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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56839/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 11 December 2012, if she will re-examine the case of entitlement to contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who discharged the outstanding PRSI contributions to her Department in Dundalk, County Louth, in July 2012; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: International Agreements (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which if any of bilateral agreement with the US in respect of pensions; if a recipient of a US pension living here can only receive one or other pension or if he or she receives a pension on foot of contributions within this jurisdiction are they debarred from receiving a similarly based pension from the US; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56232/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the sequence of events and progress made to date in the determination of residency status and or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56233/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the matter of determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56236/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review or revoke the decision in respect of residency or asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56246/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will accept a submission as a request for reconsideration and deferred of deportation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56247/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if marriage to an Irish citizen affects an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56248/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Census of Agriculture (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of full time, part time and commercial farmers currently operating here; the extent to which the numbers in each category have fluctuated over the past ten years to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56252/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which pig and poultry farmers have managed to comply with regulations arising from animal welfare legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56253/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers who may not be in a position to comply with the 1 January 2013 deadline in respect of animal welfare regulations for whatever reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56254/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which, post budget, he expects the various categories of farmers to qualify for each farm support payment; his plans for the future in this regard; if he expects the projections outlined in Food Harvest 2020 to the affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56255/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sectors of the agri food sector in respect of which he foresees growth or substantial growth over the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56256/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of traceability inspections carried out by his Department in respect of pig meat, beef, lamb and poultry imports in each of the past eight years to date; the number of breaches of the regulations detected and the actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56257/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the pig meat, beef, lamb dairy and poultry sectors have grown in each of the past eight years to date, the degree to which the number of producers has fluctuated over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56258/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fish catches at Irish ports by Irish or foreign trawlers has fluctuated over the past eight years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56259/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the full range of testing facilities has been provided at the National Laboratories at Cellbridge County Kildare; if any samples continue to be sent overseas for testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56260/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects incomes in the dairy sector to fluctuate in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56261/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (18 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the competitiveness of Irish food exports on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56262/12]