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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which it is expected his Department can interact and engage with the Irish diaspora in the context of St Patrick's Day festivities worldwide with the objective of ensuring that they are not forgotten; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9276/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department continues to have dialogue with the authorities in the United State with a view to establishing criteria whereby undocumented Irish in the US are regulated whether by way of bilateral arrangement or general arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9277/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has had discussions with Irish emigrant organisations in the US with a view to achieving some arrangement whereby the undocumented Irish can be regularised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main locations worldwide in respect of which he and his EU or UN colleagues continue to be briefed where war, starvation, famine, human rights abuses and denial of women’s’ rights remains an issue; the extent to which he and his colleagues continue to focus on such issues and bring about a means whereby such...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor the detention of former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Ms Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko; if she has access to human rights activists and visitation in accordance with international criteria; if the circumstances of her imprisonment is in accordance with due...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9001/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in respect of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9149/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Aiken and Ms Glen for attending. The concept of an all-island market is a good one and could only be beneficial from the point of view of both the North and the South. There are considerable economies of scale which can be achieved and a great deal of interaction can take place, both of which would be mutually beneficial. To what extent do our guests see room for growth in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: We will be most anxious that the UK stays within the European Union, for many reasons. If agricultural land is being decommissioned for food production, how is it to be used consequently?

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: He is on €140,000.

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: It was bad rhetoric.

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Boyd Barrett wants to go the scenic route.

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Take it easy now.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The landlord and tenant Bill is planned for 2014. In view of the changing situation on tenancies and housing accommodation generally, would it be possible to publish the Bill earlier? Similarly, have the heads of the children (amendment) Bill been prepared and agreed?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the competitiveness of the industrial sector in this jurisdiction as compared with others within the European Union and the Eurozone specifically; the extent to which he has identified any particular factors impeding competitiveness, job retention and expansion; his plans to address any such...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the competitiveness of the Irish economy remains competitive in the context of comparison with other EU Member States including those within the Eurozone and without; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9440/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he and or his Department have identified any issues impeding competitiveness in the economy; the extent to which such elements have been addressed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9441/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Levels (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created or lost in both the manufacturing or services sectors in the past twelve months; his projections for the current year in this regard; the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the availability of adequately qualified job applicants for the positions available; if particular or specific action is required to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which upward only rent reviews continue to be a serious inhibitor in the commercial or retail sectors; the extent to which the closure of specific enterprises has been attributed to the issue in each of the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9449/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the application for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9438/13]