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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which any particular deficiency has been identified in regard to the number of apprentices available for location throughout the public and private sectors; the extent to which particular sectors of industry have been identified as being particularly deficient in this regard; the provisions being made to address these issues; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which upgrading extension works at a school (details supplied) is likely to progress in the near future in line with submissions made by the school authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28683/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to approve an increase in funding offered to a school (details supplied) given the increase in costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28684/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of schools throughout the country likely to benefit from refurbishment or replacement in the coming year; the extent to which adequate budgetary provisions have been made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28685/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is expected a review of the school transport system is likely to be undertaken, with particular reference to the objective of the streamlining of school transport in rural areas in which parents and children have been greatly inconvenienced by changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 261. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility for disability allowance or invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28112/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the case of a person (details supplied) might be facilitated by way of a PPS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28134/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28153/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which an alleged overpayment has occurred in the case of a person (details supplied); the procedure for appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28166/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28168/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28225/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28514/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason a medical card was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28113/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 382. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28147/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 405. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 467. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28593/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 599. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a work permit will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28197/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle and I readily recognise that tardiness in situations such as this does not help or impress. The Minister is concerned about such matters as well. Samuel Beckett famously wrote in this regard in "Waiting for Godot". The local authority has been waiting for quite a long time and the Ceann Comhairle and I know what that means in our respective constituencies. The Minister...

Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this very important issue for both our constituencies. This story goes back almost ten years. The cranes that have been stalled in suspended animation in Naas are an unnecessary symbol that we must hope will go away soon. Approaching the town from all angles, locals and visitors alike are confronted with the sight of a...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (29 Sep 2016)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Tánaiste indicate to the House the extent to which the preliminaries in respect of the new national children's hospital have been progressed, whether the establishment legislation is likely to be brought before the House at an early date and whether the planning and all of the other preliminary work have concluded? Will she make a statement on the matter?