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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to address hardship caused by delays in processing applications for various social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44065/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason he has allowed backlogs in his Department continue to cause hardship to many vulnerable persons in the Country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44070/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which he will commit himself to the protection of those victims of the economic downturn who now find themselves unemployed with mortgage arrears, increased costs, an uncertain future and family budget concerns for 2011; if he will set out specific targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43829/10]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis for his recent announcement that many pensioners in Ireland were very wealthy in view of the fact that many persons who retired in the past ten years, on the advice of banking and investment agencies, invested their savings in what turned out to be unsafe and unsecured ventures resulting in massive losses; if he acknowledges...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform or abolish the discriminatory habitual residency clause, the application of which is causing severe hardship to many persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44061/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to maintain and extend the carer's allowance in lieu of institutional care thereby saving the State considerably. [44062/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he proposes to take to eliminate the backlog of appeals for various payments operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44063/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he will take to address the ever increasing number of appeals now piling up in his Department and seriously affecting many households throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44066/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the monetary value of all social welfare claims now on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44067/10]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way he intends to relocate or redeploy staff and resources within his Department to meet the increasing demands caused by the economic downturn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44068/10]
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has reviewed any bilateral social welfare agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44071/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when unemployment benefit or unemployment assistance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44087/10]
- Official Engagements (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: To what extent has the Taoiseach given his opinion to his EU colleagues in regard to the wisdom of a referendum on European issues? Has he taken into consideration the timing of any such referendum and the extent of support that could be relied upon in the foreseeable future?
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Deputy Seán Power promised that.
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Ouch.
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Notwithstanding the competing issues besetting us, is there any intention to move forward with some of the legislative proposals to combat the activities of criminal gangs, which seem to go on and on? There is a number of proposed Bills, including the bail (amendment) Bill and the criminal justice Europol (amendment) Bill. We know there are competing issues but it is important something is...
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: I will not delay the House but this is an important-----
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: This is a hugely important issue.
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Another Deputy said a while ago that the Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010 was deemed to be the most important legislation a couple of weeks ago.
- Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Bernard Durkan: Notwithstanding the other pressing issues, could I ask the Taoiseach-----