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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I will move on to neurological rehabilitation services and ask the same question relating to the challenges that have occurred previously. There are many challenges. We all know about them. There are patients who have challenges themselves, and they know they have. There are patients who need attention and cannot get attention. There are people who need to go on addiction programmes and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Could we particularly look at the area that is affected by population, insufficient staff demands or whatever the case may be? Over the past three weekends, I found myself trying to make arrangements to have a patient seen as a matter of urgency out of hours. Personal illness continues out of hours and does not stop at 6 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The service needs to be brought up to a reasonably acceptable level in those areas.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 40. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on progress regarding policing reform and community safety, as identified in the strategy statement 2021-23 for his Department. [23214/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision is likely to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a citizenship certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25035/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in respect of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, if any, to extend the special leave with pay for Covid-19 scheme, with particular reference to front-line healthcare workers who are still suffering from long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which the number of appeals against decisions made by her Department have increased or decreased in respect of means-tested payments; the number of applicants refused payment for whatever reason to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for disability payments and invalidity pension refused for whatever reason in the past twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further progress has been made in securing a school place for the son of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24485/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of cases referred to appeal in respect of all means-tested payments; the extent to which such cases are successful on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24997/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants whose applications for the State pension have been deemed unsuccessful in the past three years on the grounds of insufficient contributions or a lack of the minimum requirement in terms of overall contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24998/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she continues to examine the situation whereby women who left full-time employment to care for a relative or family member and returned to the workforce with insufficient time to enable them to make the necessary contributions can meet the necessary contributions to qualify for a pension; if she...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she might examine the extent to which a shortfall in an applicant's contributions has affected their entitlement to the State pension (contributory); if there remains an option of increasing their contributions up to the required level to enable them to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25000/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of appeals currently in hand in respect of means-tested social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for various health-related payments that have been refused in the past three years on the basis of failure to qualify on health grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of payments to men and women throughout the country on reaching their 100th birthday in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons currently employed on community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of persons currently in receipt of carer's allowance in respect of family members and non-family members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25005/23]