Results 141-160 of 72,325 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when a PPS number might be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18699/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a one-parent family payment or other allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18700/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Market (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available for a first-time job applicant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18702/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the carer's allowance has been improved in recent times to meet requirements of more persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18707/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the return of the funeral bereavement grant may be envisaged other than by way of an exceptional needs payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18708/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which satisfactory provision continues to be made for those retiring at 65 years of age; the extent of any recent progress in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18709/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of appeals currently in hand in respect of means-tested social welfare payments and non-means-tested payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18710/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she continues to examine the situation whereby women who left full-time employment to care for a relative or family member and returned to the workforce with insufficient time to enable them to make the necessary contributions can meet the necessary contributions to qualify for a pension; and if she will...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the waiting time for a decision in respect of applications for various social welfare payments has been shortened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18712/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the waiting time for determination of appeals has been shortened; the average length of time for processing appeals at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18713/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of pension applications for contributory-related State pension received in each of the past five years to date; the number granted, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18714/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which her Department has in place an appropriate method for determination of eligibility for domiciliary care allowance, given the number of children who are now deemed eligible on the basis of special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18715/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Priorities (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which she and her office continue to ensure the making of a basic payment to applicants of social welfare payments while the primary application is being processed in order to alleviate hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18716/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in relation to the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18685/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18689/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce the necessary changes to Irish family law to prevent the use of parental alienation pursuant to the appropriate provisions of family and child law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18692/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her proposed timescale for the introduction of legislation to discontinue the use of parental alienation in Irish family law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18693/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it might be possible to update a stamp 3 status to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18694/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it might be possible to upgrade a stamp 3 residency status to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18695/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to indicate in the case of a person (details supplied) whether she can update and upgrade their residency status to stamp 4 given that they are both legally employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18696/24]