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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in respect of an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33388/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and variety of training or youth unemployment or long-term unemployment alleviation schemes likely to be operated by her Department in the coming year; the total cost and duration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33525/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects current or proposed temporary unemployment alleviation or training schemes to result in permanent positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Statistics (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the unemployment situation throughout the country with a view to identification of particular areas or black spots indicating higher than average levels of unemployment; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Statistics (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the age profile of those on the live register long term with a view to initiating measures to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33528/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which she and her Department have entered into negotiations with other relevant Government Departments with a view to transferring the responsibility for local authority housing thus alleviating the burden of rent support on her Department and facilitating local authority housing applicants in their efforts to obtain employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken or intends to take to streamline the appeals system in respect of all payments issuing from her Department with a view to minimising hardship on those awaiting the outcome of appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33530/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases referred to appeal in respect of each category of welfare payment for which her Department is responsible in each of the past four years to date in 2013; the areas experiencing most referrals to appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33531/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which various forms for social welfare payments may be simplified to reduce administrative backlogs and excessive time-consuming procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she continues to take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship with particular reference to cases where the overpayment was not as a result of an oversight or negligence on the part of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to continue to be in position to provide the necessary resources to retain the maximum number of places on a community employment or related schemes throughout County Kildare having particular regard to the on-going success of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33536/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Application Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for invalidity pension currently on hand, the likely timescale within which it is expected that a decision will be made, the degree, if any, to which she can speed up the processing of such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33537/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 363. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government having regard to previous parliamentary questions in the matter, the extent to which it is expected that outstanding completion works at the development in the Waterways, Sallins, County Kildare is contemplated as per previous indications; if it is expected that agreement can be reached with all interested parties with a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 397. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been released for a festival (details supplied) in County Kildare; if not, when it is expected that funding will be released; if the release of funding is prioritised with particular reference to the fact that certain events are expected to shortly take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 407. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the means whereby regularisation of residency/possible entitlement to naturalisation may be considered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32902/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 408. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 20 June 2013, in the matter of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32903/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 409. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all information relative to an application for review/appeal in respect of appeal against refoulement has been received in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford having particular regard to the extent to which circumstances have changed since the making of the original order; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 411. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 18 June 2013 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of an application for family reunification, if previous applications may be reconsidered on the basis that both children in respect of whom the application was made are family members and grandchildren; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulation of Sunbed Use (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 474. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans, if any, to regulate the use of sunbeds with particular reference to the alarming number of persons under the age of 25 who continue to use sunbeds despite significant health risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33602/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (9 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 491. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which diagnostic and support services are available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32964/13]