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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 605. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position regarding an application for visas by persons in County Kildare (details supplied). [38395/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if eligibility for a medical card will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 734. To ask the Minister for Health when a pre-operation assessment will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been awaiting a pre-operation assessment and an operation since March 2015, who appears to be on the emergency list, and whose quality of life is rapidly deteriorating in the absence of surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37740/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the current status in determining eligibility for a medical card of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the documentation still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37962/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 888. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and when passports will issue to persons (details supplied) who were born in Ireland, whose parents are European Union nationals, and who have been living and working in Ireland since 1998; the additional documentation requested in this case, and why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38214/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 890. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which a co-ordinated humanitarian effort throughout Europe remains a possibility, in the context of the refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38396/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Security Strategy (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 891. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the Council of Foreign Ministers is conscious of the tendency in some Member States to pursue policies that are not in accord with the principles of the various European Union Treaties, with particular reference to the emergence of Euro scepticism and re-nationalisation; and if the Minister will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 892. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues to be made in respect of the application by Turkey for membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 893. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues to be made in respect of the application for membership of the European Union by the western Balkan applicant countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 906. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which applicant countries for European Union membership continue to have their applications progressed and in accordance with the acquit communautaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38413/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 894. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which realistic efforts continue to be made to bring about a ceasefire in Syria; the degree to which the European Union is actively supporting any such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38400/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 899. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to engage with the various parties in Syria, with a view to bringing about a ceasefire and settlement, and the elimination of human rights abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38405/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 895. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union, in conjunction with the United Nations, continues to focus on the activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, with particular reference to the persecution of Christians and other persons of different religious beliefs; if any co-ordinated effort is emerging in this regard; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 896. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria continue to benefit from the taking of hostages for ransom; the extent to which cases are documented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 897. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which women and girls, continue to be targeted by the Boko Haram; taken as hostages are being released; the efforts being made to assist in their release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 898. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which any particular emphasis is placed on efforts within the European Union to address the issue of Euroscepticism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 900. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the persecution and abuse of Christians has been noted globally; if steps have been taken; are likely to be taken, to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38406/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Strategy (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 901. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which new trading links can be established globally; it is expected that Ireland can benefit from such developments in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38407/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 902. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which humanitarian aid should be received by those persons for whom it was intended at all locations globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (3 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 905. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the top ten locations worldwide identified as being areas subject to the most serious human rights abuses, with particular reference to those areas also affected by war, famine, starvation, genocide, and religious intolerance; the extent to which the global community can make a positive and influential impact in such situations; and if he...