Results 22,921-22,940 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he remains in contact with his EU counterparts to ensure the remaining 27 members states of the European Union are ad idem in respect of the need to maintain a co-ordinated approach in the context of the post-Brexit situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the financial services sector here may become enhanced by developments arising from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which his Department will respond to the housing situation in the short term in view of the necessities to so do from both an economic and social position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11486/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossessions (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of large scale home repossessions perpetrated by unregulated third party lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11487/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will introduce statutory rules appertaining to the code of conduct applicable to primary and secondary lenders or their agents with a view to ensuring the protection of families that continue to pay their mortgage to the best of their ability or those that can demonstrate an ability to so do and the need to ensure that the housing crisis is not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the availability of working capital is being addressed with particular reference to the needs of SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11490/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building (details supplied) in County Kildare with particular reference to demographic demand in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10946/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 22 February 2018, if he will use his discretion to extend a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Irish embassies or trade missions abroad are actively engaged in establishing new contacts and markets with particular reference to the need to cater for the aftermath of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which her Department has redoubled its efforts to establish new markets inside and outside the European Union for Irish products in order to compensate for the consequences of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11580/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress in respect of other transatlantic trade agreements with the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11582/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 594. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision for payment to a person (details supplied) of an appropriate social welfare payment such as jobseeker's allowance or similar will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11583/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker’s allowance or emergency payment will be made in the case of person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11584/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review and repeal the decision whereby widows, widowers and survivors pension are not payable to persons married here following an overseas divorce; if it is recognised that the operation of this provision is likely to cause serious consequences in the future and hardship in the interim for persons (details...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review and repeal the decision whereby widow's, widower's and survivor's pensions are not payable to persons married here following an overseas divorce; if it is recognised that the operation of this provision is likely to cause serious consequences in the future and hardship in the interim for persons (details...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council, Brexit, Future of Europe and Western Balkans: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (7 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Look around here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council, Brexit, Future of Europe and Western Balkans: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (7 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Minister of State on her personal input in the portfolio she has been given. She has done herself and the country proud. I compliment her colleagues - the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and other Ministers - who have engaged in the debate on Brexit. They have done extremely well. On that basis, I note that we are coming to a critical stage in the negotiations and should...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I concur with the points raised by others. I acknowledge the tremendous response from the emergency services and the co-ordination nationally of those services. For the first time in our history, we were able to put together a response to a major disaster of this nature and it worked extremely well. Of course, we can learn from it. There is provision to make an application for disaster...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the delegates for their attendance. I am sorry for hopping in and out of the meeting. I was supposed to be in the Dáil Chamber on two occasions, but I missed out on both. I welcome everything that has been said about addressing the needs of patients who have suffered a stroke, have a heart condition or general health issues. Advertising is hugely important and has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Bernard Durkan: It is ten years since we had them and there was huge sponsorship by our old friends, the pharmaceutical firms.