Results 12,821-12,840 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to assist the aviation sector post-Covid given the pressures experienced by airlines in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32762/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the use of high quality air purifiers has been considered as a means of reducing the potential spread of Covid-19 throughout the transport sector including air, rail and bus transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32763/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he remains satisfied that travel reduction targets for the transport sector in general continues to be attainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of capital investment in the transport sector for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which FEMPI restoration has been completed across all income brackets throughout the Public Sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32770/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Inflation Rate (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department monitors inflation in the construction sector with particular reference to the impact on the delivery and cost of major capital health projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32771/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform throughout the public sector continues to be an option in achieving good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32772/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to introduce further reforms with a view to achieving better value for money for the Exchequer and ultimately the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if reform in the context of public procurement can be used as a means of producing better value for money in respect of State projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32773/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the belief that public procurement policies here are a major obstacle to achieving parity with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of incidences in which his Department has had to intervene to ensure good practice, better value for money and faster, more efficient delivery of public projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department have identified projects least compliant with the principal of achieving good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32776/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 263. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which the public expenditure to date in 2021 is in line with budgetary expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if particular Government Departments or their subordinate bodies are shown to be less than compliant with public expenditure and reform guidelines; if so, if corrective steps have been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he anticipates initiating any actions or reform with a view to ensuring that the housing market is tilted in favour of the provision of affordable housing accommodation to first time home seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 3 June 2021, the length of time it will take to secure a school placement for a student (details supplied) for September 2021 with particular reference to the fact that many of the schools which could accommodate the student and their needs are already oversubscribed; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 397. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32781/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department have analysed and continue to analyse the potential impact of the current CAP reform on the agri-food sector; if he has studied submission from organisations (details supplied) regarding the impact of CAP on the industry; if he is in a position to reassure the industry; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which alternative markets for the agri-food sector previously dependent on the UK market have been found to date; the particular areas in which difficulties have been experienced; the extent to which his Department is actively engaged to find alternative markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32768/21]