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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic fundamentals have stabilised in this economy; the extent to which specific targets have been met and are likely to continue to be met in this regard; if any particular issues have been identified which might assist economic growth and as a consequence employment; if specific targets have been identified in this regard; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to receive on-going reports from the lending sector with regard to the responsibility of the lending institutions to meet the credit requirements of businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossession Rate (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of foreclosures by lending agencies in each of the past four years to date, the number of instances in respect of which the property or business was in negative equity; the number of instances where the property or business was known not to have been in negative equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24388/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossession Rate (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of house repossessions recorded in each of the past four years to date; the number of such properties deemed to have been in negative equity at the time of repossession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossession Rate (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 304. To ask the Minister for Finance if known, the extent, to which lending agencies have insured against bad debt; the extent to which any such insurance has been monitored in the case of house or other property repossessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24399/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Finance if known, the extent to which house property disposed of by the National Assets Management Agency has been purchased by first time buyers with a housing need, investors and/or syndicates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 296. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which house properties disposed of by the National Assets Management Agency and purchased by investors or syndicates have been funded by borrowing to facilitate the investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24391/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Presidency Engagements (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had discussions with his EU Eurozone colleagues and the wider EU in the context of strategic investment to facilitate job creation throughout the European Union with particular reference to the need to generate growth, employment and achieve a reduction in welfare costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth Rate (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which economic fundamentals have stabilised or improved through each EU Member State, Eurozone and non-Eurozone in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which this country continues to meet its targets in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24393/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Negotiations (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he is satisfied that Ireland will be in a position to exit the bailout programme on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 300. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which economic competitiveness has been improved in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 301. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which the borrowing requirements of small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing, service or retail sectors have been met by the borrowing institutions in each of the past three years to date; whether an improvement in likely in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24396/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Relief (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which there is recognition at ECB level of the need for an all-Europe response to debt repayment throughout member States with particular reference to the need for recognition of the ability of each member State to meet its repayments without causing further damage to the respective economy of each country and the need to achieve separation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Statistics (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent, if any, to which he and his Department have recognised any possible inflationary tendencies in the Irish economy; if any corrective steps are required to address any issues arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24401/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 407. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding eligibility for illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23711/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 531. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of entitlement to extension of Stamp 3 visa in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who came to Ireland from New Mexico, USA, is a US citizen and who is now in a relationship with an Irish citizen for the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24045/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor activity in the health insurance area with particular reference to the need to achieve lower premium payments in the current economic environment; the extent to which health insurance costs have been affected by the costs of hospital procedures in the public and private health sectors respectively; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2012: Discussion with European Movement Ireland (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: These things happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: On the suggested lack of obligation on the part of the legislators to introduce legislation following the X case decision, I ask Mr. Brady to elucidate whether he has argued in the past for the introduction of legislation when the courts have identified a void or lack of legislation in order to facilitate them in their procedures. To what extent must the legislators and the courts have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: This is part of our discussion. Is it possible that in some instances people can be tainted in their judgment by virtue of their predilection to a particular opinion?