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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to support heritage or interpretative centres nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16950/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of historical sites that have been damaged in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16947/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which museums are located throughout urban and rural Ireland in such a way as to ensure easy and ready access from an educational or tourism prospective with a special emphasis on local history; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16948/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Built Heritage Investment Scheme (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which employment prospects are created nationally arising from various activities and restoration works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16951/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she directly or indirectly continues to support the arts by way of grant aid with particular reference to commemorative events, musical or stage productions at local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16952/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Philanthropy Initiatives (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the arts continues to be assisted by philanthropists on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16953/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which Waterways Ireland continues to develop and improve the canals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16954/19]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: This is an unusual appraisal of the Estimates in the sense that two issues seem to dominate the agenda. I point out that we need to examine the rest of the agenda as well because it is a very important and expensive budget and one that has required further attention as the year goes by. To dispense with the other two subjects first, when we have the benefit of hindsight, we generally are...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The other point I raised was the relationship between the various levels of management. I know the Minister referred to governance. I believe the linkage between the people with responsibilities was inadequate. How they were brought together and how often they meet are questions about which I automatically have concerns. I put that question to them previously and some of those present as...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I want to discuss another subject but I will return to the most prominent issues again. I ask the Minister to shed some light on the full extent of staffing levels in the public health sector and the extent to which an embargo, which has been suggested, is likely to affect staffing levels. I have put that question repeatedly to numerous Governmentsm, but, for some unknown reason, it does not...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The problem is that when the times comes to take action to curtail expenditure, usually it is in very sensitive areas, resulting in maximum impact and a public outcry. Action taken earlier would have the effect of avoiding the glitch at a sensitive time and there would be more scope to rearrange funds, for want of a better description, to meet oncoming challenges.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: On the reassurance offered to women in presenting for cervical smear tests, are we satisfied adequate provision has been made to enable us to say, hand on heart, that they will not find themselves stressed out? I know that we have the best intentions, but that is not way things happen. Within reason, can we reassure women that everything has been put in place, that everything that can...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I have one more question. I am a patient man and wait for everything.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Is the level of expenditure increasing?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: My last question resonates with a point made by a number of speakers. It relates to whether the oval shape design of the national children's hospital is the most expensive structure to build. That is not necessarily the case, as it depends on the curvature of the building. If it is a tight curve, it will costs quite a lot more, but the larger the building, the less likely it is extra costs...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (10 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I have a good few questions, but I will keep them until next week.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (9 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I have no doubt he will take up the matter with his colleague. I would like the Central Bank to become aware of the situation that affects people in these circumstances. I do not agree with what was said about the satisfactory settlement of 95% of mortgage arrears cases throughout the country. I have a considerable amount of experience in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (9 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State and you, a Cheann Comhairle.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (9 Apr 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this debate which is about people. It is about taking their circumstances and the advice they were given at a particular time into account. Like a lot of others, they made a mistake during the boom. They made the wrong investment and were overloaded which resulted in their property being repossessed and sold at a value of more than €20...