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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Domestic Pets (25 Jan 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 708. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of successful, and unsuccessful, prosecutions that were made on behalf of the State in 2019 and 2020 in terms of dog owners who were found not to hold a proper and up-to-date dog licence for their animal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3041/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (18 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 1927. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the person or body with whom responsibility lies to ensure that the attention of owners of restricted breeds of dogs is drawn to their obligations and responsibilities pursuant to relevant legislation governing these breeds; if there are any plans to introduce a system whereby an owner of a restricted breed is obliged to register...

Leaders' Questions (1 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I hope that is all the dog does.

Order of Business (22 May 2008)

Bernard Durkan: It is not a great morning for walking dogs, a Cheann Comhairle, but to ensure the industry is catered for.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The control of dogs Bill is much more important.

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Tánaiste not agree that both legislative items are urgently required at this time and are far more urgent than is the control of dogs (amendment) Bill or the Bill on plastic bags or the other items proposed on the pink paper?

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Release the dogs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Sep 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 896. To ask the Minister for Health if a means exists whereby a person (details supplied) can obtain a therapy guide dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37177/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (23 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to review and update the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (29 May 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the review of dog legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (14 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 631. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of dog control measures applicable here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Domestic Pets (25 Jan 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 709. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions that were made on behalf of the State in terms of dog owners whose animal was involved in the killing or injuring of sheep and-or other livestock in 2019 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3042/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Will we be able to avoid the issues which have dogged us in recent years, such as those in respect of emergencies, access, accident and emergency in particular regions in the south west, and so on? I do not want to go into the details again but one size should fit all. If the service is available and this of a high standard, it also needs to apply throughout the regions and everywhere,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Bernard Durkan: ..., and Ms Dixon may be certain, that in some circumstances the authority of the questioner is questioned. There is a tendency to extend that along the road a little bit, like Lanna Machree's dog, and end up in a place one did not want to go. In that respect, one may end up restricting information, failing to co-operate and, as a result, some person or system is put at risk. I am sorry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: -----where the dogs have buried the bones. What I am trying to do is simplify the matter. There have been a multiplicity of boards and people with various responsibilities. Although I presume they were all interlinked and there was a constant updating between one and the other, I am not so sure about that. A monthly reporting system would not be sufficient to keep everyone abreast of what...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: ...public are satisfied that everything possible is being done to address the issues that affect patients. We must try to make sure we overcome the obstacles, the snags and the whatabouts that have dogged the service for years. That is what is happening. If we want a good service that is reliable, we need to snag on a regular basis. I will make further comments later, if necessary, but if...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: ...congratulate them on their new roles. I have a few questions for them. Public procurement is a very important issue at present. There are many obstacles, some perceived and some real, that have dogged delivery in public procurement over many years. What can the Minister or Minister of State tell us at this stage about the way in which they intend to go about dealing with that issue,...

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Bernard Durkan: ...to indicate at this stage". I refer to the financial services regulation Bill, which I would have thought was an urgently required item of legislation that was more important than the control of dogs (amendment) Bill, the Bill pertaining to plastic bags or the other Bills that now have made their way onto the pink paper. Obviously, the Government thinks otherwise. Another highly...

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: ...discussion, because I cannot draw that side of the House into it, as we know. If they could not foresee what was going to happen they should not be there. It is as simple and stark as that. The dogs on the street were talking about it, but anybody who dared to say what had to be said was denigrated, cast aside and regarded as unpatriotic. They were ignored. It is sad that we have had...