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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out the various allocations of funding made by him directly or arising from recommendations to or through his Department to statutory or voluntary bodies, groups or agencies on a county basis in each of the past four months to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has had discussions with boards, directors or executives of the various bodies, groups or agencies subordinate to his Department with a view to compliance with Government policy directives; the degree to which agreement has been reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/11]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: With sauce.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to share time with Deputies Buttimer, Donohoe and Tom Hayes.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: I have no great problem with this legislation and will only comment on it in general terms. I am not a great supporter of any attempt to diminish democracy. I have always held the view that we must safeguard it, as it is fragile. Any country which shrunk democracy paid a high price for so doing. I am not suggesting the proposals contained in the legislation will shrink democracy in this...

Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: It is the young lad beside him.

Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: That is what the Deputy heard.

Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: We do not need to go back over that.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: I never said a word.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: The damage was already done to the economy.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Has Deputy Martin inhaled something? I thought the headshops were shut.

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received any communications from the banking or lending sectors with a view to achieving a basis for addressing the ever increasing issue of mortgage arrears which has been exasperated by unemployment and negative equity; if any progress can be made towards the elimination of compound interest being applied which in turn reduces the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 317 of 17 November 2009 and 145 of 20 May 2010, if a determination has been made regarding the entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18402/11]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that can be taken to encourage the mortgage lending sector to address the issue of the multiplication of mortgage arrears through the medium of compound interest; if the lending sector would take a realistic position whereby the missing of a monthly instalment would not result in the application of penalties such as compound interest;...

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate of the number of persons currently showing arrears in respect of mortgage repayments; the extent to which this is likely to fluctuate in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/11]

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the lending institutions, if known, most amenable to accommodating those with arrears of mortgage; the nature of any such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18977/11]

Written Answers — House Repossessions: House Repossessions (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance to indicate the number of private houses repossessed by the various lending institutions in each of the past five years to date in 2011; the future prospects given any trend emerging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18978/11]

Written Answers — Banks Restructuring: Banks Restructuring (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance the full position in regard to projected or anticipated mergers, takeovers or other restructuring measures in the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18979/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (5 Jul 2011)

Bernard Durkan: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which, in his view, the stress test carried out in the banking sector here and throughout Europe has been sufficiently robust to safeguard the durability of the sector in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18981/11]