrong direction. My worry is that the trend is still going the wrong way. I raised this issue last week, but...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Reid for his reply. Can any initiative be taken now, in light of the current trend, that might have the effect of concentrating people's minds at every level with a view to reversing the trend? I asked last week if there was any one particular issue. I know that there are a number of issues but is there one particular initiative to which the public will respond? Some sectors...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I will move on to rapid testing and results. I know that our guests have already said that investigation into the various available methods of testing is under way. I read recently that a large number of people visited this country in the past six weeks, or something to that effect. There has been a lot of travel in and out of the country and rapid testing seems to be the only answer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I should mention, Chairman, that I was told to allow my name to go forward. I did not ask that my name go forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: No, I do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: That is all right, Chairman. We will take it as read that there was a gun put to my head to go forward. Whether that is acceptable or not, I do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I would be all in favour of that, normally.