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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of support services for children and teenagers identified as having a tendency to self-harm; the number of instances of such vulnerable young persons brought to the attention of his Department in the past 12 months; the extent to which it has been possible to make a positive intervention; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which Outreach or other supportive or interactive services remain available for young persons identified as being likely to self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36300/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36405/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Rehiring (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36424/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: We will do, Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I will do my best, using some fancy footwork, not to repeat the three excellent contributions that have been made. I congratulate the Minister of State on his elevation to office and wish him well. We in this committee will do everything we can to be supportive, and even inspirational from time to time, in the important work he must do. I have four questions which necessitate something of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Absolutely. We were told that the economic policies being pursued in this country were wrong, that they would not work, and various economists worldwide were quoted and quoted themselves regularly, all of whom were wrong. Thanks to Mr. Draghi, that intervention at a crucial time was a decision, and decisiveness counts. On the same basis, the next challenge is European recovery. Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Absolutely everything, Chairman. It does not require rocket science to carry out such an audit. The information should be readily available. On foot of that we should take into account that interest rates throughout Europe are now at an all-time low. During the economic boom in this country we were regularly informed that interest rates were at an all-time low. Why was the economy not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Minister of State (25 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: This is the thing I am coming to. That is correct. It should be possible for the European institutions to invent a structure whereby it would be more attractive for investors of all kinds - savers, strategic investors, venture capitalists - to invest in areas that will create long and short-term employment. It should also be possible to identify the projects that are most likely to produce...

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: You could have got caught several times but you did not answer for anything.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: The second last.

Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: The criminal law (sexual offences) Bill is promised for this session. It is to protect children and vulnerable persons against sexual exploitation and abuse. Is it intended to have the legislation passed by the end of this session? Another Bill which I have raised in the past is the bail Bill, the imminence of which seems to have dropped in recent times. Notwithstanding that compelling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which he or his Department continues to monitor the costs of private health insurance throughout the health sector; if conclusions have been reached as to the cause of increased premiums having particular regard to the concept of community rating or departures therefrom; if the cost of private health insurance in the private and public sectors...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national children's hospital; the extent the initial preparatory work in terms of planning permission and identification of the scale and size of the project has been identified and agreed; if agreement has been reached as to the full extent of services intended within the hospital complex; the extent to which previous expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of the review in respect of a one-parent family payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36476/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outstanding documentation required in respect of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the letter from Private Residential Tenancies Board already provided will suffice as proof of landlord's ownership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36961/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason full rent support has not been awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37019/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 17 September 2014, if she will indicate the loss of income to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare: if she will indicate the way the person is expected to make up the loss of income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37029/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 17 September 2014, her views on the impact of the reduction in rent payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in the context of current market conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (30 Sep 2014)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the fundamental economic indicators remain positive in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/14]