Results 35,581-35,600 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (19 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to encourage the hosting of major sporting events in this jurisdiction with the objective of maximising opportunities for economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55087/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 413. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has received applications for capital grants towards major and minor sporting and or amenity projects throughout the country; the extent to which consideration is ongoing in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55084/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Creation (19 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 414. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to liaise with the stakeholders in the tourism sector with a view to future expansion and employment generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Issues (19 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to monitor the rail, road and air transport facilities with a view to maximising the options available to the public in terms of a coordinated and integrated transport system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55086/13]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues at EU and UN level can actively engage with the various factions in the Central African Republic with particular reference to the need to bring about an early cessation of violence and the instigation of a peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1777/14]

Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, his EU colleagues and the international community continue to assist in the Middle East peace process; the extent to which major issues are being addressed in this context; the degree to which continuous dialogue has been established between the various factions; and if he will make a statement on...

Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, together with his EU and UN colleagues, continues positively to influence the Middle East peace process, with particular reference to the need to address and isolate contentious issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1775/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland and the EU continues to offer assistance towards bringing about a peaceful solution in southern Sudan; the degree to which the EU and Ireland in general can bring moral pressure on the opposing factions there with a view to alleviating violence and the dispersement of humanitarian aid; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his EU/UN colleagues have focused on the situation in southern Sudan with a view to addressing issues affecting the civilian population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1774/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which new trading partnerships have been developed in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which existing trading partnerships have improved and the consequent benefit to this economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1771/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the network of Irish embassies abroad has developed its capacity in promoting increased trade between Ireland and the various countries with which we have diplomatic representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1772/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to encourage awareness at EU and UN level of the ongoing pressing issues of the requirement of humanitarian aid in its various forms and locations; the extent, if any, to which a more cohesive and rapid response strategy is emerging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1773/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community continues to offer support to the countries worldwide that have been affected by various natural disasters over the past ten years; the extent to which commitments entered into by the developed countries have materialised in places such as Haiti, the Philippines and others;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the various commitments entered into by the international community in terms of humanitarian aid over the past six years have been honoured by the donors; the efforts ongoing to encourage such delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1782/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and the international community continue to positively influence the situation in Syria with particular reference to the need to protect the civilian population and address the widespread human rights abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1776/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Egyptian Conflict (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor the situation in Egypt with a view to ensuring the observance of the principles of basic human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1778/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his EU colleagues continue to promote and encourage democracy in the western Balkans with particular reference to the need to observe the acquis communautaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1779/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ten most sensitive locations throughout Africa which remain currently the cause of greatest concern in the context of human rights abuse, famine, war, starvation, genocide, the need for humanitarian aid and the efficacy of the local administrative structures; the ongoing efforts being made to ensure that aid intended...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continue to respond to the development of the democratisation of Iran with particular reference to the need to eliminate human rights abuses and a recognition that the establishment of democratic principles can and will result in a commensurate lifting of economic...