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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Jobs Data (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobs lost and gained in County Kildare in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7728/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 6. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which it is expected that the skills available among those persons on the live register can be matched to the skill requirements of the workplace, in respect of both the indigenous and the foreign direct Investment sectors, over the course of the next three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7727/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be increased in line with market trends in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7353/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be reinstated as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose one-parent family payment has been restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7366/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme Eligibility (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare appears to not qualify for participation in the part-time incentive scheme; if their eligibility can be reviewed with a view to them taking part; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7422/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to monitor the need for any further increase in rent support with particular reference to the needs of families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7556/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to monitor the situation in respect of rent supplement with a view to ensuring that everything possible can be done to maximise the impact on the housing situation and homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7717/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which the reduction in the live register can contribute to expediting the process for various social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7716/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any examination has been done as to the extent to which cessation of mortgage interest relief has negatively impacted upon particular families; if anything can be done by way of support where loss of the family home is imminent through no fault of the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7718/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department continues to provide youth unemployment alleviation measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7719/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the manner in which the various banks continue to accommodate customers who have found themselves in difficulty during the past number of years, with particular reference to the need to ensure a positive accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the level of mortgage arrears continues to be managed in a way that is accommodating to the circumstances of the borrower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7737/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economy continues to remain competitive when compared to other competing jurisdictions within the European Union and without; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the levels of bank charges being imposed by various banks; the basis for such charges, nationally and internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7735/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the potential economic fallout in the event of a partial or entire United Kingdom exit from the European Union; if the full implications continue to be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7736/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which any assessment has been done throughout the country with a view to identifying areas of potential flooding which could be remedied by way of improved drainage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains confident that public expenditure and reform expectations remain in line with previously identified targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which procurement has featured in a positive way in the context of achieving savings in the course of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Update (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform, as a component in economic strategy, continues to achieve savings in line with projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (20 Apr 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Ireland’s trade with various European countries throughout the European Union continues to grow; the way this compares with other countries globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7723/16]