Results 9,801-9,820 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of manufacturing jobs lost throughout County Kildare in the past eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8902/07]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken or proposes to take to address the issue of job losses from County Kildare to other and more competitive economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/07]
- Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he has monitored food price increases with particular reference to the price fall he predicted in the aftermath of the abolition of the Groceries Order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8905/07]
- Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which price increases have been identified in the wake of the abolition of the Minimum Prices Order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8906/07]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to provide sufficient funding to FÃS to facilitate the restoration in full of schemes curtailed or abandoned due to lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8907/07]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the degree to which adequate fudging is available to FÃS in 2007 to meet its full compliment of requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8908/07]
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the Government's decentralisation programme has been activated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8909/07]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which Government policy is expected to be revised to combat job losses through relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8910/07]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has identified the cause or causes of job relocation from this country to other economies in the past five years; the steps he will take to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8912/07]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs relocated from this country to more competitive economies in the past 10 years; the number of which were value added jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8913/07]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to address the issue of job relocation to more competitive economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8914/07]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent support allowance was reduced from â¬754 per month to â¬84.90 per month in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to the serious hardship this will cause to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8546/07]
- Written Answers — School Management: School Management (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she or her Department has received correspondence from the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to parents subsidising the running costs of the school; her plans to assist in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8535/07]
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 535: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will state with reference to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 28 February 2007 and his reply thereto, the current and precise status of contracts, proposed or pending, in respect of the upgrading, replacement or improvement of the sewerage treatment plants serving Leixlip, Maynooth, Celbridge,...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: That is an excuse.
- Defence Forces Strength. (7 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is intended to increase the strength of the Naval Service with a view to catering for increased responsibilities in respect of air-sea rescue and coastal surveillance to combat the importation of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/07]
- Defence Forces Strength. (7 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is intended to increase the strength of any or all of the Defence Forces in view of the likely demands for overseas deployment in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9153/07]
- Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (7 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Defence the most recent discussions he has had with his EU colleagues, NATO or others in regard to the formation of EU battlegroups or emergency response forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8889/07]
- Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (7 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in regard to Ireland's participation in EU or NATO led or inspired rapid response forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/07]
- Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (7 Mar 2007)
Bernard Durkan: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Defence if Naval personnel have participated in exercises or training in conjunction with EU, NATO or other forces in anticipation of involvement in EU led engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9154/07]