Results 38,721-38,740 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for guardianship payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52389/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Appeals (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 21 November 2013, if, when the original decision was made by the deciding officer, it was acknowledged that the parent of the child in question made no contact with their child; if a determination was made at that juncture as to by whom the child was being maintained; if a solicitor’s letter...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken by way of energy conservation measures in homes and businesses throughout the country with particular reference to the need for compliance with carbon reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52399/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the seriousness of the housing crisis in respect of local authority housing is appreciated as it affects Dublin and adjoining counties including Kildare; if it is expected to take any specific action to address this issue to the extent of meeting the accommodation needs of a sizable number of those of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps to be taken in the short term to address the ever increasing local authority housing emergency affecting County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent if any of fines or penalties imposed on this country to date arising from failure to meet carbon emission reduction targets; the extent of any such potential penalties in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52393/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Environmental Protection Agency propose to ban the burning of hedge cuttings on farmland throughout the country from 31 December next; the basis for such a decision in view of the fact that woodcuttings are carbon neutral and that disposal by mechanical means is not;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which contact has been made with the various local authorities with a view to identification of the number of families currently on their housing waiting lists; the action taken or proposed to address the issues of those local authorities particularly affected in this regard; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the housing adaptation grant requirements in respect of older person's or persons with specific health needs continue to be met by the various local authorities; the total expenditure in this regard in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52402/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status-eligibility to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52373/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who is having difficulty obtaining a homeland passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the outstanding procedures to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in the matter of family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52375/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures to be followed to regularise residency-prepare for eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52376/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the procedures to be followed to achieve closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52377/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52378/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for update in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52379/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and procedure to be followed to regularise their residency position in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52380/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the appropriate authorisation will issue to facilitate travel to the UK to obtain passport documentation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Adoption Legislation (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which further examinations can be undertaken in the case of their wish to adopt a family relative in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (5 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 212. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has been informed by the authorities of the reason their children have been placed in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52408/13]