Results 49,881-49,900 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the smaller version of Irish passports approved some time ago have been acceptable and popular for international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48673/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which EU relations with Ukraine and Georgia continue to be positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48674/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which positive relations continue to be generated between the EU and Armenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48675/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of persons (details supplied); if the case will be examined as a matter of urgency with a view to naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48656/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures applicable to regularise residency and determine eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48657/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can be re-accommodated in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48652/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (16 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason rent support has not been paid in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48658/17]

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Calm down.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The Central Bank (consolidation) Bill is promised legislation and should be brought before the House as a matter of urgency with a view to introducing a code of conduct along the lines of that described by Deputy Pearse Doherty a few minutes ago in order to control the activities of primary and secondary lenders who are now using the situation of increased equity to repossess properties and...

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to be in a position to provide broadband services to those areas outside the proposed or existing provisions, in some cases only by a matter of metres; if he will consider a separate contract for such customers to run concurrent with the current programme; and if he will make a statement...

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The purpose of this question, somewhat similar to the previous question, is to bridge the gap between the existing work that has been done, is satisfactory and is a major improvement on what we had, and the next stage for those who require service and are anxious to know when they will get it.

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is not true to say that we had services all over the country a few years ago. Six or seven years ago, there were several black spots in the country with no mobile phone coverage, no telephone services, no radio signal and no television signal. The position has improved a little since then because of the action being taken. The problem is...

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his response. Is there any possibility that the situation could be examined with a view to ensuring that those who are closest to the existing fibre could be accommodated, even temporarily? It may be possible to do that kind of thing without incurring too much expenditure. Would it be possible for the Minister to discuss that with eir or other private operators to...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy is a minute and a half over time.

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Could we have one voice please?

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (21 Nov 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Boyd Barrett is correct.