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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: With the agreement of the committee, I propose that we circulate to the authorities of the various countries mentioned-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I know and I am conscious of the list. We will circulate a communication to them, to which they can respond. We will invite them to make a presentation to the committee. We will also refer them to the office of the Tánaiste in respect of dealings at EU and UN level, as appropriate. If we do nothing and regurgitate what has been said in the debate in six months or one year, we will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Work in North Africa and Middle East: Amnesty International Ireland (14 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I propose to draw up a list to prioritise the issues and the locations. We have asked through parliamentary questions that there be an identification of the most pressing cases globally. Most of them fall within the report to which Mr. O'Gorman referred. We will circulate that to the relevant embassies and ask whether they might be prepared to make a response before the committee. In some...

Other Questions: Local Authority Members' Remit (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: It would have to be a large booklet.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan, for bringing this important legislation before the House and the extent of work she has undertaken on it, along with her colleagues in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Housing provision is an issue that has required attention for some several years. Public housing is within the remit of the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: As Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is not in the House, I call Deputy Robert Dowds.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise for interrupting but I understand you are sharing time with Deputy Penrose.

Topical Issue Matters (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Olivia Mitchell - the need for a new national spatial strategy; (2) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the reconfiguration of maternity services in the west and north west; (3) Deputy Ciara Conway - the need for teachers who are capable...

Order of Business (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: What are the intentions for the national paediatric hospital development board (amendment) Bill? To what extent has it been discussed or progressed in recent times and when might it be expected that it will be brought before the House?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he expects the tourism sector to expand in the current year; if specific areas have been identified as having a particular growth potential; the degree to which the economic benefit accruing has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in regard to the provision of facilities associated with the Rugby World Cup; the extent to which he has had negotiations with the IRFU and the relevant authorities in adjoining jurisdictions in the context of making facilities here available for the event; if he will report progress on the work to date in this...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will be approved in respect of appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21982/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in respect of their disability allowance claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22065/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one-parent family allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22066/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22067/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against a decision to refuse a carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22068/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the existence of a letter of authorisation in respect of guardianship in favour of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of their grandchildren, which was submitted to her Department on the 2 August 2013, if review of their entitlement to child benefit and-or guardianship payment can be undertaken; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the reintroduction of a deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22070/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22071/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 May 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of eligibility for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22072/14]