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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Provision (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which community welfare services remain readily accessible in all areas throughout County Kildare with particular reference to meeting out of hours and emergency needs in circumstances in which it is necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50634/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their submission. I agree on the need for managers to direct; we need a command system. I feel that the command system has failed but I cannot put my finger on the reason for that. For instance, if people are on trolleys in a hospital I immediately ask why they are there. Is the hospital the appropriate place for them in the first instance?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The next issue is the staffing levels and the configuration of the staff. I came across a situation recently where there was only one doctor available in a hospital. I do not know who decided that. I do not know how that came about but it should not happen. If that is the way it is, there is a reason for it, we need to know what is the reason for it and we need to do something about it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Workforce Planning in the Health Sector (Resumed): Discussion with Fórsa (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The Chairman will be glad to know I have only one more question anyway. I am aware the Chairman is anxious. I am also anxious, I can assure him, to get parity with everybody in this business. The point I want to make is this. There is a proportionality issue as well. If we employ 10,000 new staff over a period of time, there must be a proportional number of those proposed for the...

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Likewise, it is an issue close to my heart. I strongly support the views expressed by Deputy Naughten. There should be no situation where the patient finds out after the event that he or she is not covered because the treatment was provided in a particular hospital. The insurance companies need to make up their minds. The patient is entitled to full information prior to treatment. It...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: On a point of order, this is a debate on a Supplementary Estimate. It is not the same as an ordinary committee meeting. It is normal procedure to alternate between Government and Opposition when offering. Otherwise I will have to vacate, because with the best will in the world, I do not have all day to sit here listening to the wisdom of my colleagues.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Soon.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to repeat the point that the normal procedure in a debate of this nature is for discussions to alternate between Government and Opposition. Otherwise there is no sense in some of the rest of us coming in until the Opposition is finished. I could come back tomorrow. If the Chair gives me notice I will be quite happy to do that. I want to draw attention to some of the fallacies in...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Unlike everybody else, I will not hog the show for the whole day.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: By the same token, we all need to be clear about the difference between the current and capital budget. Some projects are more advanced than others, the result of which is that demands will not be made for cheques to be written at a given time. This is not new; it has been going on forever. It is part and parcel of the running of a service. I have listened to every debate very carefully...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: -----that go along with the privileges of the House.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I know. I have been sitting here listening to the debate for three-quarters of an hour.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Donnelley's rant is permanent.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I appealed to the Chairman before and he did not do anything about it.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: There is more to do.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Waiting lists in general have consumed much of our time. How can the waiting lists be dealt with? It is not rocket science. If we have a waiting list of 1,000, we should be able to figure out how long it will take to deal with it. This is where the planning comes in. Where are the deficiencies that prevent us dealing with that waiting list now? If we cannot deal with that waiting list...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (3 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Ireland has identified new trading partners to compensate for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Growth (3 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which she continues to encourage investment on the island of Ireland with a view to ensuring the continued prosperity North and South, notwithstanding issues arising from Brexit; if further initiatives are planned to enhance the continued development of economies North and South with equally beneficial results; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (3 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport to a school (details supplied) can be extended to Clogherinkoe, Broadford, County Kildare, to accommodate children living in the area who are hoping to attend the school in 2020/2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50264/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which his Department can favourably consider offering a stamp 4 visa to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49775/19]