Results 67,041-67,060 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which and when Ukraine might be in a position to join the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which countries in the Western Balkans are being assisted towards membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58108/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to target areas of starvation or famine throughout the world; the efforts that are being made to provide such basic facilities as water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58105/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to ensure the availability of aid to avert hunger, starvation and famine in the various countries suffering from such deprivation; if a particular organised plan is in existence to target the areas of greatest need within a specified time; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 354. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continue to encourage North-South trade in the context of the post-Brexit era; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58110/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Terrorism (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continue to monitor the activities and development of Al Shabaab and Boko Haram; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58111/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts are being made at international level to ensure the influence of the United Nations continues to prevail throughout the globe with particular reference to war zones and areas already beset by famine or the activities of warlords; the degree to which deployments of United Nations contingents can be used to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish embassies abroad, diplomatic missions or other representatives continue to promote Irish trade throughout the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Telecommunications Infrastructure (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 358. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he remains confident that submarine communication networks are protected against sabotage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can attend a school suitable for his requirements and who has yet to be accepted by a local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57876/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57499/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57500/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on an application for residency status and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57501/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 694. To ask the Minister for Health when a home care package will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) who has recently been discharged from Blanchardstown Hospital and requires additional home help while recovering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 695. To ask the Minister for Health when urgent cranioplasty surgery will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57898/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am deputising for Deputy Higgins. I welcome our participants and I particularly welcome Ms Kavanagh and Ms Aspell who represent Kildare County Council. One of the biggest issues at present is the number of people who are on the local authority housing list, live in rental accommodation and have an income above the threshold to qualify for a local authority house. What are their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Does the number of houses becoming available, under Part V, correspond proportionately with the number of houses that are built on a yearly basis in the private sector? Are the officials certain that the houses are coming on-stream in the way expected? I have noticed in recent weeks an increasing number of people who have received notice from landlords as to the termination of their...