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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Yes, we shall. Sir Bill Cash mentioned on more than one occasion the protection of the national parliament and the democratic system. Surely the European Union represented a coming together of national parliaments, a sharing of sovereignty, a sharing of democracy. That has been proven by the European Union to date in that it has succeeded in achieving the greatest single period in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Having a union tends to prevent that. In the United States there was no union in the beginning, but there was a civil war that was fought on the basis of a union or otherwise - there were other issues as well. However, it produced a union that has grown and stuck together. Unlike the European Union, the United States has a single currency, from which Europe shied away, much to its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It is a concession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: We have done that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: It has reduced in value by approximately 20% in the past-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Cohesion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Could I-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: No, we are not. However, I think we should ponder for a moment, aproposof the concept of the European Union, Oscar Wilde's comment that duty is what we expect of others but not always of ourselves.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Sale (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the future ownership of Aer Lingus, with particular reference to the extent to which ongoing negotiations are under way, with a view to maximising the benefit to the country, keeping in mind the need to ensure reliability in the context of connectivity and the national interest; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rent support available to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9886/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress,to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10408/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of social welfare pension, along with departmental pension, payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10426/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 307. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who registered as refugees, or applied for refugee and - or asylum status, resulting in an application for residency, in each year, from 2002 to 2015, to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9935/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a letter will issue from the Irish-born child section in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin whose mother is an Irish citizen and who has been attempting to update her Garda national immigration bureau card to facilitate employment, but who has been told due to her inability to obtain a new national passport that only a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 340. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress, to date, in determining an application pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 419. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 18 February 2015, if home help will be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10331/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the waiting list for funding, for the adaptation of existing dwellings, to meet the requirements of older persons, in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10314/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Sale (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to examine the situation in regard to the future ownership of Aer Lingus; if he remains satisfied that any decision will have due regard to the best interests of the country, company and future passengers; if all shareholders are being consulted, without exception, in the context of any plans or future...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to examine the situation regarding a number Bus Éireann or other bus routes deemed to be at risk due to insufficient passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which bus and rail, services are fully utilised and tailored to meet the requirements of the travelling or commuting public, with particular reference to the need to ensure they are convenient to passenger requirements, thereby enhancing viability and efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10520/15]