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Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent does the Taoiseach expect to be able to co-operate with the Northern assembly and all parties in Northern Ireland in the window of opportunity that now presents itself, with particular reference to the need to ensure we avoid a collapse of the assembly insofar as that is possible and touch upon the points most likely to irritate either side in Northern Ireland? Will he, with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which he expects to develop the Shared Island Initiative in the context of the resumption of the Assembly. [6347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she might review cases where a contributory State pension was refused on the grounds of insufficient contributions, with particular reference to allowing partial payment in line with the level of contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7788/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent, if any, to which backlogs exist in the determination of appeals for various payments which have been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8137/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she might consider entitlement to the State pension (contributory) in line with the level of necessary contributions in cases where such applicants were refused an entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which non-EU residents, working and living here and having paid tax here, cannot now qualify for a State (non-contributory) pension, even though they have worked here, paid their necessary contributions and taxes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which payment of the exceptional needs payments can be expedited to meet emergency situations with a minimum of documentation rather than allow matters to drag on, during which time any such emergencies may have reached a crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8142/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which she and her Department continue to monitor the situation in order to identify people who might be in financial difficulty due to them falling short of meeting statutory requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8143/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the degree to which she and her office continue to ensure the making of a basic payment to applicants for social welfare payments while the primary application is being processed in order to alleviate hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which oral hearings in respect of appeals against disallowance for various payments are up to date; the number of oral hearing appeals that took place in 2023; how this compares with the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8144/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the waiting time for a decision in respect of applications for various social welfare payments has been shortened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8145/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of applications for the State pension (contributory) received in each of the past five years to date; the number granted, refused or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to recent correspondence that issued from her Department’s citizenship registration unit in the case of a person (details supplied); if a time extension to obtain the requested documents will be granted given the communication from the Revenue Commissioners to the effect that it will take up to 20 days to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for delay in progressing an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7679/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 505. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if home care or respite can be made available in the case of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7927/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 608. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can urgently be admitted to Beaumont Hospital, who is currently in Blanchardstown Connolly Hospital since 12 February 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 617. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for ophthalmic assistance via medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State. I agree that people who have been knocked off the housing list can appeal but the appeal does not always work. In fact, it seldom works. The problem is that such people are put to the bottom of the housing list and have no chance of being housed within the next five, six or seven years. That is deplorable, as far as they are concerned. I ask that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to what extent he might increase the production of housing in all areas throughout the country to meet the housing demand thereby alleviating the accommodation prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6888/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can harness any new measures to accelerate the production and availability of extra housing to meet the obvious demand whether by way of modular, the development of private sites on which affordable or mass produced housing units of a high standard can be made available, with a view to providing...