Results 23,101-23,120 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8366/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the manner in which investigations into overpayments are carried out to ensure strict adherence to due process and natural justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8803/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which provision continues to exist to allow credit in respect of employment in the context of the determination of eligibility for a State pension in respect of a period of employment in which contributions are omitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8804/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the various youth unemployment alleviation measures continue to result in successful full-time job placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8805/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which backlogs have been addressed in respect of various headings and payments operated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8808/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision will be made whereby emergency payments are made available in cases of extreme hardship by way of exceptional needs payment or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8809/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for exceptional needs payment pending or refused in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8812/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for old age (contributory) pension on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for old age (non-contributory) pension on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues of contributory entitlements such as illness benefit or other similar payments in which the persons qualify for a payment approximately half of that applicable to an old age pensioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8813/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the applications for various social welfare payments which are most commonly refused on application and referred to appeal or oral hearing; the number of cases subsequently rejected or approved on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the self employed can qualify for various social welfare supports now and in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8815/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which her department can assist those in danger of becoming homeless with particular reference to situations whereby a primary payment is terminated and rent support likewise as a consequence resulting in hardship, anxiety and despair; if in such cases rent support will not be terminated until all has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent of youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8817/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Unemployment Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection extent of long term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Data (20 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeal decisions in respect of various refusals for payments that have been overturned on appeal in the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8819/18]

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: While I appreciate the Deputy's point, the problem is that during statements, when a speaker concludes and no other speaker is available, the only order is that the sitting be suspended. I did not have any other name and no other Deputy presented. That is the end of the story.

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I assure the Deputy that it is not personal.

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: No; if we were to start facilitating Deputies in these circumstances, it would bring the House into disrepute and we would have to facilitate everybody at all times.

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There is no provision in the order to suspend Standing Orders. The instructions, by order of the House, are that statements must conclude not later than 5 p.m. and, in the event that they conclude earlier than 5 p.m., that we proceed directly to Topical Issues. The Minister was the final speaker and there were no other speakers available when he was called.