Results 56,121-56,140 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the arrangements she has made to ensure that previously established social welfare payments continue to be made available to the part-time fire service operatives employed by the local authorities; if her attention has been drawn to the need to ensure such arrangements are in order to provide for an adequate fire fighting...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the degree, as a percentage over the 2008 allocation, to which he has reduced financial allocation to the various local authorities by reference to each authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18415/09]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he proposes to take to ensure the elimination of all possible pollution of the groundwater by malfunction or undercapacity of local authority sewerage treatment systems; if he has identified the locations of all such pollution or potential pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he proposes to provide affordable housing for persons on such waiting lists in local authorities with particular reference to ensure that each house is both affordable and negative equity proofed for the next six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18422/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he proposes to take to ensure that houses perviously acquired by the local authorities under the relevant section of the Planning Acts in respect of affordable housing are not being sold to purchasers at a price above that deemed to be affordable under current market conditions; and if he will...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he proposes to take to ensure that affordable houses are made available to persons who have registered an interest in such housing at a price that will not incur negative equity in the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/09]

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he proposes or will provide adequate domestic drinking water storage facilities here in the future with particular reference to the need to meet the requirements of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18419/09]

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he proposes to provide adequate good quality domestic drinking water on an ongoing basis here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18420/09]

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear. Well done.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: I am not sure that the Tánaiste is fully aware of the scope of the aforementioned planning and development Bill. Will she indicate to the House whether the Bill has been discussed in Cabinet, the heads have been agreed or when that is likely to occur? I am trying to encourage the Green Party Ministers into the House so that they can be involved in this legislative area. I would like an...

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: That does not answer my question. Have the heads of the Bill been discussed in Cabinet and have they been approved?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Why will the Tánaiste not answer this question?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: No, that was not my question. I said-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Have the heads been discussed in Cabinet?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The next item is closer to the Ceann Comhairle's heart and he will be delighted I am raising it. The greyhound industry (amendment) Bill is to give effect to the recommendations of the Dalton report and it has been running around for a considerable time.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The Government's legislative programme states that publication is expected in late 2009. Has this Bill been discussed in Cabinet? It has been around for sufficiently long whereby it should have been discussed by someone somewhere.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Perhaps the Tánaiste will enlighten the House as to whether the heads have been approved, or if the Bill already has been discussed in Cabinet and if not, why not. If this item is so vague, why does it appear on the Order Paper?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Good.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: They are in order.