Results 65,581-65,600 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she sees for the arts at local and national, professional and amateur level to develop in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32774/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor the tourism sector with a view to ensuring that customers do not get overcharged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32775/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which hotel bed spaces continue to remain sufficiently available throughout Dublin city and greater areas with a view to ensuring that tourists and those seeking hotel accommodation are not pressured into paying exorbitant prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 243. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate and sufficiently trained personnel remain available to the hotel industry to ensure that the sector is adequately catered for in terms of accommodation throughout summer and winter months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32777/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 244. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department have monitored the number of hotels that have closed down permanently or otherwise in the Dublin area over the past three years; if sufficient steps are being taken to ensure that hotel accommodation is not lost to the market by virtue of being replaced by other investment; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 245. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department support the potential hosting of various global sporting events in this country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 296. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the determination of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the determination of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31871/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that are currently in hand to replace current vacant education welfare officer positions in County Kildare, the effect of which is detrimental to children who actively engage with the canals cluster school completion programme; when the positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32046/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will quality for any support towards travel or tuition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32276/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 667. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application pursuant to the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32106/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 674. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of a visa application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32233/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in processing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32275/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process to be followed by a person (details supplied) whose IRP card has expired since 11 June 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32538/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Cost of living increases leading to possible inflation, with the potential to recur again and again in the time ahead, continue to be a concern for the general public. In this regard, might it be possible to set up a unit to identify the cause or causes of this? For example, some appear to be as a result of price gouging and some are probably genuine, but there is an urgent need to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application submitted in April 2022 in the name of a person (details supplied) will be processed and the passport issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32986/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all efforts will be made to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives their passport on time for travel on 25 June 2022, the application being a renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32987/22]

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have the opportunity to say a few words on this important subject. Two or three things need to be borne in mind. The LGBT community deserves to be recognised and protected. Them being different is not a reason for hatred or to generate hatred, but to be able to go about their lives the same as everybody else. It is in respect of this that I want to say a couple of words. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jun 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will indicate given the increasing demand and pressure for housing, the extent, if any, to which he might look at the housing requirements on a county basis with a view to appointing professional builders on contract to the respective local authorities to provide and accelerate a housing programme; and if he will make a...