Results 38,961-38,980 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (20 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if and when consideration will be given to the approval of the group-small sewerage scheme at Kilmacraddock, Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49632/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (20 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the appropriate level of funding will be made available for traffic calming measures at Johnstownbridge and Kilshanroe, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49634/13]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I have given the Deputy some latitude but I do not intend to continue in that vein.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy has that right.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Is it agreed that Second Stage be taken now?

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: As the Opposition has conceded, we will proceed to Second Stage.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: We will not go that far. Perhaps "vanquished" would be a better word to describe it.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To what degree has the children's hospital development board Bill been advanced? Have the heads been improved on and when is it expected the Bill might be brought before the House in preparation for the logistical process of progressing the development?

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Having had the pleasure of serving alongside the late Paddy Power for a long time on Kildare County Council and in this House, I came to respect him as a great public representative and a decent and honest man. In football and hurling parlance, he would be regarded as a hard hitter who did not take prisoners readily or expect any mercy in return. He and I had some great jousts over the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Membership Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the EU member states collectively or individually have evaluated the economic, social and political effects of the possibility of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union; the extent to which each member State is aware of the potential consequences; if specific provision is likely to be made...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which it has been found possible unilaterally and through the aegis of the EU to co-ordinate a comprehensive aid programme for the Philippines in the wake of the recent natural disaster; the extent to which it has been found possible to meet requests for vital emergency supplies; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the global community has put in place pre-arranged plans to assist in the event of major natural disasters such as the typhoon in the Philippines; if through the aegis of the EU and UN, it has been found possible to put in place a pre-arranged and co-ordinated sequence of measures to deal with such...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which international aid has been made available to the disaster struck areas in the Philippines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49532/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he in conjunction with his EU and UN colleagues has succeeded in focusing attention on the situation in the Philippines in the aftermath of the recent disaster with a view to ensuring that the maximum potential for aid distribution is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49533/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress towards addressing the issue of the undocumented Irish in the United States with particular reference to the progress of the relevant immigration legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49546/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the Middle East peace process is proceeding in satisfactory fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49541/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continue to monitor and assist the various locations throughout Africa which continue to suffer from human rights abuse, war, famine and genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken to ensure that international aid reaches those for whom it was intended throughout the African continent with particular reference to countries in respect of which difficulties have arisen in this regard in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries worldwide now deemed to be the top ten world’s poorest countries; the extent to which the international community continues to engage in a coordinated effort to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49542/13]