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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of appropriate payment in the case of a person (details supplied); if a jobseeker's allowance or alternative payment will be restored at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36810/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which assessment can be completed in respect of entitlement, and rent support by way of arrears arising therefrom, in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36811/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will arrange for review of an appeal of a decision to refuse an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36813/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which an appropriate basic social protection payment will be available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36815/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects expenditure targets for various Departments to remain in line with expectations throughout 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36713/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that any inflationary tendencies in the economy remain manageable with particular reference to public spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36716/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent of reform required to combat any public spending overruns in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36717/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which reform is likely to remain a key element in managing costs throughout the public sector in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36718/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further reform or policy initiatives are required to maintain a stable path towards economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects his Department to continue to meet deadlines and to continue to play an important part in economic recovery, with particular reference to the need to ensure stability and sustainable economic growth across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which the various agreements such as the Haddington Road and Lansdowne Road agreements remain intact in terms of public expenditure and savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36714/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which public procurement procedures can achieve savings in the course of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36720/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health if it can be facilitated for a district nurse to call to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36597/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy O'Connell and I are going to the Dáil Chamber to help to make up a quorum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their submissions. It has been enlightening to hear of the first-hand experiences of patients and those who are directly involved in addressing the issues presented by same. Like everyone else present, I have seen epileptic seizures in children that were so severe as to be distressing, not only to their parents, but to people who were not accustomed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy O'Connell and I better go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to emphasise something that caught my attention. Deputy Gino Kenny is right that we have to move on with the times. We also have to put in place the necessary safeguards to ensure we do not do something wrong. We need to recognise that it has to be prescribed. Of course, cannabis will make someone feel well. Recreational cannabis has been around for years and has made many people...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The Bill is a timely reminder of some of the sadder episodes in medical history, some of which were referred to by the Minister of State. It is no harm to reflect on them now and hope the necessary remedial action has been taken. The episodes are a sufficient warning to us all to ensure we do not repeat them.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: My thinking is similar to Deputy Kelleher's in the sense that I have always been worried about a number of issues in respect of health insurance premia. When I was a young person - I know it was a while ago but I can still remember that far back - we were charged a fee because we were allegedly supplementing older people. The age profile of the population has changed since then. Many more...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: When will the Garda Síochána (malicious injuries compensation) Bill come before the House?