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Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Acting Chairman, Deputy Catherine Byrne, for personally enabling me to say a few words on this important legislation.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I listened with interest to many speakers since the Bill was introduced in the House. One of the things we need to do in the future in terms of housing is to plan ahead. That is something that has not happened in the past 20 years or so. I remember speaking to a leading social commentator almost 20 years ago and predicting the current housing crisis. I did so on the basis of the...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I call Deputy Fitzpatrick, who, I understand, proposes to share a 20-minute slot with Deputy Mitchell O'Connor. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Derek Nolan is sharing time with Deputies Dowds, Kehoe and Creed. They will have five minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I apologise as I will have to leave the meeting fairly soon to attend another meeting but I will return after that. I welcome our guest speaker. He is right that there is always a danger that we would go from one extreme to the other, in other words, from having virtually no regulation to over-regulation. However, in our economic situation which is recovering I would warn that we could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country Specific Recommendations 2015 (Ireland): Discussion (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I compliment the Minister of State on his address. One hopes all our influence will concentrate on encouraging our UK neighbours to remain within the EU. Exit will have disastrous consequences for the Union itself, for Northern Ireland and for this country. No matter what structure is put in place it cannot improve the situation. We hope the Minister of State and his colleagues will use...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: What was Fianna Fáil doing when it was in government?

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 12. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which employment continues to grow throughout the arts-heritage sector, with particular reference to the degree to which her Department continues to offer direct or indirect assistance to those involved in the promotion of the arts in its various forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23841/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to support the film industry, with particular reference to promoting the use of Ireland as a film location; the extent to which interest is shown by international film makers in this regard; the extent to which it is perceived employment is likely to grow annually in this sector;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent support will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who has been accused of cohabiting, who strongly refutes this accusation, who has three dependent children who are now suffering hardship as a result, and who is likely to be forced to vacate the family's rented property; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has one dependent child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of one-parent family payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has one dependent child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be provided to increasing rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the loss of a payment under the one-parent family payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is likely to be compensated for by way of an alternative payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24425/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will accept this inquiry as notice of appeal against a decision to refuse a carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24426/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to previous parliamentary questions and the replies thereto, if she will re-examine the application for household benefits currently refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, a recipient of invalidity pension who has been refused the payment on the basis that his offspring, a recipient of jobseeker's allowance,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if this inquiry will be accepted as grounds for appeal against a decision to refuse an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if the case will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24456/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the current and-or expected position in regard to an application for residency status-naturalisation-Stamp 4 status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare and that person's spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24410/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received for refugee and asylum status in each of the past five years to date; the numbers approved, rejected, or pending, excluding those applications made prior to the period in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24412/15]