Results 45,481-45,500 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (12 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure in place to expedite the process of medical cards for cancer patients; if he expects to improve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 636. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he proposes to meet the long-term residential needs of children and young adults whose parents may not be available and who require residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21356/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (12 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 637. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which staff levels in all posts have fluctuated over each of the past eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21357/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (12 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 638. To ask the Minister for Health if he evaluated the full extent and costs of a comprehensive health service in the future; his views on the matter with regard to demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21358/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (12 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 639. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his vision for the future of the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21359/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to pursue new markets for Irish beef, lamb, pigmeat, poultry and dairy products over the next five years; if live exports of beef is likely to form a feature of any such strategy; the degree to which he expects Irish farmers to benefit in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to respond favourably to recent submissions from the Irish Farmers Association and other farming organisations with regard to pressing requirements or interventions in the agrifood sector in order to restore viability to the industry and make provisions for the future in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his objectives to support the pig producing sector, with particular reference to the need to address the issue of rising costs, low return and unstable markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21567/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he sees opportunities for improvement and expansion in the beef and dairy sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21568/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to promote Irish meat and dairy exports globally in the aftermath of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21569/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Lobbying Data (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has examined submissions he has received from the Irish Farmers Association and other farming organisations; his plans to respond to the main features therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he continues to strictly enforce strict animal health and traceability, thereby enhancing the competitive edge for beef, lamb, poultry and pigmeat at home and abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he continues to be satisfied that labelling and traceability regulations applicable throughout the European Union, in respect of products originating within the Union or outside, continue to be observed in the spirit and the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21636/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which labelling of beef, lamb, pigmeat, poultry or fish products imported here directly, through other European Union or third countries continues to comply with the most rigid labelling regimes applicable here and throughout the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21643/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry Development (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his vision for the ongoing development of the bloodstock industry, with obvious benefit to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to promote and develop the fishing industry, with particular reference to maximising incentives to assist families dependent on fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21573/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he can secure assurances to protect the agrifood sector in the event of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that ongoing trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States of America do not militate against the agrifood sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21638/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to combat the impact of a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21575/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (13 Jul 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he expects to enhance incomes for farm families over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21576/16]