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Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: The issue of the delivery of services to the disability sector is getting attention now. It needs attention urgently. For example, parents of adults with disabilities worry about what will happen afterwards. On whom can they rely for a service? The issue of decongregation is increasing their concerns. They have become accustomed to living and working in a community with support services...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Can we discuss the two programmes together?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Can we discuss this programme with the health and well-being programme?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I want to start on this issue. I have been a member of a health board for a long time. One of the things that I learned was that every crucial decision, that was imminent as of today, usually took about ten years of preparation and another ten years of procrastination when it was approved. I congratulate the Minister and his ministerial colleagues for bringing things to a head in those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 38. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 19 January 2017, when update of stamp 4 will be arranged in the case of a person (detail supplied); if all matters relating to the request from INIS by way of letter dated 6 January 2017 and not referred to in the aforementioned reply have now been complied with; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11000/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11003/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a joint spouse visa application will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11007/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if assistance under the help-to-buy scheme will be afforded to a person (details supplied) who moved into their new property just a couple of weeks before the scheme was initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10815/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department can offer further latitude for immediate expenditure by the various local authorities on measures to address the housing crisis by way of direct build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11016/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will increase in line with current rent in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10999/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position in regard to disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the information supplied by way of parliamentary question previously has been withheld from the relevant section in view of the correspondence dated 13 February 2017 indicating the intention to withhold the entire underpayment of €477.70 and further weekly deduction from their disability allowance in the case of a person (details...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if arrears of rent will be paid in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11006/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support in line with current rent will be increased in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11008/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which arrears of rent are due to the landlord in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11009/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a social welfare payment will resume in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11069/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (2 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if possible entitlement to social welfare payment, for example, illness benefit or disability allowance deriving from self employment exists in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11071/17]