Results 56,981-57,000 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she proposes to ease or improve procedures for qualification for free schemes having particular regard to the requirements and hardship arising from the economic downturn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9464/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will restore the heretofore entitlement of the members of part-time fire services to a social welfare payment thereby providing a vital service to the State at low cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9465/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (5 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will restore previously established entitlements to means tested social welfare payments on the basis of a means test for self employed persons who have become employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9466/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the maximum amount of rent support offered for a five person house in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9468/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the correct family income supplement, unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit payable to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9471/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason her Department allowed over payment to occur in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that they were given the information and requirement proposals from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9473/09]
- Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which it is intended to fund his Department in 2009 from the proceeds of the dormant accounts fund; the degree to which this varies with each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8853/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which funding by his Department is expected to be prioritised in 2009; if financial cutbacks are expected to affect one sector more than another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8852/09]
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding awarded by way of grant or other form of aid to various groups throughout County Kildare in the past two years; the degree to which it is expected to improve or increase such aid in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9251/09]
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to increase or offer support to the various community groups throughout County Kildare in urban or rural areas with particular reference to those involved in drug rehabilitation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9252/09]
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to increase or improve financial assistance to groups, bodies or agencies, voluntary or statutory, involved or proposing to get involved, in drug rehabilitation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9257/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which the CLÃR programme is intended to expand or retract in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9253/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which the RAPID programme is intended to expand or retract in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9254/09]
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of community based projects which received support from his Department in each of the past five years; the extent to which this is expected to alter in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9255/09]
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to increase support to community based groups involved in alleviating the social impact of the economic downturn in both urban and rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9256/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with a view to ensuring that the housing requirements of rural populations are met by way of provision in the various county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9258/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussions he has had with the various local authorities with a view to ensuring continued indigenous growth in rural communities with particular reference to planning permissions to facilitate such population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/09]
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to support community based groups involved in the various projects which have previously received support or might be eligible to receive support under the schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9260/09]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8574/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of plans to provide a new primary healthcare centre (details supplied) in County Dublin. [8988/09]