Results 39,841-39,860 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 357. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the welfare of children in State care; the number and location of children in State care; if adequate support services remain available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2745/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Charities and Voluntary Organisations (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 358. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which various voluntary groups, bodies and organisations dealing with the rights and well-being of children remain in contact with his Department and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 365. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide his priorities for the development of youth support services in all areas throughout the country targeting children and teenagers with the objective of providing a suite of support services in accordance with requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which rehabilitative support services continue to be made available for juvenile offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2866/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Self-Harm Prevention (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which early alert procedures exist to identify children and youths deemed to have a disposition towards self-harm; the extent to which adequate supports are in place to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2741/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when appropriate special needs assistant support will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2729/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of Latvian Presidency of European Council: Latvian Ambassador to Ireland (20 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome the ambassador and his colleagues and congratulate him on Latvia’s objectives. Dr. Apals's comments were true. Some issues were not mentioned but still remain. In terms of cohesion and security, Europe is a challenging place at the moment. The Latvian and subsequent Presidencies will have to address the emerging issue of security. We do not want to see a repetition of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 15. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the serious issue of overcrowding at various general hospitals throughout the country including Naas General Hospital with particular reference to identifying specific measures applicable to individual cases whereby remedies such as the utilisation of appropriate space for emergency beds/trollies other than in hospital...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 80. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding the development plans for the national children’s hospital; the extent to which the project has been advanced to the next stage; the degree to which the actual space and related facilities have been agreed; when he will announce a starting date for on-site operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2370/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will restore the full entitlement of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin in view of the fact that payment was interrupted by her Department when the family became homeless; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2909/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 2 December 2014, the grounds on which the High Court quashed his Department's original decision of March 1987, and it was concluded that it was not necessary to do other than carry out a review after which the original decision could be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2891/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2908/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an eviction which took place (details supplied) in County Kildare wherein a person was evicted from their dwelling; if the eviction was carried out in accordance with due process and natural justice; if on foot of a court order or a letter from the Private Residential Tenancies Board, her attention has been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently operational throughout the country; the extent to which the general hospitals in the respective catchment areas alleviated the problem of overcrowding at accident and emergency in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3018/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to alleviate the problem of overcrowding at various general hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3019/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which spare wards or beds capacity exists at any of the general hospitals that experience overcrowding at accident and emergency departments in the past number of weeks; the steps being taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3020/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which step-down, public or private nursing home beds are available or are being made available throughout the country with particular reference to general hospitals that have experienced overcrowding at accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3021/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of public nursing home beds that have been reduced throughout the country in the past ten years; the extent to which any such beds could be utilised to alleviate overcrowding in general hospitals at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which waiting times can be reduced for elective procedures in hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (21 Jan 2015)
Bernard Durkan: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the plans for the national children’s hospital have been advanced; the degree to which the proposed site has been architecturally married to the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3024/15]