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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: There is a number of amendments remaining and they will have to dealt with on the next occasion.

Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Members of the Technical Group, namely, Deputies Thomas Pringle, John Halligan, Finian McGrath, Catherine Murphy and Joan Collins, are sharing a ten minute slot.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 152, in the name of Deputy Wallace, arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 152 to 160, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 7 o’clock Amendment No. 147 is in the names of Deputies Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and Richard Boyd Barrett. It arises out of Committee Stage. Amendments Nos. 148 and 149 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 147 and they will be discussed together. If amendment No. 147 is agreed then amendments Nos. 148 to 150, inclusive, cannot be moved.

Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Fifteen years of debt.

Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Fianna Fáil should have dealt with it ten years ago.

Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: This is something that might be of interest to the Opposition as well, having regard to the fact that they closed down the Templemore Garda training centre and have moaned about the consequences since. In view of the large number of gardaí who have been injured in the course of their duties in recent years - and commensurately during the past ten to 12 years - have the heads of the...

Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the number of man-hours lost as a result of those injuries, I ask that a level of urgency be exercised in the context of introducing the Bill.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: They forgot that one.

Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy voted against it.

Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear. Deputy Broughan should wait for the budget.

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in the context of any review, if she will ensure that lone parents who are working part-time do not find themselves disadvantaged by way of a reduction in their net payment, arising from changes in the structure, payment and eligibility for the one-parent family allowance, with particular reference to those persons who are on...

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The question relates to the situation that emerges whereby a number of one-parent families, particularly where the mother has been in part-time work and is in receipt of rent support from the Department, are disadvantaged as a result of the transition from the one-parent family allowance to the new system. It takes time for such matters to settle down. Has the settling down period shown any...

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am grateful to the Minister for her comprehensive reply. How many lone parents have been identified as being particularly affected by the transition? The Minister referred to it in her reply. Have adequate plans and provisions been put in place to address their concerns, given that they are on a fixed income and may already have been on a tight income with very little room for manoeuvre?

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chairman and apologise for being absent. I had to go to the House for a question. I regret that I missed the presentation but I am reasonably familiar with it because I have visited the territories on a number of occasions. I have another angle on the issue. I think it is appalling that human rights abuses continue with impunity. Seemingly, nobody can influence those who...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent, if any, to which scope exists for an increase to be made to the various social welfare payments that have been subject to reduction or cessation, or have received no increase in payment for several years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33085/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the extent to which youth unemployment is being specifically targeted and alleviated, unilaterally and with the help of the European Union institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33636/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way in which the procedures for examination of applications for social welfare payments can be standardised and streamlined to eliminate any possible delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33626/15]