Results 17,141-17,160 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position in relation to the application for residency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9449/09]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if further consideration will be given regarding determination of the application for residency status in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9450/09]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of an application for residency for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9451/09]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of an application for residency by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9452/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the benefit that accrues in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare arising from PRSI payments in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9434/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for unemployment allowance or benefit or in conjunction with their partner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9435/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when jobseeker's allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9455/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if this parliamentary question can be taken by way of appeal regarding the habitual residence clause used to refuse unemployment assistance or unemployment benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9456/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals to alleviate hardship caused by delays in processing applications for various social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9457/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will take to ensure that persons becoming unemployed do not suffer hardship while awaiting a decision on their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9459/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure adequate funding to meet the requirements of carers in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9458/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans in terms of the adequacy of the budget available to her Department to meet in full the requirements of persons seeking social welfare payments in the course of the economic downturn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9460/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to review the habitual residency clause having particular regard to the fact that as currently applied it deprives many Irish citizens of an entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9461/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in order to cater for the situation arising from the economic downturn, she will ease qualifications for family income supplement payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9463/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she proposes to ease or improve procedures for qualification for free schemes having particular regard to the requirements and hardship arising from the economic downturn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9464/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will restore the heretofore entitlement of the members of part-time fire services to a social welfare payment thereby providing a vital service to the State at low cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9465/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will restore previously established entitlements to means tested social welfare payments on the basis of a means test for self employed persons who have become employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9466/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the maximum amount of rent support offered for a five person house in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9468/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the correct family income supplement, unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit payable to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9471/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason her Department allowed over payment to occur in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that they were given the information and requirement proposals from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9473/09]