Results 27,541-27,560 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelcholáistí Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a gaelcholáiste in north Kildare, as previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the appropriate payment available to a person (details supplied) previously in receipt of the one parent family allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37165/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in low paid employment can qualify for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37168/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the recovery of debt in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37172/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review of eligibility for carer's benefit can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37638/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU and UN colleagues continue to focus on the Arab-Israeli situation with a view to reducing the extent to which the ongoing contentious issues remain; if any efforts continue to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37051/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the international community has investigated the destruction of property owned by Palestinians on the West Bank or elsewhere in the region; if the replacement with Israeli settlements is in any way monitored and discouraged by the international community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37052/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community might negotiate compensation for Palestinian settlements destroyed by the Israelis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 365. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU representative in Jerusalem has carried out an audit of the damage done by the Israelis to Palestinian property; when the result of such an audit might be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Palestinian schools, hospitals or other such structures funded by international aid, including EU aid, have been damaged by the Israeli authorities in the past five years; if restoration or restitution is possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37055/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 483. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which, directly or through the statutory agencies under her control, applications for funding have been made by groups or bodies promoting the arts or involved in musical or dramatic productions in the past twelve months from County Kildare; if she has been or expects to be in a position to respond favourably to such...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 487. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to provide funding for the arts at local and community level, directly or indirectly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37731/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 484. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to encourage internationally the use of Ireland as a film location with obvious beneficial economic implications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37728/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 485. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which various at risk heritage sites and buildings continue to be protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37729/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 486. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department is engaged in restoration of major historical or cultural sites throughout the country at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37730/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 488. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of applications received from various amateur societies involved in the promotion of the arts throughout County Kildare in the past twelve months; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to respond positively to such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37732/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts in Education Charter (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 489. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she has had discussions with other Departments or interest groups with a view to creating greater awareness of national heritage and culture throughout primary and second level schools; if she continues to have discussions with the Minister for Education and Skills in this regard; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Plan (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 490. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department have identified the primary issues of concern amongst community groups in rural or urban settings whose quality of life has been diminished for one reason or another such as rural isolation and urban or rural anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 491. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department expect to be in a position to continue to utilise events of a cultural and heritage nature to promote the national image at home and abroad, with particular reference to the need to generate increased interest in such matters amongst young persons; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37639/16]