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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (11 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she continues to support the various programmes of Kildare youth services, with particular reference to the need to ensure supportive measures in their efforts to meet challenges as identified by them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (11 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 274. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full extent of grant aid or other support available through her Department to the various youth organisations throughout the country, including County Kildare, in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22627/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Juvenile Offenders (11 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 275. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to engage with juvenile offenders with a view to providing rehabilitative or educational supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22628/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (11 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the aspect of youth affairs that has generated most concern in the past eight years; the extent to which adequate action was taken; the quality and efficacy of measures put in place to address such issues; if further action is required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22629/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for appearing before the committee and presenting at a very interesting time a very interesting report. My questions are fairly straightforward. In the context of the semester report how well is this country responding in comparison with our EU colleagues? Where do we lie in the pecking order? Are we categorised as reasonably good, very poor, room for improvement,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: People have always paid on the group schemes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I raised the issue of the variation in the income tax returns in my initial contribution. I also raised an equally important question about how we compare in the pecking order with our EU colleagues. We tend to get the odd lecture from some quarters as to the benefits we accrue from FDI, for instance, which implies an unfairness, etc. I have a different view on that because we are on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: We will see, among all of the ideologues here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I am awaiting an answer to some questions. There is another question to be added on as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I agree. I will make brief points. I will not delay. The question about performance in comparison with our EU colleagues is decidedly important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: It is most important that we make the comparisons. We are part of the European Union, which is an entity in itself. We have access to the Single Market and the associated benefits, negatives and positives. We also have the possible threat of protectionism, which is emerging globally at present. The Chairman is aware, from past experience, that smaller countries and economic entities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Semester - National Reform Programme: Discussion (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise for being absent initially. I sprinted over in record time to be told that the time had elapsed for my question. It was all to no avail. I thank our guests for coming before us. I have read their report, which is interesting reading and focuses on the issues that need to be focused on now. I wish to raise briefly two or three matters. The points about lifelong learning and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has evaluated the sporting and recreational infrastructure throughout the country with a view to a continuation of the programme of providing facilities locally and nationally to ensure all communities throughout the country have reasonable access to such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he has examined existing road networks throughout the country in both urban and rural areas with a view to the identification of apparent difficulties in respect of capacity and the need to ensure the completion of the national arterial road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22137/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the hospitality sector continues to ensure good value to the customer arising from the 9% VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22390/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will cease debt recovery temporarily in the case of a person (details supplied) with a view to an alternative repayment arrangement at a later date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision in respect of an appeal will issue in the case of a person (details supplied). [22224/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22305/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the consultant assigned to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (10 May 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if tonsillectomy will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22217/17]