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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am conscious of the need to conclude shortly. In the meetings in which Ms Walsh was reduced to tears and so forth, was there nobody there who could have said: "We understand your concerns and trauma, for obvious reasons". People could have taken Ms Walsh and people in that situation aside and told them they understood why they were upset and offered to help them. Was there nobody there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Did the chair influence the meetings you were at to that extent?

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 70(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 18 December 2019.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Seanad Éireann has passed the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019, the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017, and the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019, without amendment.

Racism Affecting Ethnic Minorities in Ireland: Statements (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy. Well said. There is time for only one more speaker as we must move on to the Topical Issue debate. We need to keep that in mind. I call Deputy Brendan Ryan.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this very important legislation. I hope it serves the purposes for which it is intended. I hope it will improve the standard of care and attention available to all of our constituents throughout the country, that it will safeguard hospital staff themselves and protect them so that mistakes that might be made and things might have been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The promised legislation about which I would like to ask is the patient safety Bill. Will the Bill in question come before the House before the end of this session or in the next session?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: He has.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the funding available for the built heritage projects throughout County Kildare that have requested funding, and the extent to which it has been drawn down.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I assure the Minister we have an abundance of suitable heritage and built heritage sites throughout County Kildare, north, south and central. I thank her for her detailed reply. Is the existing funding still available and can it be increased to accommodate further enthusiasm for making applications under the various headings referred to?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I fully support and encourage the Minister to proceed in that general direction in the hope there will be an increase in the number of applications under the various headings for the coming year and that she will find it possible to extend the fund in every way possible to cover the important historic and heritage venues all over the county. These have played a major role in our nation's...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the important cultural and heritage projects of 2019; the extent to which she expects these and other projects to progress in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52084/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to identify the most prominent cultural and heritage projects of 2019.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her very comprehensive reply. By way of a supplementary question I would like to ask the extent to which she and her Department monitor the various projects with a view to maximising their impact and appeal from the points of view of tourism, education, school tours and instilling in the new generation the importance of relating to their history and heritage.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Projects (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for the broad scale of her projects. I would like to ask if she has identified suitable projects throughout the country which might have a major beneficial impact on the local community and the nation as a whole.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she proposes to focus on the protection of endangered species of birds and animals for the future, with particular reference to the possibility of preventing further endangerment of such species; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52085/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance when the refund of RPT will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52546/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has had discussions with the authorities at a school (details supplied) recently with a view to meeting the accommodation requirements at the school by way of temporary arrangements in circumstances in which they are appropriate in order to ensure the minimum disturbance of existing and future students and mitigate the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (12 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a review will be concluded to determine entitlement to access free school transport in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52543/19]