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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review entitlement to invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the recent refusal of their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears of jobseeker's allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the amount of arrears that will issue for the time period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (21 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which wild trout and salmon stocks are encouraged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14596/13]

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Some of that will be used tomorrow. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak to this important legislation. It is particularly distressing for any Minister to have to introduce cuts in health services for older people, and any cut is always felt by this vulnerable group, which is more prone to illness. That is understandable. The Minister and his Minister of State, Deputy White, are...

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I have a question on legislation to prevent repeat offending in the criminal world. The bail Bill has been on the books for a long time and was promised during the time of the previous Government. When is it likely to come before the House and have the heads been fully approved and discussed by the Cabinet? A housing crisis exists in the country so will it be possible to indicate when the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Services (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: It is not unusual though.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health the extent, if any, to which health insurance premiums charged by the VHI or other private health insurers are affected by the fees charged for various procedures in both the public and private hospital sectors; if any study has been down in each case to ascertain whether either sector by virtue of the cost of procedures or actual hospital accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which expenditure throughout the health service remains on target to date; if any particular sector has indicated a tendency to overrun; the way performance in various sectors to date corresponds with a similar period in 2012; if he expects to take any corrective action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14346/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if in the context of any restructuring of family home mortgages, cognisance will be taken of the current income of the borrowers as opposed to their income at the time of mortgage approval; if it is expected that any sustainability test will encourage restructuring on a sound basis that is within the capacity of the borrower; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if arising from his discussions with the Central Bank, he is satisfied that family homes currently in arrears are restructured in such a way that repayments are sustainable and within the capacity of the borrower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14247/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he intends to monitor discussions between borrowers and lenders in the context of restructuring of family home mortgages with particular reference to the need to ensure that lending institutions respect the need to protect the family home while at the same time encouraging or incentivising workable solutions; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the full extent of benefits achieved for the Irish taxpayer and the Exchequer arising from various renegotiations at EU/ECB/IMF level in respect of the bailout, banking guarantee and or other legacy debts inherited from his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14248/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position to negotiate further discounts or restructuring of Ireland’s debt at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14249/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has received communication from the banking sector with a view to ensuring that small and medium sized enterprises have ready access to working capital as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the availability of adequate credit facilities following his discussions with the hotel and tourism sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14252/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if any particular attention has been paid to the vacuum left in the lending sector in the wake of the withdrawal of a number of banks from this economy with particular reference to any such lending institutions still operating in this jurisdiction but controlled from outside the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic fundamentals have changed in the course of the past six years with particular reference to the need to achieving established and or accepted targets for borrowing, lending, growth and debt ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14254/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to review the country’s economic prospects with particular reference to growth expectations in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to be kept up to date in respect of the level of default by insurance companies with particular reference to mortgage or other debt protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14256/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (20 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic performance of all sectors has been monitored over the past four years to date; the extent to which specific areas have been identified for the need for improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14257/13]