Results 32,321-32,340 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the lending institutions are taking sufficient steps to accommodate the needs of borrowers, with particular reference to the requirements of small and medium sized enterprises and homeowners whose mortgages may be in arrears for a variety of reasons, but where the borrowers have consistently made payments to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determining an application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a disability allowance has ceased in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24964/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Eligibility (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate eligibility for a respite care grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24967/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all arrears for recent public holidays will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, in view of requested documentation confirming no other payment was received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25067/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason Rent Support ceased in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if it will be re-instated as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25070/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Loan Books Purchasers (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which unregulated third party loan book purchasers have been acquainted with the need to ensure that the borrowers whose loan books they have acquired need to be treated in a sympathetic fashion, with particular reference to those borrowers who have, even in difficult circumstances, maintained regular monthly repayments over the past number...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Debt (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent, if any, to which sympathetic consideration and accommodation continues to be extended to small businesses that may have fallen into financial difficulty in the course of the economic downturn, resulting in arrears of various taxes; if a means will be found to facilitate the recovery of outstanding debts over a reasonable period, rather than the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which lending institutions are encouraged to offer facilities to small and medium enterprises in line with the requirements of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25125/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which adequate banking facilities continue to be made available to the hotel and catering sector, thereby providing the necessary facilities for tourism; if any examination has been done as to the full extent of the requirements, as set out by the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25126/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which his Department monitors the working capital requirements of the various manufacturing and services sectors on an ongoing basis, with a view to identifying particular deficiencies; if any decision has been made to address specific areas arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25127/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Price Inflation (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that inflation in the housing property sector is not fuelled by speculation; if equal treatment is being provided to individual householders seeking mortgage facilities as compared to speculative ventures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25128/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Rights (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance if venture capital investors are encouraged to recognise the need to accommodate the workforce in situations where acquisition of enterprises involves employees (details supplied); if provision will be made to ensure recognition of such principles in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25129/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can ensure that alternative banking facilities remain readily available to enterprises where the lender may have withdrawn from the market, or proposes to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25130/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Review Office Appeal Numbers (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which appeals continue to be made against decisions by lenders to refuse banking accommodation to various enterprises; the number of decisions which have been overturned; the extent to which the number of cases referred for appeal has fluctuated over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25131/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which comparisons have been made between the degree of lending to householders seeking mortgage accommodation in respect of the purchase of their private house, as opposed to lending toward multi-unit developments; if any particular emphasis is being placed on the need to ensure mortgage facilities for private householders, thereby ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this economy continues to remain competitive compared to other competing jurisdictions within and without the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25133/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the levels of bank charges being imposed by various banks; the basis for such charges nationally and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Membership (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the ongoing situation which may lead to the United Kingdom exiting the European Union; if he expects there to be a need to take particular steps to protect the financial services sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25135/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (23 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he and his Department continue to monitor the performance of all Government Departments and State or semi-State agencies, with a view to maximising their contribution toward economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25136/15]