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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25610/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25611/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status or eligibility for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25612/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision can be made for an appeal against a decision to deport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; if the prevention of refoulement process is applicable in these circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25613/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if long-term residency is available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if an application for long-term residency might now be accepted in this person's case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25614/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision will be made for the regularisation of residency status and a review of the position in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if the case will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the procedure to be followed to regularise, if eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25616/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason naturalisation was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25619/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 16 June 2015, if the person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a medical card on discretionary grounds, given the person's ongoing poor health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25540/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25622/15]

Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The bail Bill has been agreed as being important and necessary legislation. Is it expected to have it before the House before the recess? The personal injuries assessment board (amendment) Bill is also important promised legislation. Have the heads of that Bill been cleared and when is it likely to bring it to the House? Lastly, the proceeds of crime Bill is important legislation which...

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which alternative payment arrangements for lone parents whose one-parent family allowance has ceased or been reduced continue to match their previous payment entitlements under the one-parent family scheme; if any exception has been brought to her attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24801/15]

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: This question relates to an issue that was raised by earlier questions. While I agree with the Tánaiste's policy on ensuring that lone parents have an opportunity to enter the workforce, improve their positions and so on, some households are seeing reductions in their disposable incomes. Will the Tánaiste clarify whether a counterbalancing can be introduced?

Other Questions: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Tánaiste for her reply. I agree with the thrust of the policy, but will she keep a watching brief so as to reassure families that might find themselves vulnerable that their disposable incomes will remain intact as far as possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: This refers to the work in which another committee is engaged. While this committee has some common ground with that committee it does not have the right to dictate to that committee the matters it should discuss or we should discuss. With due respect to the speakers, I suggest that we wait to see what the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement has to say and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries (Resumed): Asia Matters (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise for my absence for a short period of time. I thank the witnesses for appearing before us this morning and compliment them on their promotion of business with ASEAN countries. One only has to glance at that publication to realise fully the huge potential that exists in terms of population. India and China have a combined population of 2.5 billion - not million but billion. They...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which adequate resources remain available to her Department to met rent support requirements, in view of the rapid increase in rents throughout the greater Dublin area and adjoining counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24802/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which she has evaluated the impact of the reduced one-parent family payment on the recipients, in certain circumstances where the alternatives offered may still result in a considerably reduced income; if she will consider any ameliorating measures in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25380/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps, if any, available to her to address issues of one-parent families that have experienced a reduction in their income from the one-parent family payment, notwithstanding the various alternatives on offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25383/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of women previously in receipt of the one-parent family payment, who have experienced a net reduction in their weekly income arising from the changes that have taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25381/15]