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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (1 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which Government policy towards assisting small and medium sized enterprises, by way of enhanced lending for working capital or other purposes, has been successful to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13600/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (1 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13521/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and/or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13523/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (1 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 103. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in constructing a proposed nursing home on the Maynooth Road in Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13441/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (1 Apr 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in protecting the Baha'i community in Iran; his plans in this regard in conjunction with his European Union colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13479/15]

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The Garda Síochána (compensation for malicious injuries) Bill is promised legislation. When is it expected that it will be brought before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been discussed already?

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Awards Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It might be useful to give some consideration to an overall award, a unique award, for persons who may have made a unique contribution to society. These people could be broadcasters, journalists or even the odd politician. There are many people who would merit special recognition. Provision is made in other constitutions, such as the French Constitution, for an awards system, for example,...

Other Questions: Agrifood Sector (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Minister's comprehensive reply. If someone in some other commission has a brainstorm and tries to increase the area of wetlands in this country, perhaps in an attempt to create a European carbon sink, that will obviously have a detrimental impact on our agrifood sector. In view of our economy's high dependency on the agrifood sector, is the Minister completely satisfied that...

Other Questions: Agrifood Sector (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure present and future opportunities for the agrifood industry in the wake of conflicting issues, such as opportunities arising for new beef markets and the abolition of milk quotas and constraints arising from carbon reduction measures at European Union and global level; the degree to which he expects to be in a...

Other Questions: Agrifood Sector (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: This question relates to similar questions raised by other Members. It attempts to emphasise the importance of achieving the targets for the dairy and beef industries and at the same time recognising the need to comply with carbon reduction measures to the greatest extent possible in the jurisdiction.

Other Questions: Agrifood Sector (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his reply. We do not doubt his intentions and his goodwill in this regard. Neither do we doubt the intentions of the agricultural Commissioner. It may well come to pass that another Commissioner with other intentions may decide to introduce a measure in the equation which could put pressure on the Minister and the agrifood sector in the country, particularly in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme continue to be made available and accessible to the farming community; if restrictions are likely to impede the drawing down of the benefits under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12737/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Taoiseach if he will indicate out of the total number of jobs created or lost in the workplace in County Kildare in each of the past ten years and in 2015 to date, the number of such jobs taken up or lost by women and by men in the period in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12574/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of jobs created which have been taken up by men and women in the workplace over the past five years and in 2015 to date; the extent to which this compares with the previous five year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12569/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of jobs created in each of the past ten years and in 2015 to date; the total number of persons at work in each year during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 196. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the exceptional needs payment to meet funeral costs in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare has been approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12724/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the exceptional needs payment granted is adequate to cover funeral costs in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12726/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent of payment and weekly amount that is likely to remain available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare under the one-parent family payment scheme in view of the current changes being implemented to that scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (31 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount and likely duration of child benefit payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12854/15]