Results 15,681-15,700 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is intended to improve access to the back to education allowance having particular regard to the downturn in the economy and the necessity to enhance the retraining and education of the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39568/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to provision of a home care package for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39579/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which the Government policy in relation to funding design and building of tunnels will be affected by any lessons learned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39583/08]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if enquiries into the authentication of documentation in the matter of application for family reunification in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Cork have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39580/08]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a student visa will be extended in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has proposals to improve the carer's allowance particularly in respect of families caring for one or more children or adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40009/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will award contributory old age pension credits to carers who have provided care for 10 years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40001/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she proposes to take steps to ease qualification for mortgage support in view of the increased unemployment and mortgage commitments people entered into in better times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39998/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she has taken to alleviate the impact of unemployment on families with mortgage commitments and who find themselves under threat of house repossession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40003/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the basis on which persons otherwise eligible for mortgage or rent support are only awarded 50% allowance in cases where one or other party for whatever reason is out of the family home on foot of a barring order or otherwise; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department is forcing the most vulnerable in such...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applicants for respite care grants to date in 2008; the number approved, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39999/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she proposes to make improvements to qualification guidelines for applicants for the back to education allowance having particular regard to the unfolding economic situation resulting in increases in the number of people unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40000/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will increase the means test threshold for qualification for means tested payments with a view to alleviating hardship in the present economic situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40002/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has carried out an evaluation of the extra household running costs incurred by widow's or widower's with young families; her proposals to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40004/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she proposes to introduce full disability occupational injury payment or equivalent for those affected by pneumoconiosis whether or not they are deemed to be only partially affected by the illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40005/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons eligible for free travel in 2006, 2007 and 2008; if she will extend the scheme for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40006/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on extending eligibility for persons in receipt of disability or invalidity pension to enable those in receipt of such payments to participate in community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40007/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons refused entitlement to an old age pension due to lack of sufficient contributions in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40008/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who have been refused social welfare entitlements on the basis of the habitual residency clause since its introduction, on a yearly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40010/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ease qualification requirements for the fuel allowance having particular regard to the changed economic situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40011/08]