Results 30,741-30,760 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected status of applications for naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 24 September 2015, if all outstanding documentation relevant to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been submitted to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43425/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of whom a deportation order is proposed; if she has considered the clear threat to this person's life and well-being in the event of being returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43426/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will augment the funding available to Kildare youth services, with particular reference to Leixlip youth project which has to meet demands in excess of the ordinary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43412/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Application Numbers (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for medical cards; the number refused and the number pending; the extent to which the number of applications has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra nurses, junior hospital doctors and consultants required throughout the public health service at present; the numbers available, including recent increases; the proposals to achieve optimum ratios of staff to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which studies have been carried out into the comparable pay scales between this jurisdiction and adjoining jurisdictions in respect of nurses, doctors and hospital consultants, with a view to ascertaining how best to make a career in the public health service here more attractive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43431/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the finalisation of the preparations for the proposed new children's hospital; if savings have been made arising from previous proposals and planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43432/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the network of primary care centres will remain sufficient to meet ongoing requirements in urban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43433/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the extent of the services available to fully functioning primary care centres, with particular reference to the advantages over the older health centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which evidence exists that primary care centres have been instrumental in intercepting referrals that might otherwise go to outpatient departments in general hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43435/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which out-of-hour services, particularly at weekends, remain available or need to be augmented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43436/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of available medical and surgical public hospital beds; the extent to which this number has fluctuated over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43437/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he will be able to alleviate the congestion at accident and emergency departments in the public hospital system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if patients with private health insurance have access to public and-or private health services; if any crossover affects either service in a positive or negative fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make a career in the public health sector more attractive in order to encourage newly qualified health professionals to take up a career in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres currently in operation in County Kildare; the number proposed or pending; the current staffing levels and the levels required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43441/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the extra accommodation available at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare has been recommissioned, with a view to alleviating overcrowding and trolley occupation in lieu of beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43442/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which waiting lists for elective surgery will be shortened by way of administrative practices, treatment purchase schemes and otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (3 Dec 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the extra nurses required at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare have taken up appointments or are pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/15]