Results 46,061-46,080 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (18 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 5 October 2016, if a person (details supplied) qualifies for an invalidity pension following one year in receipt of disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30785/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which any improvements will be facilitated in the availability of post-school residential places for children and young adults with special needs in the coming years, with particular reference to ensuring the availability of sufficient such places to enable parents enter into employment in order to better care for their children in the future;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which any improvements will be facilitated in the availability of post-school residential places for children and young adults with special needs in the coming years, with particular reference to ensuring the availability of sufficient such places to enable parents enter into employment in order to better care for their children in the future;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the requisite number of residential and day places are likely to continue to be made available at St. Raphael's Celbridge, County Kildare, with particular reference to ensuring availability of the required services for children and adults depending on their special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of sufficient residential, day places and school places for children and adults with special needs currently attending various centres including Genil House, Maynooth and educational child or adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30325/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 407. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which respite care and respite care grants can be restored in the current year with particular reference to the needs of parents and children throughout north Kildare and the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The broadcasting (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is promised legislation. What is the timescale for its introduction on Second Stage in the House?

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that all Departments can remain within their expenditure targets without diminution of services in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30966/16]

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The purpose of the question is to ascertain the extent to which the Minister is satisfied that each Department can remain within its budgetary targets without diminution of services in the course of the year.

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he sees potential, on foot of the data already available to him, for an overrun in any Department? If so, what measures can be taken to avert that at this stage?

Other Questions: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have identified the most important elements of infrastructural deficiency in areas such as housing, health, transport, communications or education that are most likely to affect economic performance in the future; the extent of his ongoing proposals to address such deficiencies with a view to...

Other Questions: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: This question asks the extent to which the Minister can identify the most important elements of infrastructural deficiency in areas such as housing, health, transport, communications and education that are most likely to affect economic performance in future and whether it may be possible to address them.

Other Questions: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister. Has he examined individual Departments with a view to liaising with Ministers so they can identify their priorities and concerns for achieving their specific targets that may be impeded by a lack of infrastructure? What has been discovered if that is so? Has the Minister received that information? For example, what is needed in the Departments dealing with housing,...

Other Questions: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. A number of those Departments, such as that dealing with housing, are key to the future economic and social well-being of the country. In the past few days I received a quote from a system builder to the effect that he could build houses for €125,000 per unit. They would be perfectly passable and good houses and they could deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied that public expenditure projections remain on course and are likely to remain on course throughout the current year; the specific areas of a vital infrastructural nature which might require extra expenditure; if such expenditure remains possible while maintaining prudent management principles...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the economy continues to benefit from public sector and general reform over the past number of years; if he expects the benefits from such reforms to continue to accrue into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31170/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he continues to take account of and have regard for the impact of wage restraints and cost cutting throughout the public sector with particular reference to the impact on individual public service at all levels in view of the impact of the ongoing economic situation; if he envisages any particular areas that might...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will identify the most effective policies pursued by his Department over the past five years in terms of addressing the economic needs of the country with a view to identifying the most likely and effective strategy to be followed in terms of public expenditure and reform for the future and the future economic needs of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (19 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget for each Department to meet its requirements over the next 12 months; if any particular measures are required to address specific issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31173/16]