Results 9,201-9,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cost of Living Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can continue to take measures to control the cost of living without contributing to inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21584/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the OECD agreement on corporation profits tax remains; if attempts in some European countries to derail the proposal are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which home borrowers in Ireland have to pay higher interest rates than many of their counterparts throughout the European Union; if these issues are being addressed in the short and medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he proposes to continue to use reform as a means of controlling costs in this jurisdiction for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which public expenditure on infrastructure can be targeted at those areas most in need of infrastructural investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21588/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he expects reform to be a part of Government policy in the future, having particular regard to success in this area in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 194. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he remains satisfied that the level of reform interposed with public expenditure is sufficient to continue to meet the targets as laid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21592/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Wage-setting Mechanisms (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reform will play a central role in the context of national wage agreements in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the progress of Government contracts, with particular reference to the need to ensure any progress of a positive nature continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which delays in public procurement are currently contributing to rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21595/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the concept of reform continues to be applied across all Departments with a view to ensuring best practice, value for money and compliance with the principles of reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he expects all Government projects to continue to be completed on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the processing of a passport application in the case of a person (details supplied); if further documentation remains outstanding in this case; when the mother’s passport will be returned given that both passports are required at an early date; when the passport for the minor will be issued; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for assistance with the payment of funeral expenses in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21507/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21543/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which her Department can help to facilitate a person (details supplied) who requires a basic social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21645/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if requested documentation from a person (details supplied) has been received given that they have yet to receive a response or acknowledgement for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21514/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for a residency permit card renewal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21531/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of applications for citizenship in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21533/22]