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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when consideration for a widow's pension will be concluded and the pension awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28064/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when Covid-19 support payments are likely to be made in the case of employee directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the six-week period is deducted in its entirety from the reckonable residency calculation; if not, if only the days in excess of the six-week yearly period is reckoned in cases in which a person has been absent from the State for more than the allowable six weeks in a year when calculating reckonable residency for an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the humanitarian grounds already listed in the case of a person (details supplied) can be used as a sufficient case for the deportation order to be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28059/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will activate all necessary means of attention and support for a person (details supplied); if the case will be immediately examined with a view to appropriate attention and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28063/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 393. To ask the Minister for Health when applications for the fair deal scheme will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28065/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I acknowledge the work done by the Government to support business and industry, both employers and employees. It is vital support in the present climate. Unfortunately, as the Minister has indicated, more will have to come. At least we hope that more will come. We do not want to go into that other than to say I support the points raised by other speakers relating to the entertainment,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Commissioner Vestager has reiterated her intentions to help us out in the future. One of the things that is damaging is this notion that 0.0001% in tax is paid by a particular firm, and this is used in justifying the pursuit. It is bad PR for this country, particularly because it is not correct. My understanding is that the firms in question pay 12.5% corporation tax in this country, where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Carer's Allowance (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in view of the fact that both their parents require full-time care and attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27476/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for appearing again before the committee and I compliment them on the work they have been doing. It is a very difficult job to do and there are many critics, not always helpful, but that is the nature of the business, and we know they are well capable of dealing with that. Politicians generally mention being puzzled about this subject and sometimes create the puzzlement...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I am not puzzled at all; I am waiting for an answer that will clarify that situation. I feel it is a different type of situation, but that is one of the questions I would like to hear answered. Another question is the one that arose yesterday. There is something going wrong and it is worrying. The message is not getting across, despite the efforts of NPHET, the Department and so on....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I should mention, Chairman, that I was told to allow my name to go forward. I did not ask that my name go forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: No, I do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: That is all right, Chairman. We will take it as read that there was a gun put to my head to go forward. Whether that is acceptable or not, I do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I would be all in favour of that, normally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: It would not be the first time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Agreed.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Boyd Barrett may speak for himself.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (29 Sep 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to continue with outstanding issues relating to the FEMPI legislation in the course of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/20]