Results 33,101-33,120 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding current residency status and procedure to be followed to update stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15125/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the person concerned has made an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15126/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 31 March 2015 regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, an alternative procedure is available to the individual in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which any discussions continue in regard to the future of Saint Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling in County Dublin with particular reference to the needs to ensure its retention and expansion, in view of its pivotal geographical location and the high quality of service provided by its dedicated and professional staff; if adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 153. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the establishment or setting up of a training and development centre, including the provision of respite care and step-down facilities, adjacent to the existing facilities at Saint Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15115/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which clarity in respect of title to the entire property at Saint Brigid’s Nursing Home in Crooksling in County Dublin has been determined to the satisfaction of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15116/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the waiting lists for hospital appointments in respect of all forms of procedures can be reviewed and rationalised, with a view to speeding up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15136/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which his initiative to alleviate overcrowding at accident and emergency units is expected to have an early and positive impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of acute general hospital beds available throughout the public health sector has fluctuated in each of the past ten years to date; if augmentation is warranted; and if so, to what extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15139/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the proposed new children's hospital, with particular reference to the need to ensure an early starting date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15140/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can improve and reduce the extent of the waiting lists for various hospital appointments and procedures; the degree to which an evaluation has been made with a view to identifying the causes for delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15141/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the costs of private health insurance; if community rating processes are being observed by all insurers, without exception; if indications to the contrary have been observed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which children seeking orthodontic treatment can expect to have treatment within a reasonable time; the expected waiting time for patients in category one, two and three; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15143/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which cost comparisons continue to be made between public and private sector hospitals, in respect of various procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15144/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of free general practitioner services for children under six years of age and people over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which issues surrounding the reason young doctors on qualification find it more attractive to work abroad, thereby creating a shortage of junior hospital doctors; if arrangements can be made, or agreement entered into, in order to ensure an adequate supply of junior hospital doctors in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which overcrowding at the accident and emergency department at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare has been alleviated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15147/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the remaining phases of Naas General Hospital in County Kildare, with particular reference to the need to ensure early provision of the promised extra facilities; the extent to which extra bed accommodation might be identified and provided for in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the number of nurses, junior doctors and consultants, in various disciplines, has fluctuated in the past eight years, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15149/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Refusals (16 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason one of the children of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 does not qualify for an Irish passport, while the child's parents and siblings are all Irish passport holders, in view of the fact that they were born here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15121/15]