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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 26 March 2013, wherein information was sought regarding acceptance of a review or appeal of a decision to offer reduced level of job seekers allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if in such cases and in his case, the totality of his liabilities was considered; the nature...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it is proposed to reduce mortgage interest supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17601/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to refuse State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if consideration was previously given to partnership with their spouse in respect of joint business venture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17608/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will accept a late appeal in respect of carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17609/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection having regard to vulnerable circumstances, if an exceptional needs payment might be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17610/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he has received communication from the various local authorities in connection with the need to address the local authority housing crisis he inherited from his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16905/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent, if any, to which he has studied the number of refusals by the various local authorities for applications for extensions to existing planning permissions when the applicants, due to the economic situation, have been unable to proceed with the development in respect of one-off housing in rural areas; if it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in respect of the determination of eligibility for residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Status (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 can be decided on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent that animal welfare regulations are applicable in respect of horses other than bloodstock or sport horses; the extent to which traceability applies or proposed to apply to such animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the degree of traceability, ownership or other forms of supervision which applies to horses not deemed to be bloodstock or sport horses; whether animal welfare guidelines are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17606/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department is in a position to focus on the issues affecting youth with particular reference to the mental and physical well-being of young people and the provision of adequate backup facilities in respect of any particular areas of specific deficiency in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the most predominant issues affecting young people which have been brought to her and/or her Department in the past two years; the means by which such issues have been conveyed to her; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17592/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which studies have been undertaken by her Department with a view to identification of the wide variety of issues confronting the youth of today; the level of importance she hopes to assign to such issues and the means by which she hopes to address them over a specific period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17593/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she and her Department have studied the various economic, social, educational or health issues that impact most seriously on today’s youth; if she has in mind a particular strategy to address any issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17594/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to address issues of social or economic deprivation at school or in the workplace affecting today’s youth; if she will take specific steps to address issues of inequality and thereby economic recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17595/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she maintains contact with the various youth organisations throughout the country with the view to offering support and identification of any specific inadequacies in services which might be beneficial to youth support services in general; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17600/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she and her Department, in the study of issues affecting children and young people generally, have identified issues such as poor attendance at primary school level and subsequent dropout of education as a cause for inability to effectively compete in the jobs market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17596/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (16 Apr 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of incidents of child abuse of a physical, psychological or sexual nature reported in each of the past four years to date; the extent to which all such issues have been followed up in the context of resolution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17597/13]