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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1659. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the dairy sector continues to develop in order to maximise employment and exports into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28425/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1660. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he and his Department continue to seek out new markets for beef, lamb and pig meat incorporating the use of the island of Ireland as single entity thus enabling the farming community, North and South, to have continued access to previously established markets without restriction; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1661. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the mushroom growing sector, North and South, can expect to rely on continued access to all previously established markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1662. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the poultry sector throughout the island of Ireland can expect to retain access to previously established markets in the European Union and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28428/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry Development (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1663. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the sporting horse non-thoroughbred industry to continue to prosper here into the future notwithstanding ongoing geopolitical changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28430/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure maximum employment to derive from the fishing industry including the entitlement for Irish trawlers to continue to fish in traditional waters in keeping with established practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28431/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1665. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the development and growth of deer farming and the venison sector with particular reference to developments abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28432/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 1666. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which his Department continues to monitor all aspects of animal welfare including canine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28435/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2057. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an exceptional needs payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28327/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2058. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct rate of carer's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28331/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2060. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure to be followed to facilitate the award of appropriate social welfare payment such as back to education allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) who has returned to education but is currently being pursued by her department for alleged overpayment of jobseeker's allowance which may be reviewed in the context of their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2061. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has received further information requested in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of their alleged overpayment; if arrangements have been put in place to alleviate the impact having regard to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28369/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2062. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2063. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one parent family allowance including arrears will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); if immediate steps can be taken to rectify the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28377/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2064. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be reconsidered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (20 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 2069. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which an exceptional needs payment for a person (details supplied) has been refused due to undertaking prescribed rehabilitation training by a general practitioner; if the case will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28476/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The criminal justice (legal aid) Bill is promised legislation. What is the degree to which consultations have already taken place in regard to it? When will the heads be cleared? When is the Bill likely to come before the House?

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: They could be volunteers.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 84. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the setting up of regional bodies consisting of public representatives, the professional stakeholders and patient representatives with a view to restoring a demographic structure throughout the entire country at which the specific issues relative to these particular regions can be discussed in detail, senior representatives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which deficiencies in services have been identified as a contributory factor at various levels throughout the public general hospital system in the context of hospital waiting lists, overcrowding at accident and emergency and bed shortages; the degree to which the adequacy of numbers in respect of beds, consultants, hospital doctors, general...