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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (5 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners serving sentences for serious crimes that have been transferred to lower level security prisons or have received compassionate day or longer period of release, supervised or unsupervised in the past four years and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54810/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (5 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he continues to monitor the number of incidents wherein further serious crimes continue to be committed by prisoners while on bail and in some cases while on bail for a second offence; the action or actions he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54811/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (5 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps normally taken to prevent a person on bail for a serious offence from absconding from this jurisdiction; if such procedure is followed on all occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54812/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increased incidents of narcolepsy in children and adolescents in Ireland as a result of a side effect of the Pandemrix vaccine; if he will outline his future plans to support the network of families now affected by this with particular reference to a package of supports he proposes to put in place in the coming months; and...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy McGrath should take it easy.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy implied it.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Does Deputy Martin remember his hand in all that?

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Martin must have been there.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position in regard to the future development of an adequate and reliable domestic drinking water supply with particular reference to sourcing of supply, purification, storage and transmission; if it is expected to realise the required objective in this regard in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in a position to proceed with the upgrading of existing domestic water supply networks such as the replacement of defective pipelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54550/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to monitor the need to address the shortage of housing stock available to local authorities arising from failure by his predecessors to make adequate provision in terms of a comprehensive house building programme together with a proper local authority housing loan fund; if it is recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints referred to the Financial Services Ombudsman in each of the past five years to date in 2012; the extent to which the views of complainants were upheld in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53843/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to be in a position to ameliorate the impact of the economic situation on the primary education sector with particular reference to class sizes and maintenance of the optimum number of teachers in areas where schools are only marginally short of qualification for an extra teacher on the basis of enrolments in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53838/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Relief (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of mortgage interest relief payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53993/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for jobseeker's 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. [54002/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in a position to restructure the shared ownership loan scheme in such a way as to prevent the anomalies that have emerged in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54552/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he has evaluated arrears in respect of the shared ownership mortgages operated by the local authorities; the action he proposes to address issues emerging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54553/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will endeavour to ensure that the collection of household charges is structured and streamlined in such a way as to ease the burden on the public in recognition of the on-going economic difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54549/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (4 Dec 2012)

Bernard Durkan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the impact of carbon reduction is minimised on domestic households until the economic situation improves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54551/12]