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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (22 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 514. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2942/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 659. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2996/13]

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To spend money, in local authorities and elsewhere. I spent years on a health board. Usually, very innovative proposals were made by people in opposition to spend money. They were not so eager to impose the taxes required to raise the revenue required for expenditure. While I acknowledge this is a common failing of humanity, I note there has been a tendency on the part of some –...

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: Fifteen minutes is a long time.

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill, with which I do not agree because it is indiscriminate. It would reward the deliberate fraudster in the same way as the person who accidentally received an overpayment. It does not propose any means by which they can be differentiated. The person who deliberately sets out to defraud the system would benefit dramatically by way of...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on this legislation. It is ironic that the constituency boundaries revision does not affect me or my constituency to any great extent other than that the boundaries and populations will be marginally moved and that will create difficulties in terms of logistics in how to facilitate the voters in a particular area. In general, however, my view is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe's Youth Unemployment Crisis: Discussion (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome Mr. Cosgrave and thank him for his remarks. People like him are an inspiration to the new generation, particularly at this difficult time. Mr. Cosgrave sold himself short when he said that he can only identify where to create a relatively small number of jobs but thousands of jobs is a different issue. It is not. It is simply extending the same format, identifying the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: They are Clare terms.

Order of Business (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot have a revolution on a Thursday.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has received confirmation from the lending institutions as to their ability and willingness to meet the credit requirements of the business and commercial sectors with particular reference to the small and medium sized enterprises; if he has had discussions with all the stakeholders with a view to a substantial improvement in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had representations from the small and medium enterprise sector in regard to the availability of credit through the banking sector; if he is satisfied that the credit stream currently available is adequate to meet the requirements of the sector throughout the course of 2013; the extent to which the lending sector acknowledges any...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor the banking requirements of the business sector with particular reference to small and medium sized enterprise and the need to ensure the availability of adequate working capital or overdraft facilities; the extent to which any particular lending institutions are deemed to be recalcitrant in this regard; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Presidency (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline his objectives in the course of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU with particular reference to the need to convince his EU colleagues and institutions regarding the importance of their need to recognise the economic sacrifices made by the Irish people arising from the consequences of the financial bailout which he inherited from his...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Debt (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has had consultations with his EU colleagues on the issue of the alleviation of the burdens imposed arising from EU/IMF and ECB debt bailout which he inherited from his predecessors with particular reference to the need to ensure alleviation of the impact on the Irish taxpayer and consumer along the lines indicated at the Heads of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Debt (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied his EU colleagues regarding the need to ensure an alleviation of the terms of this country's debt repayment arising from the financial bailout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Debt (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that his EU colleagues throughout the Eurozone and outside are sufficiently aware of the sacrifices made and hardship incurred by the Irish people in meeting the debt burden arising from the EU/IMF bailout; if he expects to achieve positive recognition of this fact by way of particular or specific arrangements in the future; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Debt (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the level of household/personal debt continues to be monitored by his Department; whether particularly positive arrangements can be entered into by the borrowers with such institutions particularly when a situation has been caused by economic factors outside the control of the borrower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2202/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Debt (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor the level of mortgage debt arrears; if any particular cognisance is taken of the borrower's situation such as loss of employment or business; if any particular set of procedures have been recognised to deal with such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2203/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Debt (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which house repossessions have taken place over each of the past four years to date both in respect of the family home or other circumstances; if it has been found possible to accommodate family home borrowers in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2204/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (17 Jan 2013)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects economic recovery and targets set in this regard to be achieved throughout the course of 2013 with particular reference to economic competitiveness and job creation as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2206/13]