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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for mortgage support refused in each of the past three years and to date in 2015; the extent to which such cases have been reviewed or appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9762/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Data (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a mortgage support was refused on the grounds of its unsustainability, and the mortgage was subsequently proven to be sustainable, thereby raising the question of the extent of fair treatment afforded in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9764/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she remains satisfied that hardship is alleviated in respect of non-European Union nationals in this country who, in most cases, have been employed and paid relevant taxes in this jurisdiction for up to ten years, but who may not qualify for social welfare payments in the event of their employers being forced to dismiss them on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects lone parents to be in a position to maintain their level of income in the aftermath of a reduction in entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9765/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's assistance in each of the past four years and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9766/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which waiting lists apply in respect of applications for the various means-tested social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9767/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for non-contributory old age pension received in her Department in each of the years from 2010 to 2014, and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9768/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current average time for the processing of carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the extent of hardship and suffering caused in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Kildare who cannot qualify for child benefit due to the fact that their child’s special educational needs have been disrupted, through no fault of their own; if it is recognised that, for a period of almost a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if adult dependant allowance is payable in respect of a jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1, or if that person's partner qualifies for a payment in the partner's own right; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9779/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Dental Services (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if dental benefit is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9785/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has monitored the position regarding an application for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if it is intended, or expected, that the person must first have spent all of the proceeds of the sale of the former family home before qualifying for rent support, having particular regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full entitlement and current payment of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who has no income from any source, including self-employment, but who has a liability for mortgage arrears of almost €50,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9789/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which an application for an exceptional needs payment will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9801/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the maximum amount payable under the exceptional needs payment payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, given that person's circumstances and the consequent need to increase the payment further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9869/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the tragic circumstances of the case, she will examine the extent to which an exceptional needs payment may be increased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9870/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to regularise their residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9773/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an update of Stamp 4 and an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Controls (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the passport of a person (details supplied) in County Louth, retained at immigration in Dublin Airport, might be returned to that person and-or a letter of authorisation issued to facilitate that person in returning to their family here following a visit on compassionate grounds; if an application for naturalisation has been accepted in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if in the context of application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, arising from letter dated 1 October 2014 to the applicant, it is expected to seek clarification from the court as to the reason the judge struck out the cases listed; if this will have negative consequences for the applicant; and if she...