Results 39,521-39,540 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 539. To ask the Minister for Health if and when community occupational therapy can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41943/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (8 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42279/13]

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: It has to be me.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this particularly important and sensitive piece of legislation. I can reminisce on all the times that some of us spent on the other side of the House, which happens to be vacant, and to remember the number of occasions on which we were excluded from access to information which was urgent, relevant and relative to the running of the country....

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: He turned on the dimmer switch.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Excellent. Hear, hear.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: On promised legislation, having regard to the concerns in respect of increases in private health insurance, when will it be possible to bring the health insurance (amendment) Bill, dealing with risk equalisation, before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been discussed in Cabinet and what is the degree of importance the Government attributes to it? With regard to the companies...

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Remember it.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has become aware of the difficulties faced by small to medium sized enterprises that have been affected by the downturn in the economy and have a negative credit rating registered against them by the Irish Credit Bureau even where they have discharged their debts; that this negative rating affects them for a five year period thereby...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth Rate (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the economy to grow in the coming year having regard to the need to maintain the highest possible level of economic activity throughout the economy within the objective of best economic practice, meeting the targets laid down by the troika and encouraging a level of economic growth commensurate with the future requirements of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the children of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualify for Irish passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41739/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic fundamentals now prevailing are in accord with the requirements for economic recovery while keeping pace with bailout requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41761/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which it may be possible in the coming year to expect economic growth which might offset excessive budgetary cuts while at the same time maintaining targets agreed with the troika; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41767/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the domestic economy can be encouraged to grow without affecting the future stability of the national economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41771/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this country’s economic recovery remains on target and in line with expectation for exit from the bailout programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41774/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the progress with which lending institutions are making adequate efforts to meet the requirements of borrowers with particular reference to the need to protect the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41762/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that all lending institutions are entering into meaningful discussions with borrowers with a view to ensuring that such borrowers remain in their family home while making reasonable arrangements to meet their commitments in the circumstances with particular reference to their current income as opposed to their income when undertaking...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department has monitored the total number of family home repossessions in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41772/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which small and medium sized enterprises seeking accommodation from their respective lending institutions have been accommodated by their banks in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which unsuccessful applications have succeeded on appeal; if in the case of refusal any assessment has been done of the main reasons for refusal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (3 Oct 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which Government policy towards assisting small and medium sized enterprises by way of enhanced lending for working capital or other purposes has been successful to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41764/13]