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Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Have the heads of the Bill to allow for retention of the records of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the Residential Institutions Review Committee been approved by the Cabinet and when is the Bill likely to be brought before the House?

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I am easy.

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: If he wants to go ahead, I will let him do so. I do not want to be greedy or anything like it. I am always amenable.

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak about this important legislation and compliment the Minister on bringing it before the House. It has been long-awaited. It was spoken about for a long time, during which many commentators pointed to the need for it. The Minister went about it in the right way in the sense that the day a Minister enters office for the first time is the day the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details suppled) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20535/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if and when broadband will become available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20438/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to regularise residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20556/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (7 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the time taken to date to determine the appeal in respect of medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the basis on which the application was initially refused; when the details in connection with the appeal were submitted to the relevant section; if sufficient information has been made available to make a determination at...

Other Questions: Food Labelling (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of traceability provisions throughout the food sector with particular reference to the authenticity of labelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20335/14]

Other Questions: Food Labelling (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: My question is on the absolute need for ongoing compliance with traceability regulations and for producers and consumers to be able to rely on traceability and authenticity.

Other Questions: Food Labelling (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent can we rely on the traceability and hygiene standards applicable throughout the European Union and with particular reference to food imports from third countries? Have any checks been made to identify weaknesses in the traceability regime throughout Europe?

Other Questions: Food Labelling (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister satisfied that the tests applied throughout the European Union are as stringent as the ones applied in Ireland? In the event that food is imported into Ireland from other member states, is it subjected to second round of tests to ensure compliance?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the benefits accruing from the Common Agricultural Policy reform agreement are evenly distributed throughout the agricultural sector with particular reference to ensuring that any increases or reductions do not impact on productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20334/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20680/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange for the immediate restoration of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 who is legitimately receiving rent support for several years when registration on the local authority housing list was not a precondition for rent support; if, in view of the hardship now being caused and the possibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reduction in mortgage interest suppleiment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20789/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has studied submissions from representatives of the Defences Forces with particular reference to retirement on foot of service, if he is amenable to accepting the basis of any such submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which payment has been made in full in respect of Defence Force deployments overseas with the UN or EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20808/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (8 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which retirement from the Defence Forces in the current year is likely to impact on structures at all ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20809/14]