Results 35,401-35,420 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 435. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which aid efforts are successfully focused on Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38226/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 436. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues to encourage EU membership throughout the western Balkans; the countries that have so far achieved progress in the acquis communautaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 437. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues towards EU enlargement with particular reference to the countries currently in the process and proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38229/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 438. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the various Irish embassies or consulates throughout the EU and worldwide continue to be used as a means of promoting this country and establishing new trade contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 439. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union continues to monitor the situation in the Ukraine with particular reference to the need to ensure the protection of democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38231/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 441. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to monitor aid distribution throughout Africa and other locations with a view to ensuring high standards in respect of distribution and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 442. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the top ten locations worldwide wherein serious human rights abuses continue; the extent to which efforts are ongoing by the international community in terms of a positive influence at such locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a trade certificate has not issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37715/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: It is a discussion that I would be delighted to facilitate at any time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Newly Elected Irish MEPs: Discussion (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for coming before the committee to give their views. I wish them well during their tenure in the European Parliament. To what extent are the Members committed to and to what extent can they be effective in mobilising opinion within the EU towards concentrating on a peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians with particular reference to the...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I refer to the Government's legislative programme. No. 83 is the insurance Bill which covers that part of the insurance industry which is not covered by the insolvency II directive. Have the heads of the Bill been cleared and when is it likely to come before the House? The purpose of the health (transport support) Bill, No.89 on the list, is to assist those with severe disabilities who are...

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: "Grubby" is not a word I would use too often.

Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress year on year in the past five years towards achieving a stabilised economy, reduced borrowings and debt reduction; the extent to which the consumer has benefited or may expect to benefit from the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37050/14]

Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: My question relates to the degree to which the various economic and fiscal targets, year-on-year, have been identified and achieved in the past five years and the extent, if any, to which the consumer might expect to benefit from the achievements made to date.

Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. To what extent may the consumer expect to benefit in the next five years as a result of the achieving of these targets and having regard to the performance in the past five years? Will the Minister give us his view on the extent to which the percentage of total debt will alter relative to GDP?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that fiscal and economic strategy to date continues to meet with budgetary and economic requirements and targets in line with best economic practice; if the progress to date indicates continued economic recovery for the future; the degree to which specific issues have been identified as being fundamental to continued...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if all requested documentation has been received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37422/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a case for disability allowance will be reconsidered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37430/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for delay in determination of application for mortgage support in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37562/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (2 Oct 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one-parent family allowance has been terminated in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37570/14]