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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (18 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which efforts can be made and or increased to attract major sporting events to this country over the next five years keeping in mind the economic benefits accruing therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45527/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and or his Department and the National Roads Authority continue to examine the locations at which numerous accidents have taken place on minor or major roads including motorways throughout the country with particular reference to the frequency of such accidents with a view to identifying the cause or causes and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to provide adequate funding to meet the remedial work arising from the identification of well-known accident black spots on the road throughout the country in the forthcoming year; if a specific programme targeting such locations is likely; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (18 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the various Government supports for each of the airports throughout the country will be reviewed collectively with a view to an endeavour to retain a reasonable quality of service throughout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45530/12]

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to receive information from the various local authorities in respect of arrears of shared ownership or annuity loans; if as a result he will initiate legislation to address the on-going situation whereby borrowers are expected to meet repayments in respect of the rental equity which are...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: I know I am nearly invisible. I thank the Minister of State for her reply. However, there is an issue that needs to be dealt with, and I ask her to clarify whether it has been dealt with by the expert group. I refer to the fact that the rental part of loan repayments has increased way beyond what was anticipated. The situation is no longer as was envisaged and indicated to purchasers in...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: The issue is much more serious than has been envisaged by the Minister of State's Department. The fact that the expert group obviously did not deal with the fundamental issue is indicative that it was not aware of or did not focus on the particular problem. Is the Minister of State aware that within the coming year or so there will be a dramatic increase in the level of arrears in the...

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Adams is very special himself.

Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: The promised legislation to provide for the exchange of criminal records and other information with EU member states and other designated states has been promised for some time. In view of the ongoing issue nationally and internationally of organised crime in particular, when is the criminal records information system Bill likely to come before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been...

Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Like a lot of the promises made on the other side of the House in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the full requirement in terms of local authority housing needs are being met at present with particular reference to the means of those who may have lost their jobs and their homes through repossession as a consequence; if he will review the procedures whereby such persons are admissible to the local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 October 2012, if in the circumstances, arrangements will be made to hold an oral hearing in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45748/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse illness benefit on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45769/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider a back to education allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45776/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of an application for invalidity pension will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46116/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46240/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46242/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 367 and 368 of the 16 of October 2012, if she has examined the considerable hardship now caused to single person's due to the differentiation between rent supplement rates and market rent rates within the Kildare area; if she has any immediate plans to address this discrepancy within the rent supplement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to receive information from the various local authorities in respect of arrears of shared ownership or annuity loans; if as a result he will initiate proposals in the forthcoming year to address the situation whereby borrowers are expected to meet repayments in respect of the rental equity...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (23 Oct 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in position to maintain the Fire Service, part time and full time, throughout the country in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46525/12]