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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (6 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals to amend the bail laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (6 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected to compile a list of validly registered charities in accordance with the 2009 Act with particular reference to the need to preserve the integrity of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he hopes to be in a position to retain Garda strength and accommodation throughout County Kildare in the current and future years having particular regard to crime levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the need to retain the court house and court facilities at Kilcock, County Kildare thereby continuing to provide for current and future needs and based on the experience of the past wherein the existence of the facilities at this location proved to be a vital and necessary link in the Eastern Circuit; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in respect of determination of entitlement to a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11889/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I refer to the issue of European energy costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Like other speakers, I congratulate the Tánaiste and the Ministers on the progress to date on the Irish Presidency. I have a few questions, in particular with regard to the breakthroughs on capital requirements and banking bonuses. To what degree are non-eurozone member states likely to be affected by the cap on bankers' bonuses and to what extent are they likely to concur, albeit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the time taken to determine appeals against decisions in respect of various payments provided by her Department continues to be examined with particular reference to cases where the medical information available is clear and incontrovertibly favours the applicants case and where, in many cases, considerable and unnecessary hardship...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection having regard to the variation in the costs of residential renting in the private sector at different locations throughout the country particularly the greater Dublin area, if she will again examine the inadequacy of the current maximum rent support available from her Department in north Kildare where the rent ceiling set by her Department is lower...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare they have an entitlement to Job Seekers Allowance or part thereof in conjunction with her entitlement to One Parent Family Allowance at full or partial rate in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to review the position in respect of entitlements to means tested social welfare payments for the self-employed which will take into account the economic circumstances of families that find themselves in situations of social and economic distress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11631/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of payments administered by her Department which are subject to a means test of medical qualification; the number of applications in both categories approved in the first instance in each of the past three years to date; the number referred to appeal, the average length of time taken to process such appeals including an indication of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Assist Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of schemes available to her Department to facilitate back to work including self-employment in each of the past four years to date; the extent of success under each heading to date; her future proposals in respect of recently announced schemes in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the skills available from personnel on the live register are likely to be coordinated and utilised in the context of unemployment release or employment generating schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11626/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the record breaking numbers of applicants currently on local authority housing waiting lists, the rent support for whom is the responsibility of her Department in lieu of Local Authority housing, the extent to which she is aware of the substantial variation in rents charged for privately rented housing accommodation throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Application Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applicants currently in receipt of rent support and mortgage interest relief in each of the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11628/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she continues to take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship with particular reference to cases where the overpayment was not as a result of an oversight or negligence on the part of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11629/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent she expects to continue to be in position to provide the necessary resources to retain the maximum number of places on CE or related schemes throughout County Kildare having particular regard to the on-going success of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11630/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address the employment issue of the long term youth unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11632/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Application Numbers (5 Mar 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the total number of applications for Disability Allowance currently on hand, the likely timescale within which it is expected that a decision will be made; the degree if any to which she can speed up the processing of such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11633/13]