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Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Did this Government bring in the troika?

Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Did this Government bring in the troika?

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this particularly important issue. I was just thinking about 29 and 30 September 2008, when some of us were sitting on the other side of the House and the proposal was brought in by the then Government to the effect that a bank guarantee was to be undertaken on behalf of the Irish people. Some of us had very serious concerns about it. When...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Government and everybody associated with the deal - civil servants, the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. The confused Members on the other side of the House have been predicting doom and gloom for the past two years, said it could never happen and that there would be no write-down. They called for a write-down...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Suffice it to say a great deal of work has been done that need not have proved necessary in the first place. A great deal more remains to be done and it will be done on this occasion.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: When I leave the Chair, I will answer that question.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Anthony Lawlor is sharing time with Deputies Catherine Byrne, Michelle Mulherin, Dan Neville and John Paul Phelan. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Ciara Conway is sharing time with Deputies Gerald Nash, Anne Ferris and Seán Kenny.

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I call on the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, who will be followed by Deputies Liam Twomey, Eoghan Murphy and Jim Daly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health the number of student nurses likely to be offered employment in the context of the recently announced initiative in this regard; when the posts are likely to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he continues to examine the possibility of the greater use of part-time or temporary nursing staff as a means of achieving economies in order to work within budget; if he will provide an adequate spread of nursing cover throughout the health service; if he intends to examine alternative options with a view to achieving this objective with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has monitored the effect of budgetary controls within the health service in the current year to date in the context of keeping within budget; if any particular or specific areas have been identified wherein changes or improvements may be made with a view to ensuring that vital frontline services are not detrimentally affected to the extent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the alleged bullying of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8020/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 7 February 2012, the reason an appeal in respect of jobseeker's allowance payment was disallowed; if she will review the reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance awarded in this instance taking into account the considerable hardship being experienced by the applicant and their family; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7825/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 17 January 2013, if and when an oral hearing will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8009/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8010/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the nature of any contact her Department has had with a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rent ceiling and rent support payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8012/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (14 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the maximum rent levels payable in north Kildare; if she will take account of market pressure and consequent hardship on recipients of rent support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8013/13]