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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for an exceptional needs payment for a funeral grant in respect of a person (details supplied); if this case will be considered urgently with particular reference to the sensitive circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42573/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason illness benefit did not issue to a person (details supplied); if payment will urgently issue with particular reference to the hardship caused in the absence of payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42579/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the level of payment of jobseeker's allowance has been reduced in the case of a person (details supplied); if a review will be undertaken with a view to restoring the initial level with particular reference to the hardship being experienced in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42580/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if consideration will be given to this request with particular reference to the hardship being experienced in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42581/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of a request for review of a disability allowance in late September 2018 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42622/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an early oral hearing will be arranged for a basic payment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42656/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for their participation and their report. It is an extensive and important report. I have some questions. On cohesion, Mr. Murphy mentioned that we do not feature so much in that any more. We realise the reason is that we have achieved a certain level of economic development. Are there any other countries that stand out and that still avail of cohesion funds, to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Do house prices feature in the calculation of GNP, GDP and GNI*?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am not suspicious, but I am conscious that the issue is in the background. I would like to be in a position to avail of the best possible set of circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There was mention of the audits of public private partnerships. One particular public private partnership, Carillion, in the UK, went below the waterline with very serious consequences for us in this country and brought down a number of construction companies in the public area leaving us with an obvious issue. Was the Court of Auditors consulted or involved in any way or fashion? Does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: There would have been.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guest and thank him for his dissertation on the European elections. I hope that in the run-up to the elections, the general public will be informed of the importance of these elections in terms of the economic benefits accruing to this country and to Europe generally. It would be useful to compare income per capitain 1989 or 1990 for countries in the EU, countries in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to acknowledge the generous gesture made by my colleague for excluding himself from possible membership of the European Commission in future. I presume that is on the basis of his lack of seniority and age at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I imagine his turn will come but, in fact, I disagree with him. I am strongly of the view that we need people of experience as Commissioners in Brussels. Recent events would point towards the use of people with experience in the pivotal roles they have been given. These are not jobs for first-timers. That is no reflection on first-time runners or anything like that. There comes a time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Preparations for the European Parliament Elections 2019: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for attending. I have a couple of questions. The witnesses made reference to collating data but collecting data is equally important. To what extent have they been in a position to collect as much data as possible, as quickly as possible? The collation comes after that, but the collection is obviously the first part of it. Has the IASLT had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Aside from the issues they have already raised, will the witnesses identify the two most important issues affecting the manner in which they deal with their workload and the extent to which a child needs specific attention?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (18 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: One voice, please.

Report on Gender Budgeting: Motion (18 Oct 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Tommy Broughan.