Results 58,641-58,660 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 40. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a slightly more liberal attitude can be taken in the determination of applications for exceptional needs payments in view of the economic circumstances arising from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25024/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his objectives in bringing the quality and standard of communication networks here up to best international standards with particular reference to high-speed broadband and mobile telephone coverage and quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25027/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register for more than three and more than six months.. [25525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Data (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the address of an employer (details supplied) can be amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24942/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he has taken to date or plans to take to accelerate compliance with emission-reduction targets while at the same time ensuring that the agri-food sector is not damaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25535/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to move towards accelerating the programme of emission-reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the ten steps most likely to achieve the greatest progress in achieving climate action targets; the time frame within which he plans or expects to meet such targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25539/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to reduce dependency on fossil fuels in the next five years by way of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25538/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the communications system nationally is adequately developed in line with the need to compete internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the current or proposed provisions are sufficient to ensure the efficacy of the communications networks here with particular reference to the need to enable the business sector to compete at an international level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25541/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his mission statement for the development of the range and quality of the mobile telephone system here in line with modern expectations and international standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25542/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to modernise and increase the capacity and quality of the telecommunications system in all areas nationally in the course of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25543/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mission statement he has set for his Department in terms of addressing the most important issues in the communication networks sector over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25544/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he plans to take to reduce dependency on plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25545/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected progress in the delivery of nationwide high speed, high quality broadband over the next five years; the way in which this will contribute to the creation of job opportunities in both rural and urban Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the provision of broadband in all areas nationally is progressing; if he anticipates the provision of services to the blank spaces between services within a reasonable time with particular reference to National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25548/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that carbon emissions throughout the EU are measured equally with a view to ensuring that the more developed countries in the EU do not have the advantage over expanding economies such as Ireland with a view to an evenly spread advantage or disadvantage throughout the EU and noting in particular the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Transport (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the cost of producing electricity here compares with other countries throughout Europe with particular reference to maintaining competitiveness throughout industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rent Supplement Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of rent support payments in lieu of local authority housing made in the past five years to date; the potential for the replacement of such expenditure with directly built local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25551/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process to be followed by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25050/20]