Results 59,201-59,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); if an online oral hearing will be facilitated in this instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34951/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place on a college course can be confirmed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34912/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34818/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 713. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medication melatonin is no longer covered by the medical card scheme; if this decision can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the fact that the agri-food sector produces food for more than 40 million persons on its existing carbon footprint can be borne in mind during comparisons with other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35412/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development (10 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 835. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she sees the development of digital hubs as a means of reducing daily commuter traffic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35410/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of funding awarded to Kildare County Council under LIHAF; the extent to which funds have been spent; if further funding is likely to be provided; the level of development in the various towns in north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35682/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a desktop exercise was used in respect of the election observer competition in view of the fact that weeks previously Irish Aid stated a rigorous competition was required and promised same to the Oireachtas Committee on Public Accounts, specifically including independent chairmanship, human resources expertise, competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the permanent home for a school (details supplied) will be facilitated; the plans ongoing to achieve same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35684/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the fuel allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35550/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 226. To ask the Minister for Health when home help provision will be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to meet the significant shortage of doctors at Naas General Hospital in the short term with particular reference to quickly addressing deficiencies in processing streams of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35686/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: On that same issue of new and orphan drugs and the time taken to progress through the testing process, the double test, comprising the European test and the Irish test, is time-consuming. The second test should be unnecessary if we are equal within the European Union. New drugs are available for which reimbursement is not authorised because they have not been approved. Even when they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Like others, I congratulate our health services and our witnesses today for the work they are doing and have struggled to do in the face of very severe challenges over the past six months or so. I have a number of questions and I will go through them quickly. Those that can be answered can be answered and the others that might have to be held over can be answered by way of written reply. ...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I am pleased to have an opportunity to talk about the importance of this particular issue, having listened carefully to the previous speeches. We can all learn. What is of importance is not how long or short our contribution is. However, we must recognise one point. We are coming to the final stages of the Brexit issue. Nigel Farage launched the campaign a long time ago. He spent 20...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (12 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Verona Murphy - to discuss changes to south-east community healthcare home support packages within the disability services; (2) Deputies Pádraig O'Sullivan and Michael Moynihan - to discuss concerns regarding the 66%...

Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (12 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Nash. I remind Members we have to suspend at 5.12 p.m. for 20 minutes for a sanitisation sos.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his colleagues throughout Europe continue to engage with the airline industry in an effort to bring about a semblance of business restoration while maintaining Covid-19 prevention practices and rapid testing in order to enable economies dependent on air passenger and commercial transport to operate to a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (12 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department have examined the options available for Irish exporters with business commitments in the UK and throughout the European Union or beyond with respect to their ability to gain ready, speedy and unimpeded access to their markets post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35769/20]