Results 47,481-47,500 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the recently announced national planning framework will facilitate the granting of planning permission to the indigenous rural population in keeping with good planning practices and recognising the need to ensure rural revival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total number of persons struck off the local authority housing list for whatever reason in 2016 in each local authority throughout the country; the number of such persons currently in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9491/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total number of emergency housing units or accommodation available to Kildare County Council on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9492/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which a priority status will be awarded to Naas, County Kildare, in view of the need to ensure a dramatic response to the stalled development at the town centre and the general negative impact on the area as a result; if he will initiate an emergency plan together with the local authority to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which the construction and erection of modular housing of a high quality has been perfected with a view to early impact on homelessness and local authority waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which he can liaise with the local authorities with a view to ensuring that local authority housing applicants that have been delisted from the local authority waiting lists on the basis of excessive income and at the same time refused a local authority housing loan due to lack of sufficient income,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has examined the existing restrictions in respect of meeting the housing needs of the indigenous rural population in view of the urgent necessity to encourage the building of more houses, thereby enhancing the housing stock and relieving pressure on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a deferral of their JobPath meetings will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); if provision will be made whereby jobseeker's or similar payment will continue in this case in view of the necessity for the person to remain at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9469/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if maternity benefit is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9473/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will facilitate urgent restoration of rent support incorporating an increase in rent to €1,000 per month in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 258. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will facilitate an appeal in respect of refusal of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9478/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an urgent restoration of disability allowance will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 277. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the various towns throughout the country and in County Kildare have been earmarked for benefit from the recently announced Action Plan for Rural Development; if a priority list has been set out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9485/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9482/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 346. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) will be facilitated with a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9483/17]

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Deputies Niall Collins and James Lawless are sharing time.

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Maurice Quinlivan who has 20 minutes.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (28 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that Ireland's economic progress can continue into the future with particular reference to the need to maximise opportunities for economic expansion, foreign direct investment and indigenous investment, in view of the need to remain competitive on the international stage, notwithstanding Brexit or other global issues; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (28 Feb 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that continued economic progress remains attainable for the future notwithstanding Brexit or other geopolitical threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10426/17]