Results 15,701-15,720 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (11 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will introduce further improvements in respect of the level of payments under the family income supplement in view of the expected greater demand arising from increased levels of unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40012/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has issued instructions restricting access or curtailing expenditure under the supplementary welfare code; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40013/08]
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 512: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the location and concentration of landfill waste facilities, current or proposed, in County Kildare is in accordance with his policy on waste management; if his attention has been drawn to the proposed extension at Drehid, County Kildare, and more recent proposals at Usk, County Kildare, which is expected...
- Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (11 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 553: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has devolved complete responsibility to an Post in the determination of policy relating to the closure of post offices; if he has policy input on such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39575/08]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (11 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 554: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason it appears the communications regulatory system throughout Europe seems to have achieved a higher quality and availability of communications services than those available here; if he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39576/08]
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: The motion was important enough for a Government Deputy to abstain.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear. Make sure everyone knows.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Taking it off the poor â robbing the poor. Robin Hood would not do that.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: We do not do that. We express justifiable anger.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and my colleague for sharing time. In the time available, one can only deal with small aspects of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. One would prefer to have a longer debate which would befit important legislation such as this. From time to time, we all need to be reminded that the purpose and duty of social welfare is to alleviate the impact of...
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Plenty more will be said then.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: What about the increase in the third level registration fee?
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: It was an afterthought.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: That is not true.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Poverty rates will not decrease next year.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: It is a punishment fee.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Someone must point out the realities to her.
- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: There is a waiting list for the means test.
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which he has revised or reviewed his capital spending programme with particular reference to Transport 21; if he has issued directives to the National Roads Authority with regard to prioritisation of specific projects; if all projects originally identified are expected to proceed as anticipated and outlined in the national...
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Nov 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is intended to deliver on time and within cost all road development proposals contained in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40346/08]