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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will meet next. [52551/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the Taoiseach to outline the extent to which discussions took place on the most serious social issues facing the country at the present time such as homelessness, people sleeping rough, and addiction of various forms and to what extent it was possible to identify the means of addressing these particular issues in early date as we approach the season of Christmas.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources continue to be made available to An Garda Síochána to combat organised crime; whether sufficient intelligence, technology or other resources is adequate to make serious inroads on the structures operated by the criminal gangs; whether adequate powers exist to deal adequately...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts currently in hand to ensure an adequate number of gardaí, by way of recruitment or delayed retirements, to ensure the adequate strength of the force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Finance if a primary medical certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who suffers from a multiplicity of health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55256/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the Garda strength in each Garda station throughout Kildare continues to be increased, with particular reference to the optimum requirements in each station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have re-offended while on bail in each of the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55445/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which specific procedures are in place to ensure that first-time prisoners are given priority towards education and rehabilitative training, with particular reference to reducing the influence on them of more hardened criminals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55446/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate or sufficient prison spaces are available to meet requirements at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of women members of An Garda Síochána, at all ranks, at present; the degree to which, if any, the numbers have fluctuated over the past ten years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55449/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacant promotional positions to be filled at all levels throughout An Garda Síochána at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55450/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which policing methods here, including community policing, replicate best practice in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55451/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 595. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what action is being taken or can be taken to address the issue of threats and intimidation against individual members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55452/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 97. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she might consider a partial State pension commensurate with their contributions or with a slight enhancement to those who currently have contributions but not sufficient to warrant payment of pension and who may not qualify otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54107/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I have raised this question previously. It relates to people with insufficient contributions to qualify for either self-employment based contributions or PRSI contributions in the normal way and who do not qualify for any pension. When I was in the Department once upon a time, I brought about some changes in this area, which made an improvement. Unfortunately, with the cutbacks during the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: On self-employed contributions, if the payer of said contributions does not make a profit in whatever profession he or she is in for one or more years - which happened to many people, including some Members of this House - that could have a detrimental effect on his or her pension. Such contributors could buy out extra contributions to qualify until the financial crash, when emergency...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome all of those measures. It is a tremendous budget for social welfare recipients and many others. All those improvements were admirable and necessary. However, there is a constitutional principle in this regard. People are paying into a system in anticipation of receiving a pension from it at a later stage but they do not qualify when the time comes. There is a constitutional...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Sorry, Deputy-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: There shall be no crosstalk.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can avail of modern housing production methods to facilitate the provision of supply of homes to the market in addition to those already in hand in order to address the ever increasing demand arising from the termination of tenancies or other factors which might make it difficult or even impossible for...