Results 61,681-61,700 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which his Department continues to examine ways and means of carbon sequestration in line with requirements while maintaining the viability of the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the strict rules in relation to food production and traceability continue to apply in jurisdictions from which Ireland imports or exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new markets identified for Irish food and food products in the wake of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which alternative third-country markets are being established for Irish agricultural produce given the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the establishment of new markets for dairy, beef and pigmeat in the wake of Brexit with particular reference to addressing the issues of greatest or most pressing need at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has identified new EU or non-EU markets for Irish quality product in the dairy, beef and or pigmeat sectors with a view to ensuring sustainability and viability in the future for family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38962/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 486. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to date through the various schemes controlled by her Department by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38963/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 487. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to date through the various schemes controlled by her Department in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 488. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which her Department continues to target urban or rural deprivation by way of specifically designed assistance in financial terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38965/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 491. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects throughout the country in urban or rural areas currently in place through her Department aimed at addressing issues of social or economic disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38968/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 492. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she and her Department continue to liaise with urban and rural communities with a view to identifying the most appropriate means of offering support to meet their specific concerns particularly in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38969/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 493. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the success to date of the various initiatives introduced by her Department to address issues of social or economic deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 494. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her medium to long-term objectives to ensure that economic progress is spread evenly throughout the country in a sustainable way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38971/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 495. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department continues to be in contact with urban or rural based groups seeking to improve opportunities for employment and social development within the communities; the success of such schemes to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38972/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 504. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons in urban and rural areas likely to benefit from initiatives taken by her and her Department through the aegis of the various schemes in place; if any new schemes or extension to existing schemes are proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 489. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has progressed the concept of digital hubs in order to minimise long commutes to work while at the same time replicating a work place environment both from the point of view of the employer and employee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38966/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 490. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of digital hubs envisaged by her Department throughout the country with a view to enabling persons to remain in their own communities while in a work place environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38967/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 499. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons currently benefitting from the use of urban or rural digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38976/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 496. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure to date under the town and village renewal scheme by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38973/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (15 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 497. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure to date under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the extent to which the fund has attracted local indigenous support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38974/21]