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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health the grounds on which a medical card was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12683/12]

Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has had dialogue with the interested parties affected by the ban on turf cutting arising from special area of conservation measures or other conservation measures; the degree to which agreement has been reached with a view to achieving amicable and satisfactory conclusion on this issue; and if he...

Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of displaced turf cutters arising from conservation measures with whom his Department has made contact in the context of resolution of outstanding issues; the number of cases satisfactorily resolved to date; the number outstanding; the nature of the issues still to be resolved; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will specifically ensure that claimants for disability benefit and allowance or invalidity pension, who are cancer patients are treated in a fashion and with the consideration required as befits their medical condition and that deciding officers have regard for the nature of their illness when determining their fitness for work;...

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she can or will take to eliminate backlogs resulting in long delays in the issue of the various payments for which she is responsible with particular reference to what seems like interminable delays and circuitous repetitive procedures involving duplicative and time-consuming processes; if she will examine the cause or causes...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if in the context of determination of entitlement to mortgage interest relief in respect of a second dwelling in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if consideration will be given by the Revenue Commissioners to the fact that the original dwelling was defective and by agreement surrendered to the developer whereupon a new...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of community employment schemes currently in place throughout the country; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to retain or replace with alternatives in equal numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12031/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which extra staff were made available to her since 2008 with the objective of catering for increased demand arising from the downturn in the economy; the extent if any to which staff redeployment or transfer is commensurate with the extra workload generated by economic factors; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she can put in place procedures to eliminate the backlog in respect of applications and appeals in respect of various social welfare entitlements; when she expects to have the backlog cleared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12033/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she can 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. [12034/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for carer's allowance pending or on hand at present; the timespan within which it is likely that such claims will be cleared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12035/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of positions created to date under the jobbridge scheme; the remaining number of places if any; the number of applications on hand or pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12036/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 130: 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 unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12037/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance currently on hand; the likely timescale for decisions; 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. [12038/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship, with particular reference to cases in which the overpayment is not as a result of oversight or negligence on the part of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12039/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the position of people on local authority housing lists who have not been offered housing accommodation and continue to rely on private rented accommodation, which in turn is the subject of very strict guidelines regarding the maximum rent payable, with particular reference to areas such as north Kildare, which, by...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons engaged in community employment or related training or education schemes throughout County Kildare; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to ensure the retention of all such places, in view of the particularly high degree of professional management and occupational skills encompassed in the...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she expects to be in a position to provide the necessary resources to retain the maximum number of places on community employment or related schemes throughout County Kildare, having particular regard to the ongoing success of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12042/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full entitlement to contributory State pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12097/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (1 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 9 February 2012, wherein it was indicated that a departmental facilitator was in contact with the person concerned to advise them of entitlements and support, given that no such contact was made, when it might be expected that such a meeting could take place with a view to identifying full...