Results 51,681-51,700 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (1 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 401. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the extent to which research has been undertaken to identify the most common causes of concern and stress among young persons in modern times; the extent to which corrective measures can be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19137/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (1 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the appropriate rent supplement to which a person (details supplied) otherwise would be entitled will be refunded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18577/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available for communities through the RAPID programme; the success of the programme to date; the detail of his commitment to disadvantaged communities under the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Scheme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the rural recreation scheme will be announced; the number of projects that were funded via this scheme since 2017 to date in 2018; the action he has taken or plans to take in respect of increasing the number of participants in the rural walks scheme as per the programme for partnership Government commitment; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Valuations (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases referred for arbitration to the property arbitrator for a decision in each of the past ten years to date; the number of cases completed; the number outstanding; the time taken to complete examination of a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19297/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Valuations (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the long delays in the property arbitration sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19298/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in a position to examine eligibility for grant aid through his Department for various community-based groups throughout County Kildare, including integration groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if voluntary and or community groups in County Kildare engaged in the production of musical and dramatic productions at local level can apply for assistance under the various schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19288/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which local voluntary groups such as men's sheds or women's groups may be eligible to apply for assistance to his Department in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19289/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the main headings under which his Department expects to be in a position to offer financial assistance to voluntary groups throughout County Kildare and the country at large; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19290/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria within which groups in the voluntary sector can apply to his Department for assistance in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19293/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Administration (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department will interact with the Leader programme when identifying suitable projects for attention and support in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for various voluntary and community groups and projects throughout the country and County Kildare in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he will be in a position to offer development assistance to the various tidy towns committees in County Kildare which have in the past participated in their respective competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department can assist in the promotion of local historic sites or buildings heretofore undeveloped for education or tourism purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19295/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which his Department monitors the registration of charities with a view to ensuring that all charities are registered and operated according to regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19296/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests. I was very interested in the very desolate picture painted by Dr. Peadar Gilligan and others. It is true and we all understand the difficulties in filling posts throughout the health services. Some of the issues have been in existence for years, even before the downturn in the economy. I served on one health board and I can recall distinctly posts being left unfilled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Would that apply in third countries if our graduates emigrate? Do they have to have individual registration in each country or is it general-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Are other EU countries having difficulty filling posts, as we are here? I am conscious of the cost of the services and the fact that we are not the lowest spenders on health generally, but we may be the lowest spenders on consultant posts. That is a query.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Bernard Durkan: People who emigrate to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, that is, graduates who want experience and presumably want to do the best they can for themselves have a choice. They can go to Australia, the United States and do the registration and whatever else. The choices are to go to the Middle East or to Australia. What is the difference there? How can we compete with that?