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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the current status and possible eligibility for naturalisation through particular procedures to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2219/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that Stamp 4 has not been updated in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2220/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the update of Stamp 4 and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2221/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency/leave to remain/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2222/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review or revoke the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2223/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in respect of residency status/family reunification in respect of two children in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2224/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the temporary permission to remain in the case a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2225/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and projected position in regard to residency status entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2227/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or position position regarding residency eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (deytails supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to update of Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2229/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health if he has received notification from nursing homes indicating an increase in the maintenance costs charged to patients currently covered under existing contracts under the fair deal scheme; if such increases are in order or require amendment to contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2231/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health if and when medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2232/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: They are Clare terms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Discussion (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome Mr. Cosgrave and thank him for his remarks. People like him are an inspiration to the new generation, particularly at this difficult time. Mr. Cosgrave sold himself short when he said that he can only identify where to create a relatively small number of jobs but thousands of jobs is a different issue. It is not. It is simply extending the same format, identifying the...

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Fifteen minutes is a long time.

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill, with which I do not agree because it is indiscriminate. It would reward the deliberate fraudster in the same way as the person who accidentally received an overpayment. It does not propose any means by which they can be differentiated. The person who deliberately sets out to defraud the system would benefit dramatically by way of...

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To spend money, in local authorities and elsewhere. I spent years on a health board. Usually, very innovative proposals were made by people in opposition to spend money. They were not so eager to impose the taxes required to raise the revenue required for expenditure. While I acknowledge this is a common failing of humanity, I note there has been a tendency on the part of some –...

Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: May I ask the Taoiseach a question on promised legislation? In view of the recent interest in bail and the need for the Judiciary to have the option of remanding prisoners in custody - particularly those who have confessed to a crime - as opposed to remanding them on bail-----

Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: It is the bail Bill, which I have raised on countless occasions over the past ten years.