Results 20,421-20,440 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the number of women applying for and enlisting in the Defence Forces, with equal respect to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48633/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 106. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps remain sufficiently equipped to deal with an emergency or natural disaster that might arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48634/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of military personnel serving at various locations overseas; the level of future deployments if known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48636/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the budget available to his Department remains sufficient to meet requirements in the course of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48637/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps and the Naval Service continue to co-operate in air and sea rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to withdraw home tuition can be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); if the restoration of support for home tuition in this case will be restored in circumstances in which specialist assistance is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48552/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (21 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Health when the recommendations in the report Make Work Pay, especially relating to medical card eligibility will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48544/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he along with his EU and UN colleagues continue to press for humanitarian assistance in the various conflict zones globally; if consideration continues to be given to the provision of safe or protective havens for civilian communities fleeing from war, genocide and terrorism; the extent to which peacekeeping...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts continue to be made to restore the power sharing Assembly in Northern Ireland notwithstanding the issues such as Brexit that have impeded progress in that area; if the UK authorities are conscious of the dangers of allowing the internationally accepted agreement arising from the Good Friday Agreement and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has had meetings with his various European counterparts in the context of Brexit concerns and negotiations in the past six months. [41479/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he remains satisfied that the recently announced draft Brexit agreement will stabilise the European Union while safeguarding the interests of the island of Ireland, North and South, and its relationship with the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48358/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects the draft Brexit proposals to be approved by all parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his EU and-or UN colleagues continue to monitor the situation in various trouble spots globally including Yemen, Syria and on the African continent with particular reference to non-compliance with international human rights standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48359/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community continues to positively influence the situation in the Middle East with particular reference to the need to encourage peace initiatives between Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48360/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the bilateral aid programme continues to reach those for whom it was intended with the least interference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48361/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures continuously in operation in respect of international aid in view of the necessity to ensure that all such aid reaches its intended targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48362/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland’s international aid programme remains unconditional as opposed to some countries which currently promote an aid for trade policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48364/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community has delivered on its various commitments in respect of aid to the various victims of natural disasters globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community has attempted to intervene in the situation in Gaza with a view to ensuring the observance of basic human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48365/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (20 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the UN continues to challenge the activities of Boko Haram and Al Shabaab; if cases are being referred to the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48366/18]