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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55433/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55438/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 605. To ask the Minister for Defence if and when further recruitment to the Defence Forces, including the Permanent Defence Force and Reserve Defence Force might be contemplated with a view to ensuring optimum strength; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55293/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 606. To ask the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Force; the number of the Reserve Defence Force who completed annual training of seven days, fourteen days, twenty one days or more in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55350/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 607. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55431/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 637. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 717. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which agency staff have been used in her Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55429/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 764. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in respect of an appeal for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55375/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 768. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on their switchdesk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55436/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 796. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a 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. [55583/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 843. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1231/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 847. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is covered under their parents medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1243/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 901. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1697/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 908. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may be awarded a discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1748/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 927. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years and to date for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on the switch-desk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55441/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome Mr. Dorr. We have known each other for a long time. As always he has interesting and provocative views, which is no harm. I welcome the changes in foreign policy. I believe they will involve all Departments at all times and through the embassies the Department will feel a greater responsibility for ensuring that they are playing in the national interest throughout the world on...

Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to see that we have a lovely new list of proposed legislative measures.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Some of them go back to the time of the previous Government. I compliment the Government on the number of Bills it has passed in the past two and a half years, but the list remains. What is the status of the national paediatric hospital development board (amendment) Bill and when can we expect it to come before the House? Has it been approved by Cabinet and, if so, have the heads of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (16 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to remain satisfied in the matter of this country’s economic performance in the wake of the exit from the bailout and with particular reference to the need to remain competitive in the context of all other European countries inside and outside the eurozone and the wider global community with whom this country trades;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (16 Jan 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance arising from recent experience in the bond market, the extent to which it might be found possible to issue specific bonds targeting investment leading to job creation such as the public housing building programme in view of the serious need in this area and the opportunities for a major boost in terms of job creation in the construction sector which is...