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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1000. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if numbers employed in the agrifood industry remain constant or if they have increased over the past number of years; if he is satisfied with the future prospects of the sector in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9576/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 999. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of regulations to ensure the highest possible standards in regard to traceability; the extent of new regulations in this regard with particular reference to country of origin in respect of important meat and meat products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9575/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1090. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if high-speed modern broadband will become readily available in all urban and rural areas within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9761/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the tourism industry will grow in 2016 having regard to recent experiences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he monitors deficiencies in the national road network, with particular reference to identifying under capacity on motorways or the M50, with a view to initiating remedial measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1177. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ireland will remain equally attractive for foreign direct investment and indigenous job creation, having particular regard to provisions made in budget 2016 and the potential of the Irish knowledge development box or any other issues in the wake of changes to the 12.5% corporation tax rate; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of available and occupied prison places by prison and by juvenile detention centre; if further accommodation is required; her plans to provide this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10623/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1194. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the facilities available to protect children at risk; the number of referrals to the appropriate bodies recorded in the past two years; if she will make further provision if backlogs occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Psychological Services (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1195. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if adequate child psychological services are available to meet the requirements as already indicated or notified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9440/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision Data (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1196. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is in a position to address the issues of children in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9441/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1197. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she continues to make rehabilitative support services available for juvenile offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9442/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the Defence Forces in meeting emergencies in a security or natural disaster situation; if he continues to develop the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in line with requirements to meet such contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9765/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1215. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps will continue to participate in overseas missions in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9766/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1216. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make available the actuarial assessment used to calculate annuity value in the case of reduced payment of disability pension to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10079/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Insolvency Service of Ireland (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the guests. I note the reference to the gradual reduction in the number of mortgages in arrears. Can Mr. O'Connor give some indication as to the number of settlements reached by way of resolution to the satisfaction of the borrower or by way of repossession and the difference between the two? Mr. O'Connor mentioned that the Insolvency Service of Ireland assisted 3,000 borrowers....

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Insolvency Service of Ireland (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: This goes to the nub of the issue. Perhaps Mr. O'Connor could provide a quick clarification. Is there not a certain amount of timidity in the way the insolvency system approaches this? For example, I - and all of the members here - deal with cases on behalf of constituents. One of the issues that has arisen time and again relates to situations where the banks tell borrowers that they are...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Insolvency Service of Ireland (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The word "sustainability" is used regularly. The lender determines whether an individual's capacity is sustainable. Deputy Cowen referred to the right to appeal to the courts. What has been the experience of those who have done so? The banks said three, four or five years ago that mortgages were sustainable and awarded loans on foot of that. Now that they are totally unsustainable, there...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Insolvency Service of Ireland (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: That has not answered my question. I find it difficult to understand how a lending agency can have decided three, four or five years ago that a particular application for a loan was sustainable - it must have been because otherwise it would not have been approved - but has now determined that it is unsustainable and can demand repossession, the sale of the asset or whatever the case may be....

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Hall for coming before the committee. He put forward a solution whereby the State should intervene because it owns a number of banks and should subsidise the system by entering the marketplace and writing down mortgages or paying the mortgage in the same way as rent support. What would be the cost to the State? Does he differentiate between those who are paying, trying to pay...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (17 May 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Why not?