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Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he and his EU and UN colleagues continue to monitor the situation in the various trouble zones on the continent of Africa with particular reference to addressing the issues of famine, war and genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21281/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he and his colleagues at EU and UN level continue to monitor the situation in Burma; the extent of any recent positive interventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21279/10]

Written Answers — Common Foreign and Security Policy: Common Foreign and Security Policy (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent that he and his EU colleagues continue to observe, monitor and support the situation in the western Balkans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21282/10]

Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the full extent of debt written off by the International Monetary Fund and or developed countries in respect of the poorer countries in the past ten years; the precise degree to which this corresponds with commitments entered into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21283/10]

Written Answers — False Passports: False Passports (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports known to have been used illegally by persons inside or outside this jurisdiction in each of the past five years to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21284/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason payment of jobseeker's allowance has been reduced in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21143/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow qualifies for social welfare credits and or State pension in view of the fact that they are currently in receipt of disability benefit; if he will review this persons entitlement to State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the established practice of allowing jobseeker's allowance to part-time retained firemen, has been discontinued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21268/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason back to school allowance was not awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21270/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will set aside and refer to the appeals officer the decision by the deciding officer to refuse carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21310/10]

Written Answers — Pensions Provisions: Pensions Provisions (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies or has an entitlement to contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21311/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21312/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 12 may 2010, if correspondence (details supplied) from the Health Service Executive was or will be taken into consideration in relation to an application for child benefit in respect of a person in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21316/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the terms and conditions of the various housing schemes currently being promoted throughout the various local authorities; the likely cost to the local authorities or the Exchequer in the short or long-term in respect of each scheme; the degree to which the cost of housing units is determined by the market...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the National Education Welfare Board has sought or obtained a school place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21152/10]

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle has been very helpful to me in the past and often has advised me to table a parliamentary question. I have followed his advice and have tabled repeatedly the same parliamentary question in respect of the same subject, only to receive the same answer. The answer reads, "If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me...

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: -----in the vain hope that something will happen and that the Minister for Health and Children will begin to answer questions that have not been answered for the past four months. I also wish to mention an issue about which there is relevant legislation to which I will refer shortly, namely, when the HSE-----

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am not embellishing.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I outlining the facts. When the HSE received its devolved powers from the Department of Health and Children, a separate parliamentary affairs division was established. What is that division doing at present?