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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor private health insurance with the objective of the continued implementation of lifetime community rating; if he remains satisfied that all insurers incur their fair share of the responsibility to provide for patients across the age spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if any evaluation has been completed throughout the public health system with a view to determining the precise scale and location of the backlog in respect of the various procedures in the public hospital system; if any additional accommodation is likely to be required in the short and medium term; if adequate procedures are in place to achieve this; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which prescription costs have fallen or have stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts Data (9 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which procurement throughout the health services continues to achieve the best results for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28194/15]

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this particularly important and sensitive issue. I thank Deputy Michael McGrath and Fianna Fáil for bringing the issue before the House. I do not necessarily agree that the Bill is a means to resolve the difficulty we have. We all recognise and must recognise the degree to which borrowers have been subject to very traumatic situations over...

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The mediation Bill has been promised for a considerable time. What is its current progress and when is it likely to come before the House? Have the heads been cleared? The environmental liability Bill is equally important. Is its appearance imminent or have the heads been cleared?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Luxembourg's Presidency Priorities: Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ireland (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the ambassador and thank him for attending the committee to lay out the stall of the Luxembourg Presidency. I wish him and his Government every success during the course of that Presidency. I welcome also the seven matters of priority mentioned, including stimulating investment to boost growth and employment, the importance of which we are aware of in Ireland. We hope that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I compliment the Minister on his very comprehensive address to the members this morning. I compliment him and his consular staff and other officials, both here and abroad, for the great work they have done in engaging in the various life-threatening and other circumstances that have presented themselves over recent months. This occasion should not pass without special mention of the demands...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I promise not to get carried away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: These are questions

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: These are questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister stated the Middle East peace process has suspended or stalled. Would it be possible to at least attempt to restore some kind of platform for discussion at the necessary level? The vacuum that follows in the wake of a suspended peace process, no matter where it is, always leads to difficulty. My last point is on climate change and the need for a Europe-wide policy thereon...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Programmes Implementation Platform (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he and his Department continues to prioritise accessibility to quality child care facilities, with particular reference to low-income families and-or the large number of families where both parents are at work or are required to work in the workplace; if consideration is being given to the vital provision of affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which ready access and vital back-up support remains available to children at risk, with particular reference to children at risk of child poverty or in situations where the extent of vulnerability may lead to depression and-or self-harm; if he can assist voluntary bodies or agencies providing counselling or other support...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Poverty (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to monitor the subject of child poverty and the number of families affected; the extent to which specific assistance continues to be diverted towards such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27968/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining an application for a carer’s allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27821/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the updated correct level of one-parent family payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining an application for a carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27841/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining an application for a disability allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27976/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (8 Jul 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which her Department remains in a position to address the issues of children in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27967/15]