Results 4,081-4,100 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to what extent the revised bail laws are successfully preventing crimes while an accused is on bail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which An Garda Síochána continue to have sufficient resources at their disposal to meet the threats of organised crime and drug/people trafficking notwithstanding the recent spectacular success in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44452/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she remains satisfied that adequate surveillance resources have been allocated to An Garda Síochána to combat the threat of drug and people trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44453/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it might be envisaged to augment/upgrade or modernise the court system given the changing requirements on the administration of justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any allocated funds are adequate for the Courts Service; whether any reform is required to deal with the greater volume of work, her proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department funds or supports, in any way, the courts system with particular reference to pay and conditions; the extent to which issues have arisen in this regard in recent times; her proposals to address such issues by way of legislation or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department has identified particular issues that might need attention by way of new legislation or other reforms in relation to policing, the family law courts and combatting organised crime, with specific reference to any shortfalls in respect of pay, conditions affecting improvements or amendments in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent, if any, to which her Department or the vote from her Department funds the family law courts; the full extent of her proposals for reform in this regard in the short-terms, given the needs that have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44459/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent, if any, to which any current court expert witnesses might exert any undue influence on the role, scale and scope of the expert witness in the context of the ongoing review of the family law courts; her proposals, if any to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44461/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a procedure whereby a person (details supplied) can make application to be reimbursed for the cost of transport in respect of a school bus that did not turn up for the first number of weeks their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43491/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts are being made to secure a school place for a child (details supplied) who is non-verbal and currently has no school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43582/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts can be made to ensure that the daughter of a person (details supplied) has the appropriate SNA resources, who has just started in junior infants and whose parents have been advised that they require one-to-one SNA assistance; if a one-to-one SNA can be provided in this case; the procedure to apply for same; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any assistance in respect of school transport can be provided to a number of local families (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43762/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the determination of the provision of an ASD unit at a school (details supplied), given plans were submitted in February 2023 for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43902/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal for disability allowance is expected to be finalised in the case of a person (details supplied), given the appeal was submitted ten weeks ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43911/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an invitation to a citizenship ceremony can reissue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to finalise an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when it is expected that the application will be finalised given, that they applied two years ago; if any outstanding matters on this application remain to be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 500. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance can be given to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43614/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43613/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (5 Oct 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I raise this issue again on the basis of its seriousness and the severe impact it has on those whom I call the victims, and indeed are the victims, of the situation that prevails in family law. I welcome that the Minister for Justice has set out her intention to bring about reform in this area and that reform is scheduled for the end of the year. However, the situation is so serious that it...