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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am keen to make this as quick as possible. I am sorry for coming in, as I am not a member of this committee but I was previously a member of a similar committee. I was a spokesman in this area for a number of years. I will start from where Deputy Patrick O'Donovan left off in terms of lack of confidence in the system and EirGrid. I believe there is an inability on the part of EirGrid to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Grid Link Project: EirGrid (4 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I can tell Deputy Byrne more about it. We have an organisation with primary responsibility for the creation of a reliable electricity grid and, at the same time, a responsibility for ensuring that we have uninterrupted power in future. The people in EirGrid change their minds on a regular basis and equivocate about the costs and the best methods. Then, they become vague about everything...

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Rubbish.

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: That is rubbish and Deputy Broughan knows it.

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: We needed them 15 years ago.

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Where was the Deputy then?

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: That is no question.

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Peter.

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Projects (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The next matter is in the names of Deputies Martin Ferris and Michael Healy-Rae to the Minister for Education and Skills concerning the need to provide support to Kerry Life Skills Will Deputy Ferris indicate whether his colleague from County Kerry is in attendance in the House?

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Projects (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Very well. Deputy Ferris has four minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the guidelines in respect of wind turbines with particular reference to density, setback, noise and flicker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38390/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities have indicated the number of families on their respective housing lists who are deemed to be in need of re-housing in the course of the next three months, based on those currently in emergency accommodation, and those likely to become dependant on such accommodation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there was an entitlement to family income supplement in the period during which a person (details supplied) in County Dublin received an overpayment of jobseeker's allowance when his spouse obtained employment and was in receipt of €350 per two-week period, thereby incurring an overpayment of €6,316.67 in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 8 October 2015, the correct level of rent support applicable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38791/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Number 48 of 8 October 2015, if partial rent support will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38799/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if approval of a rent increase will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38801/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when a payment under the disability allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38802/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason an exceptional needs payment for funeral expenses was not made to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38803/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance if a primary medical certificate will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38787/15]