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Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Family Reunification
Bernard Durkan
827. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in progressing an application for family reunification in the case of the family of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47973/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Safety
Bernard Durkan
1031. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he has plans to expand or improve facilities for children with particular reference to children at risk or potentially at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48132/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
1032. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which it is intended to develop an early response/alert system to address any issues arising in respect of children at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48133/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
1033. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for review of cases of children at risk brought to his Department's attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48134/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Youth Services
Bernard Durkan
1034. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the need has arisen to develop and expand youth services since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48135/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Youth Services
Bernard Durkan
1035. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with youth representatives with a view to establishing the highest possible contact and dialogue in order to meet their requirements to an even greater extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48136/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Youth Services
Bernard Durkan
1036. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the extent to which the integration programmes available through his Department continue to be of direct assistance to the relevant cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48137/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Youth Services
Bernard Durkan
1037. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken or continues to take to address social and or economic disadvantage amongst the youth cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48138/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Equality Issues
Bernard Durkan
1038. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases in respect of which satisfactory integration programmes have been initiated in each particular area throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48139/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Children in Care
Bernard Durkan
1039. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in foster or other care in State or private institutions; the extent to which these numbers have fluctuated in the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48140/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
1040. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which adequate reporting facilities are available in respect of children at risk; if augmentation of such services is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48141/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Child Protection
Bernard Durkan
1041. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate counselling, support and rescue services remain available through his Department to meet the requirements of at-risk children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48142/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Health Services
Bernard Durkan
1258. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if an urgent stepdown bed can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if all efforts can be made to ensure that proper provision for this patient is put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48201/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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National Development Plan
Bernard Durkan
7. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the extent to which he and his Department continue to utilise reform as a means of creating a greater efficiency in the delivery of various Government projects throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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National Development Plan
Bernard Durkan
36. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in the context of his delivery of the NDP, the extent to which he has isolated issues likely to culminate in delays in such delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46711/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Agriculture Industry
Bernard Durkan
81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to ensure that the maximum amount of agriculturally productive land continues to grow given the extent to which the agri-food industry has contributed to the recovery in the aftermath of the financial crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46713/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Bernard Durkan
95. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to liaise with all the stakeholders, given the necessity to ensure soil management techniques are employed to reduce the possibility of soil compacting, which may result in surface flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46714/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Traffic Management
Bernard Durkan
137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the current position in regard to traffic management proposals for Celbridge, County Kildare, the purpose of which were to alleviate traffic chaos but which did not find favour with local residents and councillors; when it might be expected that such proposals might proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47240/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Traffic Management
Bernard Durkan
138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport when the proposals to proceed with the provision of a second bridge over the Liffey at Celbridge, County Kildare, might be activated in line with ever-increasing traffic volume requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47241/23]
Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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Traffic Management
Bernard Durkan
139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the current state of the proposals to alleviate traffic in Naas, County Kildare, which were rejected by the previous membership of Kildare County Council; if the plans have been revised, updated and improved to encompass more comprehensively the wishes of the Naas members of Kildare County Council and the residents in respect of their preferred options; when work is likely to commence on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47242/23]