Results 41,121-41,140 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, whose application is ongoing since September 2014, given that the person has sent in all the required documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16016/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued, as a matter of urgency, in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, whose child is in need of urgent hospitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if, and when, a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16156/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a higher education grant will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois, in view of the person's total dependency on grants, and the family's situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16157/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he can take to facilitate the re-activation of various town centre developments, which were abandoned in the course of the banking collapse and which have since remained dormant; if issues affecting such cases have been examined with a view to re-activation with particular reference to Naas in County Kildare;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities in the greater Dublin region have sought funding from his Department arising from the housing initiative; if such funding or approval continues to be an issue, with particular reference to counties adjacent to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department is aware of new applicants applying for local authority housing, in some cases arising from repossessions or notice to quit from landlords; the extent to which this is being monitored by the various local authorities with a view to taking steps to address the issue; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the total number of persons on the various local authority housing lists has fluctuated in the course of the past 12 years; the steps taken annually to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16096/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department has been made aware of the number of distressed shared ownership loans recorded by the various local authorities; the degree to which remedial action, with particular reference to the rapidly escalating cost of the rental equity to the borrower, is being considered; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a review of the local authority loan system will be undertaken, with a view to making the system more accessible and effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16098/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the level of greenhouse gas emissions continues to be monitored, with particular reference to reductions in line with national and international guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16099/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which this country remains compliant with international carbon reduction targets; the programme for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16104/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate which sales of former local authority houses, now freehold, continue to be purchased by investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which the various local authorities continue to monitor unfinished housing estates, with a view to achieving completion at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16101/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it might be expected that provision will be made by the various interested parties for the completion of the development at the Waterways, Sallins, County Kildare, with particular reference to the alleviation of any issues affecting outstanding works; the extent to which such works have been identified, and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air and Water Pollution (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which various air pollutants continue to be monitored and identified; the extent to which such pollutants may be on the increase, for whatever reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16103/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I tried to practise bilocation not very successfully for the last hour or so. I apologise for my absence for the Minister's speech, but I have read it. In the country-specific areas applicable to this country, how do we compare with other European countries and how well are all other European countries complying with the objectives laid down initially, which I agree with and with which we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Not to be so explicit in the determination of the targets that they want to be met within the timescale. For example, there are countless situations where a person who has a 25 year loan might find themselves reaching 70 years of age before the end of the 25 years. The lending institutions saw fit to lend to that extent at the time of the institution of the mortgage, but they now see things...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their submissions which have been most interesting. I agree with Senator Hayden about identifying specific deficiencies in the regions, whether urban or rural. It is a work in progress and we must concentrate on it to ensure we have a balanced economic spread of development across the country. Some may be isolated and an anchor investor is required...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - Draft National Reform Programme 2015: Discussion (23 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Many people were not born at the time. I was on one of those much-criticised junkets. It was a learning experience and one of the first things we learnt was in Stuttgart, headquarters of Mercedes manufacturing, where 20,000 people worked. The benefit was visible as one approached the city, one knew there was a big player in the area because so many ancillary industries had piggybacked on...