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Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I will refuse to sit and listen to something that I know to be untrue and which is being repeated again and again. There is no basis in the legislation at all for the conclusion being reached in terms of what is actually happening. The information that is being put to the House at the present time is misleading.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The Garda Síochána (compensation for malicious injuries) Bill has been mooted for some considerable time. In view of the importance of that legislation, when is it likely to come before the House?

Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she plans to take to facilitate the award of widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension in respect of persons married here following a divorce in another jurisdiction the status of whom for remarrying here was in order but that in the event of the death of either party the pension is not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which progress continues to be made in addressing the issue by which women for one reason or another have been deprived of contributory pensions having retired from the workplace while raising their families due to the marriage ban and who have made a major contribution to society in the course of their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to create apprenticeship opportunities under various trades; the degree to which shortages have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47207/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Opening Hours (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend the opening hours of Kilcock Garda station with particular reference to enhanced community policing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46544/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) appears to continue to be unqualified for regularisation of the person's residency status including entitlement to stamp 4, which the person held previously; if provision will be made for the person's child, who is a holder of a medical card and in respect of whom an issue has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in updating stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which a deportation order was revoked and by whom in the case of a person (details supplied); the way in which the case will now be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46777/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if early GNIB appointments to obtain an appropriate stamp can be facilitated in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47015/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the support facilities available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46599/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 550. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance becomes payable in the case of a person (details supplied) who was previously in receipt of a domiciliary care allowance, DCA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46566/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an entitlement to an invalidity pension following the submission of further medical evidence in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47056/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she continues to ensure that undue hardship is not caused to recipients of social welfare payments in cases in which payments have been suspended while under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Reviews (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the course of a review of entitlement to a social welfare payment, provision is made for a basic payment until the outcome is determined in view of the fact that in the past some applicants have become homeless due to failure to meet their rent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47204/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the issue of persons, including the self-employed, who have made contributions towards their pension but do not qualify for a payment due to qualification restrictions; if a pro rata pension can be considered in such cases or failing that, a refund of contributions; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of carer's allowance receiving a payment in each of the past three years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47199/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (13 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for carer's allowance received in each of the past four years to date; the number approved and rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47200/18]