Results 40,721-40,740 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (23 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the resources and support services available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if specific action might be taken with a view to providing the service necessary to address the concerns of the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24999/13]

Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The national paediatric hospital development board establishment order (amendment) Bill has been promised to provide for an amendment to the functions and membership of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. Have the heads of the Bill been cleared by Government and when is it likely to come before the House for Second Stage? When is the gambling control Bill likely to come...

Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the manufacturing and service sectors with a view to identifying any weaknesses in competitiveness which might present a threat to employment in the future; if any particular early warning strategy has been devised in this regard with particular reference to the need for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which job creation through foreign direct investment and/or indigenous sources are in line with or ahead of projections in each of the past three years to date in 2013; if he expects to continue to meet the ambitious targets required in this regard to facilitate economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Performance (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic performance of all sectors has been monitored over the past five years to date; the extent to which specific areas have been identified for the need for improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24775/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector here with particular reference to the need to effectively compete with other economies throughout Europe and globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24772/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which his Department has identified issues affecting the competitiveness of the manufacturing and service sectors here; the extent to which any imbalances can be addressed by way of utilisation of innovation, science and technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the manufacturing and service sectors here have managed to access EU grant aid incorporating science and innovation technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24780/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he has received communication from the manufacturing and service sectors in regard to renting costs with particular reference to the impact of upward only rent reviews; the extent to which this issue has been identified as a serious impediment to job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24783/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the indigenous sector has featured in job creation in each of the past four years to date; the number of jobs created through small andmedium enterprises and foreign direct investment respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 139. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which he and his Department have identified any major issues of concern to those creating employment indigenously or by way of foreign direct investment; the extent to which it has been found possible to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24777/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and his Department have been in a position to address any concerns expressed by the business sector with particular reference to the retention of existing jobs and the creation of new employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24779/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which innovation, science and modern technology have featured in the context of new jobs created in the economy in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which further opportunities exist in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24778/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 144. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if known, the extent to which unemployed with various skills and educational levels, have succeeded in accessing employment in each of the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24784/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 145. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he is satisfied of the ability of industry here to continue to compete with the competition in domestic and export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24785/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address the issue of youth unemployment in this jurisdiction and throughout Europe in the short and medium term; the degree to which she expects any specific targets to be met in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24781/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation Numbers (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons previously on the live register who obtained and have retained employment in each of the past three years to date, in the private and public sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24782/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24588/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (22 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for mortgage interest relief in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24590/13]