Results 54,021-54,040 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to have discussions with his EU colleagues with a view to ensuring that transport costs here are competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52462/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which integrated ticketing continues to be successful; if further expansion is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52463/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied); the correct level of arrears due in the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52282/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our witnesses for coming in and for giving us the benefit of their insight into the care system. A number of things come to mind. Over the years I have made numerous references to the way the care has to be distributed and the competition between community-based care, institutional care, private hospital nursing home care and public hospital nursing home care. There seems to be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I hate to interrupt, but on almost a weekly basis we have before us a group of people who are in favour of pay restoration and who are very aggrieved that it has not come. They are central providers to the system. There are competing demands and everybody must be cognisant of that and the situation is not a simple one, but we must also be alert to the fact that we could tip over the edge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: That is my point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am loath to interrupt. That is true up to a point. On a regular basis the committee is faced with the private sector and the public sector, very often competing with each other. Sometimes they overlap and at other times they do not overlap and there are gaps in the system. As one can see from looking at the colour of my hair, I come from an earlier generation and I remember when there...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: On the issue raised by Deputy Pearse Doherty, will the Tánaiste comment on whether it would be possible, through an amendment to the promised legislation on the Central Bank or otherwise, to encourage the creation of a code of conduct applicable to primary and secondary lending agencies that are in the course of repossessing large tracts of household property all over the country, which...

Centenary of 1918 General Election: Statements (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The circumstances are very different now.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I understand that it is proposed to refer this Bill to the Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport pursuant to Standing Orders 84A and 149.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss mental health supports for Defence Forces personnel in view of recent suicides among ranks; (2) Deputy Aindrias Moynihan - to address safety issues with regard to the N22 between Macroom and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for affording me this further opportunity to raise the issue of the development of the town centre in Naas, County Kildare, which has been stalled for approximately ten years. Suffice it to say that many gallons of water have passed under many bridges since I first raised this issue. I was initially informed that it was about to be resolved. A...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Minister of State's response. It gives me hope. The only thing that worries me is that one can say "Live horse and you will get grass" in many of these situations. We have done this before. A major issue was to get an anchor tenant to suit the location and a great deal of work has been done on that. It is to be hoped that has concluded satisfactorily at this stage. It...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget available to her Department to cater for the full extent of its responsibilities including the protection of children, the monitoring of at risk cases the follow-up as necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52438/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate protection is in place to ensure early reporting and prompt action in cases of suspected child abuse whether in State institutions, foster care or in the home; the number of outstanding cases awaiting attention; the average timescale for investigating such issues; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the residency status and eligibility for naturalisation and consequently an Irish passport in the case of persons (details supplied) in view of the fact that one of their children’s passports was withdrawn and that matters have not progressed since; if the matter will be examined with a view to clearing up confusion arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Documents (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if copies of previously issued P45 documents can reissue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is deemed acceptable for SUSI by way of answer to a parliamentary question to refer to an email address rather than a direct reply in line with parliamentary procedure as has been the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if wards of court continue to benefit adequately from their status in the case of children or adults that have been made wards of court; the extent to which questions have been raised on this issue by family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52683/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (13 Dec 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which further legislative changes are anticipated in respect of the legislation affecting wards of court with a view to better recognition of the changes in circumstances over time which may affect detrimentally the families of wards of court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52670/18]