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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, currently on disability benefit, qualifies for invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30187/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one parent family allowance appeal will be heard payment awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30188/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30189/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30191/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a grant is available for window replacement in line with energy conservation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/10]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 626: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will secure an amendment in the rules for national schools and the guidelines to ensure that any child withdrawing from a religious instruction class or religious practice is to be facilitated in another class in which secular subjects are being taught, to ensure that there is no adverse discrimination against...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 627: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will secure an amendment of the guidelines for national school boards to include the constitutional entitlement of children to withdraw from religious instruction and the concomitant obligation on any national school in receipt of public money to make practical provision for same in a non-discriminatory way; and...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: On that subject-----

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Bernard Durkan: Even the ranks of Tuscany can scarce forbear to cheer.

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Bernard Durkan: When the multitude's anger has subsided.

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Bernard Durkan: I support my constituency colleague. Many times previously, the Government cynically introduced the guillotine to cram through legislation that was sensitive and-----

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Bernard Durkan: I respectfully suggest-----

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Bernard Durkan: I do not want to disappoint the Ceann Comhairle. I will intervene again, but I wanted to support my constituency colleague, as his comments were true. The use of the guillotine to ram through legislation in an undemocratic fashion that is abusive to the Houses of Parliament has become commonplace.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I have three issues regarding promised legislation. Apropos respite places and the issue referred to by the Taoiseach to the effect that only 130 places would be affected, is that figure of 130 extra or is it included in the number of places already closed down?

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Bernard Durkan: Yes, it relates to the promised eligibility for health and personal social services legislation. I believe one of the most crucial and personal social services involves the support services already referred to.

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Bernard Durkan: I am encouraging the Taoiseach, perhaps, to clarify what he said this morning-----

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Bernard Durkan: -----when he received information from the Minister for Health and Children that only 130 places would be affected. Are we to conclude-----

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Bernard Durkan: Well, can the Ceann Comhairle tell me?

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Bernard Durkan: There will be an awful lot of people outside the House very shortly and they will be inquiring about this.