Results 17,601-17,620 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Brexit Preparations Update: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I do not want Mr. Breslin to answer this question in a way that might come back to trip him again. In the course of his negotiations and deliberations with the various bodies he liaised with in the past 12 months or so, there would have been one or several issues about which he had some concerns and was not happy. I am not asking him to tell me what they might be, for obvious reasons, but I...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I have dealt with a number of cases of professionals in health and associated areas. Different standards seem to apply at times. Let me give an example. A number of doctors have been appointed to positions for which they were not qualified and we only found out about it afterwards. Whatever system is in place, it is not working. The system in place in veterinary medicine works extremely...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am in two minds on this. I have to admit that I have been in the High Court on numerous occasions for my various sins over the years, although not in a personal way. If a professional issue has been raised against a practitioner, it is a serious matter. We need to be very careful about what we do. I am not sure whether the High Court should be the court of first instance. It may be...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: One has to try one's hand at everything.

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: We aspire to keep the highest standards and we must do that in all professions. Some differ, however. We live in a changing world. False allegations can be made and false evidence used to back them up. Modern technology makes that possible. We need to weigh that possibility against the need to achieve the highest possible standards while giving the individual at the eye of the storm his...

Select Committee on Health: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: We will get nine or ten done anyway.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied that all military personnel including reserves receive ongoing upgraded training in military techniques and communications with particular reference for the need to communicate with other defence forces throughout Europe in the case of emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38457/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps remains sufficient to meet a situation emerging such as a natural disaster or international responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38456/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Training (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which annual training is made available to members of the Reserve Defence Force; the number participating; the number that have participated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number and proposed location for the expected deployment of Irish troops in overseas enmeshments over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38901/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Air Corps that have resigned or retired on full service in each of the past three years to date; the number of replacements through recruitment throughout this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38902/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Army that have resigned or retired on full service in each of the past three years to date; the number of replacements through recruitment throughout this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Naval Service that have resigned or retired on full service in each of the past three years to date; the number of replacements through recruitment throughout this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38904/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he continues to ensure that Irish military personnel serving overseas on EU or UN deployments are equipped to the highest international standards in terms of communication and military hardware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38905/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women serving in each branch of the Defence Forces; the number that have resigned and-or retired; the extent to which they have been replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the average membership of the Defences Forces in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the extent to which it has been maintained or fluctuated in the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38907/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the training and working aircraft readily available to the Air Corps; the availability of upgrades if required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38908/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Naval Service and Air Corps have sufficient resources and equipment available to them to meet surveillance or other action missions along the Irish coast in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38909/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the next steps regarding consultation and decision-making in relation to a recent scoping report prepared by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (details supplied); and if funding will be provided for road developments which emerge as the preferred option of this scoping exercise. [38606/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with MEPs elected from Constituencies in Ireland (24 Sep 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the opportunity to engage with former and new colleagues in this fashion. We are living in very interesting times. We wish all the MEPs the very best in the challenges they face into the future. I have long held the view that the UK leaving the European Union will be a disaster for the UK and will be of no great help to the European Union. The European Commission, Mr. Barnier...