Results 56,681-56,700 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41542/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied that the proposed health budget for 2020 is fully capable of meeting his requirements throughout the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he expects hospital waiting lists to improve in the course of the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41518/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of medical card numbers has fluctuated over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41519/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which scoliosis patients can expect to receive treatment in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for orthopaedic treatment has improved in the past five years and likely to continue to improve in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which full medical examinations and dental follow-up treatment is effective to the extent necessary for early intervention and treatment of dental matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41522/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which primary care centres are relieving the pressure on accident and emergency services nationally; if some are preforming to a greater or lesser extent to other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41523/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which modern health centres are available or are proposed to become available in all population centres nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41524/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which modern health centres and primary care centres are available throughout County Kildare; the proposed improvement and extension of such centres in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41525/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Staff (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which it is planned to provide maternity cover for speech and language therapists; if his attention has been drawn to fact that the lack of services while therapists are on maternity leave is a major setback for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41526/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the course of the next HPV campaign, the most modern and effective vaccines will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Schools Health and Safety (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which school medical examinations continue to take place throughout County Kildare; the extent to which treatment requirements are identified and follow-up arranged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41528/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the case of a person (details supplied); if a precise prognoses and treatment has been determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41529/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be refunded in respect of a cathartic procedure which they underwent at a private hospital or in any way be supplemented by the HSE in view of the fact that they are a medical card holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41530/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41544/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has identified the degree to which a specific area of forestry can offset carbon emissions by way of sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28581/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am seeking to ascertain the extent to which various tree species can assist in carbon sequestration, thereby contributing in a positive way to efforts to deal with climate change without destroying the incomes of people in rural Ireland, particularly members of the farming community.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his interesting reply. I have carried out some experiments in this area. For example, much of the focus has been on native deciduous species which are, of course, not the best at sequestering carbon. In fact, Sitka spruce is one of the most efficient in that area probably because of its growing lifespan. Interestingly, the Sequoia, which is a fairly large...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I agree with the Minister of State up to a point. An argument has been ongoing for some time as to which species are native. The Caledonian pine, as evidenced by Professor Seamus Caulfield's work in the Céide Fields, was here 5,000 years ago. I am not certain whether it is a native species, but it has lived its time and I suggest it is a native species. I believe there is a...