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Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (24 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if and when a P21 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36865/11]

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to refer to two important items of promised legislation, the first of which is the national vetting bureau Bill which I acknowledge is in hand. I wish to ascertain its progress and when it is likely to become law. The second which is of equal importance is the companies (consolildation) Bill. While I acknowledge it is a highly complicated consolidation Bill that will take a long...

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Is Deputy Mattie McGrath sure about his hearing?

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Now, Mattie.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: For three years I was trying to address that same subject on that side of the House and for three years the Government did nothing.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she can or will take to eliminate backlogs resulting in delays in the issue of the various payments for which her Department is responsible with particular reference to repetitive procedures, duplicate means testing as between the community welfare service and her Department proper despite centralised control; if she will...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has studied the extent to which medical assessors in her Department frequently discount medical evidence provided by applicants for various disability payments in respect of illness which limit the patients ability to work including in some cases patients suffering from cancer or other serious illness; if her attention has been...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the determination of entitlement to a new enterprise priming grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36448/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of protracted illness, if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36447/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason in reply to parliamentary questions relating to delays with processing claims for rent or mortgage support or basic payments while applicants are awaiting a decision it has become commonplace to expect a reference to the fact that responsibility for such payments has been transferred to her, a fact, already well known, that...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of requests for mortgage interest rent support or other supplementary welfare payment received in each of the past 12 months and to date in 2011; the number approved, rejected, refused or pending during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36651/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time taken to process applications for carer's allowance in each of the past three years to date; the number granted, refused and referred to appeal; the number overturned on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36652/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons from whom a refund of overpayments of adult dependant allowance attached to old age pension is being sought in view of the fact that the particular allowance was always means tested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36653/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which refunds are being sought in respect of means tested allowances; if the applicants were informed of the conditions at the time of award of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36654/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which staff have been transferred to her Department to deal with extra work arising from the economic situation; if staff increases have increased in precise ratio to the extra number of applications for various payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36655/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects to have backlogs in respect of applications for various payments from her Department cleared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36656/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of appeals in respect of all forms of social welfare currently on hand; the percentage this represents of all applications under each heading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36657/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the repetitive and duplicative means testing now being applied in respect of all means tests; the reason a single test cannot be adopted thereby dramatically reducing administrative costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36658/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the refusal rate in respect of disability allowance, invalidity pension and disability benefit, as a percentage of total applications in each of the past 24 months to date in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36659/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 8 November 2011, the way the decision was reached that further documents must be supplied in order to process the application for rent allowance when the documents as listed in the aforementioned parliamentary question were in fact submitted to the Department already (details supplied); if...