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

Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way in which the reduction in the live register can contribute to expediting the process for various social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33627/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and-or jobseeker's benefit at 31 December in each year from 2008 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33628/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a contributory State pension and a non-contributory State pension at the end of each year from 2008 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33630/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the facilities in her Department to examine all aspects of applications for contributory State pension, where the applicant refers to information relating to employment not included in the calculations which determined entitlement to a full pension or part thereof; if she is satisfied that adequate provision is being made to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how her Department monitors rent supplement to ensure that everything possible is done to maximise the impact on the housing situation and homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33631/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how provision can be made to address any issues arising from cutbacks forced upon her Department arising from the memorandum of understanding she inherited, with particular reference to families, adults and children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33632/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has examined the overall social welfare budget, with a view to identifying those areas and persons whose payments were most severely impacted on during the economic downturn; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address these issues in future years; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent, if any, to which she is aware of any hardship to lone parents, arising from changes in the one-parent family payment, with particular reference to situations where the payment subsequently fell short of the previous entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33633/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection whether the extent of the negative impact of the cessation of mortgage interest relief on particular families has been examined; whether anything can be done to support these families, where loss of the family home is imminent through no fault of the family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33635/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the average length of time taken to determine all social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extent to which payment of jobseeker's allowance or basic social welfare has been made available in each of the past five years to date in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose payments were suspended during a long period of illness, resulting in that person's local authority rent remaining unpaid,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33555/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (30 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status or both of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33567/15]

Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: What is the proposed schedule for the passage of the adoption (amendment) Bill, which will make a number of changes to adoption in respect of children within a family? Similarly, the health insurance (amendment) Bill is to provide for revised risk equalisation credits, corresponding stamp duty levies and a number of other changes. Are both Bills likely to go through the House in their...

Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: He has done fairly well so far, though.

Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Martin should know.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains confident that economic progress is set to continue over the next five years, with particular reference to the encouragement of a well-balanced and integrated economy spread evenly throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (29 Sep 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic indicators continue to remain positive and capable of facilitating continued growth in the economy in the future, resulting in future job creation and the maximisation of opportunities for domestic investment and for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32883/15]