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Topical Issues: Garda Strength (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I have raised on numerous occasions the activities of criminal gangs in this country and the extent to which they impact on the lives of law-abiding citizens. The situation in north-west Kildare in particular has taken a bad turn in recent times. Over the past ten years or so there has been a noticeable increase in criminal activity in that area. It has grown gradually but has now grown to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 16. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had consultation with the various lenders, with a view to reducing interest rates to borrowers, having regard to the rate at which the lenders are currently borrowing, thereby alleviating the concerns of many borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17516/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which an evaluation has been done of the extent of mortgage arrears in respect of family homes; if, in the event of threatened repossessions, cognisance will be taken of those borrowers who continue to make payments to the best of their ability or whose mortgages have fallen into arrears due to health problems, with a view to setting out...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to reinstate a one-parent family payment or other appropriate payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17925/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is expected to introduce guidelines to encourage lending institutions, intent on family home repossession, to observe the need to accommodate borrowers by way of restructuring, where family illness, or circumstances outside their control, has affected their ability to make full payment, and particularly where borrowers have consistently been making...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this economy remains competitive, as compared with other eurozone and non-Eurozone European Union member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18037/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which all economic indicators have been stress tested, to verify the extent to which this economy remains on recovery and a sound economic development course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18038/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration remains to be given to the raising of specific Government bonds to fund particular areas where infrastructural deficits have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18039/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that he and his Department have identified most, or all, of any likely obstacles to continued, consistent economic development over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18040/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which total national debt as a percentage of gross domestic product has remained constant, or has fluctuated, over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18041/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Valuations (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which house property prices continue to impact negatively, or positively, on the economy in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18042/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that sub-prime lending has ceased or that any evidence exists of interest rates reminiscent of a previous era continuing to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18043/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he remains satisfied regarding the availability of adequate credit facilities to small and medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18044/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Loan Books Purchasers (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he remains satisfied that borrowers are not disadvantaged in instances where loan books are sold to regulated or unregulated institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18045/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Savings Rate (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the level of savings continues to remain strong; if fluctuations have occurred; if competing agencies for such savings have emerged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18046/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which insurance costs here are comparable with those in other European and adjoining jurisdictions, with particular reference to the need for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18047/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if a Medical Card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, despite that person being refused, and assigned a General Practitioner Visit Card only, in view of the fact that the person receives a Disability Payment, and the person's spouse has a full Medical Card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17980/15]

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The road traffic Bill proposes to detect and prevent driving under the influence of drugs. When is it proposed to bring it before the House, have the heads been cleared and will we have it before the end of this session? In respect of the ongoing threats and violence against members of An Garda Síochána and their families by those engaged in illegal activities such as drug barons,...

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deny, deny, deny.

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: If the economy-----