Results 51,001-51,020 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which backlogs have been addressed in respect of various headings and payments operated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8808/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision will be made whereby emergency payments are made available in cases of extreme hardship by way of exceptional needs payment or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8809/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for exceptional needs payment pending or refused in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8812/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for old age (contributory) pension on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for old age (non-contributory) pension on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues of contributory entitlements such as illness benefit or other similar payments in which the persons qualify for a payment approximately half of that applicable to an old age pensioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8813/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the applications for various social welfare 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [8814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the self employed can qualify for various social welfare supports now and in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which her department can assist those in danger of becoming homeless with particular reference to situations whereby a primary payment is terminated and rent support likewise as a consequence resulting in hardship, anxiety and despair; if in such cases rent support will not be terminated until all has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent of youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8817/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Unemployment Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection extent of long term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeal decisions in respect of various refusals for payments that have been overturned on appeal in the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Scheme (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the rural recreation scheme 2018; the allocations and projects funded since 2016 under this or a similar heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8736/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has budgeted for the LIS scheme in 2018; the demand for the scheme and financial allocations to date, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which Garda vetting has been completed in respect of candidates that sat entrance exams since recruitment to An Garda Síochána recommenced; the degree to which approval forthcoming is pending or refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8891/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in the implementation of key rural development initiatives as contained in the rural development programme 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8970/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Policy (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 195. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of programmes for which his Department has responsibility throughout the entire country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8965/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 196. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to facilitate long-term sustainable economic and social progress across rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8966/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (21 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 197. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date in respect of the two regional broadband action groups,with particular reference to the provision of an efficient broadband network across rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8967/18]