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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance or invalidity pension payments are being disallowed on the basis that a person has a serious disability such an amputation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26907/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which exceptional needs payments continue to be restricted even in cases in which the need clearly exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26908/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 565. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for exceptional needs payments pending or refused in the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26913/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which community welfare services are readily available to meet the needs of those in society who may ordinarily have had no reason to call on the social services but who may due to circumstances outside their control have to rely on exceptional needs payments in order to get by in a crisis; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications in payment in circumstances in which the recipient is caring for more than one person; the extent to which these numbers have fluctuated over the past ten years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26909/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which backlogs have been addressed in respect of various headings and payments operated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26912/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which self-employed persons can qualify for various social welfare supports now and in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26914/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current extent of long-term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26915/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which efforts are being made to award State pensions to those men and women whose contribution record was interrupted for family or other reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26916/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she has identified specific trends arising from the study of the age profile of those on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26917/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether changes are required in the criteria governing cohabitation with a view to ensuring that hardship is not caused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26918/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the applications for various social welfare payments which are most commonly refused on application and referred to appeal or oral hearing; the number of cases subsequently rejected or approved on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26920/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Provision (19 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which community welfare services remain readily accessible in all areas throughout County Kildare with particular reference to meeting out of hours and emergency needs in circumstances in which it is necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26921/18]

Other Questions: Election Management System (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: As a vehement opponent of electronic voting in the past, I ask the Minister of State to bear in mind that voting is a democratic principle that requires a certain amount of ceremony, attention and care. We should, as a consequence, take it very seriously. The Minister of State should take on board the concept of updating the electoral register. An Post is the most appropriate body to do...

Other Questions: Election Management System (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I will finish my supplementary question and I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for protecting a Member of the House.

Other Questions: Election Management System (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Minister of State bear in mind that despite considerable scientific investment being made on the previous occasion electronic voting was proposed, the model was found to be totally inappropriate for the Irish system? Adopting such a process would leave voting in this country open to manipulation, as has happened in other, bigger jurisdictions. Will the Minister of State bear in...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I have raised many times the issue of our bail laws and their efficacy in dealing with those who reoffend. Is the bail (amendment) Act, as administered by the courts, effective? Is it making a difference or are further amendments needed?

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank my colleague for sharing time with me. The red light on the microphone has just come on; it is a bit reluctant but it is working. I compliment the Minister and the Government on their economic policy so far. It has been spectacularly successful. That does not mean there are not issues such as the housing issue, which is a major one. I accept fully the point some Members made that...

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Healy had his say and I did not interrupt him. I was only trying to compliment him-----

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Bernard Durkan: -----but he obviously does not accept compliments. Deputy Paul Murphy admitted previously in the House that he was in favour of total unemployment. That is the reverse of Government policy. For the first time in the history of the State we have achieved employment of more than two million people. I remember in the 1980s it was a struggle to get employment past 1 million. The people of...