Results 54,861-54,880 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, in conjunction with the international community, can positively influence the situation in Yemen; if the UN or EU have a role in the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the situation in Haiti in terms of violence, starvation and the aftermath of natural disasters continues to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10000/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which international aid continues to be made available to persons in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union continues to positively influence the situation in all European countries with a view to ensuring less reliance on populism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all EU countries and non-EU countries with which the EU has or may have close relations are adequately aware of the dangers of populism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he remains satisfied that populism or racism can have no place throughout the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Common Security and Defence Policy (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU and UN remain alert to the threat of organisations (details supplied); the extent of the success of the international community in this regard over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which all EU countries and applicant countries for EU membership remain committed to the acquis communautaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10006/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Data (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which various donor countries have contributed to international aid in line with their original promise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10007/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the use of child soldiers continues to be a focus for the international community with particular reference to specific measures to address the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10008/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of a medical card application in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is expected to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9812/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed further on the grounds that they suffer from MS, had a medical card which they relied upon and has a long medical history with a view to taking into account their dependability on medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a carer's allowance payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9780/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review can be facilitated in the case of the refusal of carer’s allowance to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9859/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I will come in now myself because I have to leave. I am sorry about that. I thank the witnesses. We have done our best to read ourselves up to date on this very complicated but important subject. We all know aspiring parents, people who wish to have children but cannot, for all the reasons we have gone into before. Most important is that we are assured as to the legal foundations on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The stakeholders include the baby, the donor and the surrogate mother. To what extent, on the basis of court cases already taking place in other jurisdictions, can we have reasonable assurance that we are covered in most eventualities? A few years ago, we had a couple of high-profile cases. That seems to have tapered off recently. Would the witnesses comment on anonymous donors? Although...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am conscious of that situation, for example, there are children in this country who are the product of anonymous donations. The question arises of whether retrospective application in the law can cover all eventualities. Do our guests know how many such children live in this jurisdiction, having come here from other jurisdictions? There are quite a few.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Are our guests satisfied that adequate protection exists for all the parties involved, namely, the surrogate mother, the child and the proposed or new parents? Given the previous legislation and the number of submissions from various interest groups are they satisfied that the vital interests of those three are adequately upheld?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Like other speakers, I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this legislation. It is not of our choice that we in this House are speaking on this issue. We did not initiate the events that led us to this particular situation but we have to acknowledge that we must deal with what is presented. I acknowledge the tremendous work done by the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I can see that some things are contagious across this House. However, some people may support this legislation with some difficulty but the fact is there is no other option; there is no alternative. It is in the interests of this country and its people that the political establishment here, and those who claim not to be part of the establishment, stand together in the national interest and...