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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has an entitlement to a non-contributory State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32310/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the basis on which Kildare County Council carried out improvements, upgrading and maintenance on a regular basis on the road serving the properties of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare whilst now maintaining that the road in question is not taken in charge and citing a requirement under the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the position regarding the road (details supplied) in county Kildare with particular reference to when responsibility for maintenance was undertaken by Kildare County Council in view of the fact that the local authority has provided such services thereat since 1970s and the requirements now being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of Way (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the basis on which the legal representatives of Kildare County Council have informed persons (details supplied) in County Kildare to the effect that rights in respect of access by way of public road to their property is being restricted notwithstanding the fact they have enjoyed such rights and entitlements since the 1970s;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the basis on which Kildare County Council carried out improvements, upgrading and maintenance on a regular basis on the road serving the properties of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare whilst now maintaining that the road in question is not taken in charge and citing a requirement under the 2009 Act to the...

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Message from Select Committee (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2013: Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Topical Issue Debate: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The next Topical Issue is in the names of Deputies Seán Crowe and Dessie Ellis. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh was originally included but is no longer available. Both Deputies have four minutes in total to make their initial statements.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Taoiseach indicate the current position with regard to the children (amendment) Bill which concerns the provision of places of detention for children and juveniles? In recent times, there have been references in the courts to the dearth of such suitable places. As regards my old perennial, when can we expect the bail Bill to be debated in the House? Have the heads of both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Sadly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: One final question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Regarding subsidiarity, since the introduction of the euro in non-euro countries, surely the European Central Bank should have an overall governance feature throughout the eurozone in particular, an issue we raised in a previous meeting of this committee, whereby each member state within the eurozone would automatically feed into a general policy over which the ECB would have supervision, not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Very few people agree with me that readily.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: This good weather is for a special occasion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Agreed. Will we be allowed ask questions and create a rumble in the media and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I was all wound up for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Given that under the Lisbon treaty both the national parliaments and the European Parliament have gained more power and influence, how does Dr. Piedrafita anticipate the evolution of European-wide parliamentary parties being affected by what I consider to be an imbalance whereby the larger countries in the European Union will inevitably have much more influence than the smaller countries,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CEPS (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The big countries and the big parties within big countries.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Rate (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continues to monitor the situation regarding mortgage arrears with particular reference to the need to ensure that homeowners who have fallen into arrears through no fault of their own are not unfairly treated and that cognisance is taken of the facts of each individual case particularly where, through loss of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which adequate provisions have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of the recently disclosed activities at the former Anglo Irish Bank; the degree to which the regulatory structures now in place are adequate in all circumstances; if it is recognised that the integrity of the Irish banking system is dependent on adherence to good...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor allegations made to the effect that multinational corporations use this jurisdiction as a tax haven with consequent negative impact on the international reputation of this country; the measures taken to date to challenge and rebut all such affirmations with a view to obtaining an unconditional...