Results 24,061-24,080 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when counselling will be offered to a family (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35167/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability allowance and social welfare payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35163/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who applied for carer's allowance in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35164/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability allowance will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35165/10]
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (5 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when redundancy payment, wages and holiday pay will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35166/10]
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Government is not providing it.
- Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Government was told it would never work.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: During the passage of legislation on NAMA, the Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach indicated to the House, under pressure from the Opposition parties, that legislation would be introduced to support those in mortgage arrears. There are now some 40,000 such cases. At the same time, many of the people affected are unemployed and in negative equity. What efforts have been made to bring...
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I do not want to prolong the debate and I thank the Taoiseach for his comprehensive reply but there is something missing. Mortgage arrears are increasing on a monthly basis. The IMF-----
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am not having a debate on it. I have another question to ask as well.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: This legislation was promised. The Taoiseach may not remember it but the Minister's words at the time were that he proposed to go the legislative route.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The IMF has suggested that something be done because arrears are increasing. Something needs to be done about this soon. Another issue of promised legislation is the legal costs Bill, which has been on the Government legislation programme for approximately four years. An indication was given that this would be pursued with some intent. It is still on the "must do" list, with publication...
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am sorry a Cheann Comhairle-----
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle is now interrupting me and not for the first time. I am entitled-----
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I am entitled to ask about the preparation of a Bill, whether the heads of the Bill have been prepared and whether discussions have taken place relative to the preparation of the Bill. We need to know the answer now.
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Has nothing been done?
- Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: After four years of ongoing work, a little more progress would be appreciated.
- Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Having listened to most of the speakers in this debate, the only conclusion I can make is that any law should be fair. Fairness should be determined by the way in which we ourselves would wish to be treated in a foreign country. This criterion should apply with regard to immigration laws. I hope this is the case although I am not certain. I am not so certain whether this Bill addresses...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent if any to which he has studied the costs for airlines using various airports with particular reference to handling, landing or other charges; if any studies have been done to identify the airports throughout Europe currently having the lowest charges; the extent to which this has affected the number of airlines using such airports;...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (6 Oct 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent if any to which the costs at various Irish airports are competitive with those applicable throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35447/10]