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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I would like the Chairman to read out the motion, as proposed, and the motion, as amended, in order that we would have it clearly set out. I want to make two or three points of clarification about the situation as it has developed. When this motion first came before the committee in March, I expressed reservations about the wording of it on the basis of its impact in terms of a situation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Can the Chairman read out the motion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: The amendment to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the delegates for their contributions. I welcome the points made, including that on the transatlantic partnership, which is hugely important and a two-way process. In recent years Ireland and the United States have become more conscious of the two-way nature of that process because, as previous speakers said, once upon a time, it was deemed to be all in one direction. There are...

Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: When is it proposed to introduce in the House the health (amendment) Bill, the criminal justice (forensic evidence and DNA database system) Bill and the National Treasury Management Agency (amendment) Bill, which is to address the issue of third party legal costs of tribunals? Have the heads of these Bills been discussed?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which in the course of a review of the full extent of the local authority housing need arising from failure of his predecessors to make adequate provision in this regard, any plans have been put in place, to reintroduce a capital housing programme with particular reference to addressing the housing crisis...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector Issues (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 30. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of houses provided under the capital allowance schemes and handed over to various voluntary housing bodies throughout the country since the inception of the scheme on a county basis; the full extent of the total cost of all such schemes to the Exchequer; the extent to which all such bodies continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector Issues (1 May 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of voluntary housing organisations, the companies for which were in abeyance or struck off in the past ten years, the capital for which was provided for in its entirety through the capital allowance scheme; if in such cases the housing stock concerned reverted to the local authority as provided for under...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which electricity costs here in both the domestic and the industrial sector remain competitive or in line with the costs in other EU jurisdictions; the extent to which all energy costs here compare favourably with those in other EU countries; if there are particular issues of concern in this regard which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 377. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which energy costs to the industrial and domestic sectors here remains competitive with such costs in other jurisdictions throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20410/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which targets set by his Department are being realised or are achievable in respect of alternative energy electricity generation and reduction in dependency on fossil fuels in each of the past four years to date; the extent to which this is in line with targets set at European level; if any corrective...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 375. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which fossil fuel imports have been replaced by indigenous alternative energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20408/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 16 April 2013, and previous Parliamentary Questions, if she will clarify whether an entitlement to job-seeker's allowance arises in respect of enforced unemployment arising from school holidays in view of the fact that they had previously been informed that they were not required to sign on if a full...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19900/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in respect of an outstanding appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the matter will be brought to a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 329. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in the determination of an application for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20332/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Applications (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 333. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if free travel passes will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20345/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 369. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the development of broadband services here in terms of availability and speed is equal to that in other EU jurisdictions with particular reference to those countries deemed to be our competitors; the extent to which this country’s competence in this regard has improved in line with other jurisdictions; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 371. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which high-quality high-speed broadband is readily accessible throughout the entire country on a par with the highest quality of such services available in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20404/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 372. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which the full requirement in terms of high speed, high quality broadband is available to hospitals, schools, local authorities and third level educational institutions throughout the country with particular reference to the need to compete with the best in Europe and worldwide; and if he will make a...