Results 47,421-47,440 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (16 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlement to jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) after expiry of the person's entitlement to jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7989/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will to be paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7990/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chairman and the witnesses for giving of their time, expertise and vision. I think I have mentioned before that interaction between medical practitioners and mainstream politicians has not taken place for some years. As I have said many times, I was a member of the former Eastern Health Board. Questions were raised at health board meetings and responses were expected but that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I do not wish to go into individual tragic circumstances but a number come to mind. Inevitably, moneys are spent on the defence of court cases. In my comments, I was trying to balance the hospital needs, the service needs and the maternity needs initially against the cost of having to defend the tragic outcomes in court. If €1 million is to be spent in the courts or in the hospital,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Maternity Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The situation has been greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase the words of Mark Twain.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: There is the issue of expensive drugs for deserving patients. To what extent, if any, is there application of the Single Market in this regard right across the European Union? Has it been done already or can it be done? Have comparisons been made of the difference between servicing the costs and needs of individual patients in this country and patients in other European countries? The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps to ensure that persons applying for means-tested social protection payments following family law settlement in respect of the family home are not forced to spend the entire proceeds of their settlement before being awarded rent support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8408/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Information and Advice Service (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available to his Department to deal with the fallout from the housing crisis, with particular reference to homelessness arising from increasing pressure from lenders on home owners who may be in arrears; if he has calculated the likely number of extra supports required in the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the tenders for the Maynooth post-primary school complex will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8755/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to create apprenticeship opportunities under various trades; the degree to which specific shortages have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8820/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be facilitated in respect of an appeal against alleged overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Data (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for one-parent family payment refused on whatever grounds, on a monthly basis over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the applications for various social protection payments which are most commonly refused on application and referred to appeal or oral hearing; the number of cases subsequently rejected or approved on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8787/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the various youth unemployment alleviation measures have resulted in successful full-time job placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Provision (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 318. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which community welfare services remain readily accessible in all areas throughout County Kildare with particular reference to meeting out-of-hours emergency needs when necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Benefits Data (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 319. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of unemployment assistance or unemployment benefit in County Kildare; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the course of the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which he can continue to improve the time taken to process appeals in respect of various social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8792/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which backlogs have been addressed in respect of various headings and payments operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8793/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which he and his Department have examined issues preventing or discouraging unemployed persons from obtaining employment; if he has examined various schemes available to his Department with a view to ensuring adequate incentivisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8794/17]