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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the history of stamp 4 held by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which efforts are being made to address long term youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions Payments (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which efforts are being made to award State pensions to those persons whose contribution record was interrupted for family or other reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2375/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring State pension levels to those applicable previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2376/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual cost of State pensions from 2004 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2377/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Data (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons with insufficient insurance contributions to meet the requirements for State pension purposes; the degree to which they may qualify for a means-tested or non-contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2378/18]

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

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average length of time taken to deal with appeals in respect of disallowance of jobseeker's allowance, carer's allowance, disability allowance and other payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2379/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which a hardship clause has been invoked in the course of dealing with various circumstances in which persons found themselves in serious financial difficulty on a monthly basis over the course of the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2380/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her preferred options to resolve the issue whereby women and some men fail to qualify for an adequate level of contributory State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2381/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if adequate staff are available throughout the various sectors of her Department to ensure the expeditious of applications. [2383/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Live Register Data (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 228. 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. [2384/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which back to work and back to education supports will be reviewed with a view to maximising their availability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2386/18]

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

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which anti-fraud initiatives have yielded revenue to the extent anticipated; if extra costs have been incurred by the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2387/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Support Services (17 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which FIS or other support payments continue to be made available to families living on uneconomic holdings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2388/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the progress of the mobile phone and broadband task force, particularly in the context of the recommendations or actions for which his Department is responsible; if the task force will produce an annual report for its first full year in operation; if a work plan for 2018 has been prepared and agreed with...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: This question relates to the mobile phone and broadband task force. How has it progressed? How many meetings has it had and what conclusions has it reached? Will it produce an annual report? To what degree have the stakeholders been fully acquainted with the urgent necessity to deal with the deficiency in broadband and mobile telephony service provision in rural areas?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. What precisely will be done to address the deficiencies in both the quality and speed of broadband and mobile telephony services? What will the stakeholders do to address the major deficiencies relating to these services, which are hugely important to the business, education and health sectors?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. Will he give further details on the improvements to mobile phone coverage in the short term? In other jurisdictions across Europe, it has been possible to provide a satisfactory service which we do not seem to be able to provide in this country. There appears to be little we can do over time. Will the Minister of State give an...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (16 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of services within his portfolio in the coming years, with particular reference to the need to develop and modernise services affecting rural Ireland and the Border regions; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to interact with and provide funding for voluntary community groups, while at...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Ministerial Responsibilities (16 Jan 2018)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to encourage the Minister and Minister of State to outline their mission statement in respect of their respective portfolios and the extent to which they intend to interact with the community and take full advantage of the important role they have to play in the reorganisation and reinvigoration of rural Ireland.