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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health if an entitlement to an EU medical card exists in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is the holder of a current medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13398/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who applied in August 2011, has repeatedly submitted relevant documentation and is a lone parent with three children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13399/12]

Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the huge number of people left on local authority housing lists by the previous Administration, I ask the Taoiseach to introduce the housing Bill at the earliest opportunity. Perhaps he will also indicate the extent to which the Bill has been discussed in the Cabinet. Have the heads of the Bill been drafted?

Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: On another issue relating to promised legislation, the sale of alcohol Bill has been promised.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: An early debate on the Bill would be socially desirable.

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which he and his Department have monitored the activities of those involved in drug and people trafficking, prostitution, child prostitution, racketeering, protectionism, blackmail, witness interference and intimidation; the number of prosecutions taken; the number of reports received or compiled relating to such...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the growth in organised crime has been measured on an ongoing basis over the past ten years with particular reference to gangland killings, drugs-related territorial wars culminating in shootings and killings of and by persons known to the Garda; the extent to which current legislation is capable of combatting...

Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will encourage the banking sector to facilitate viable pig farming enterprises which may need capital investment arising from redevelopment relating to animal welfare provisions, with particular reference to the requirement for ongoing working capital in the current difficult economic situation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it might be expected that high speed broadband facilities will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the number of students at the college, the urgency arising from the concern of the parents and the need to provide modern high speed telecommunications to the educational sector; if the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 21 February 2012, the exact amount of time an unmarried father who has court appointed guardianship of his child must have his child reside with him before her Department recognises that he is not a lone single person but in fact a single person with guardianship of his child; her plans to...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it might be expected that high speed broadband facilities will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the number of students at the college, the urgency arising from the concern of parents and the need to provide modern high speed telecommunications to the...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 21 February 2012, the number of criminal prosecutions that have been unsuccessful due to a delay in processing DNA samples obtained from crime scenes; if priority will be given to the processing of DNA samples obtained following a burglary at a location (details supplied) in County...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13594/12]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the sex offender register is compiled or updated and controlled by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14286/12]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position on an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14150/12]

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action, if any, that can be taken to curtail the activities of criminal gangs and their associates; given the degree to which the persons involved are known to the authorities, whether such organisations are illegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14275/12]

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that can be taken to prevent the setting up of criminal gangs whether by legislation or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14277/12]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gangland executions that have taken place in each of the years to date since 2001; the extent to which the perpetrators have been prosecuted or have themselves been the victims of similar executions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14276/12]

Written Answers — Defence of the Dwelling: Defence of the Dwelling (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, arising from a previous incident in which a burglar made a successful insurance claim against a householder, any further legislative action is contemplated to prevent a recurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14278/12]

Written Answers — Defence of the Dwelling: Defence of the Dwelling (13 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the definition of reasonable force in the context of the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 needs to be clarified with a view to a clearer understanding of fear-driven reaction by householders faced with intruders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/12]