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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that special recognition and payment has been awarded in other jurisdictions to sufferers of pneumoconiosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11334/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons suffering from pneumoconiosis currently in receipt of a disability payment, invalidity payment or occupational injury payment; his views on recognising the disease as a 100% disability or illness for the purposes of qualification for occupation injury payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on extending the free schemes to a wider group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/06]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which he has considered allowing payment of the equivalent of non-contributory pensions in the case of Irish missionary workers who wish to remain overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11084/06]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which he has given further consideration to the payment of the equivalent of contributory/non-contributory old age pension to Irish missionaries who currently receive no such payment if they remain overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11333/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to ease the eligibility guidelines for farm assist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11330/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons currently in receipt of rent support; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11331/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on improving the system of assessing entitlement to rent support having particular regard to hardship caused to potential applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/06]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of relatives currently caring for elderly family members; the number caring for family members with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11336/06]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of carers in receipt of carer's allowance; the number of persons caring for relatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11337/06]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to acknowledge the existence of all carers by way of payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11338/06]
- Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Why would they?
- Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Did the Taoiseach recognise him?
- Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: With or without a roof.
- Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: There are two tents.
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (21 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will increase the amount available through his Department to community based groups attempting to combat drug abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10778/06]
- Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (21 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which he has assisted in the provision of free travel facilities in areas lacking public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11092/06]
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the full extent of the funding made available by his Department and through various bodies under his aegis to various community based groups to deal with social or economic deprivation in 2005; the extent to which he expects to increase such funding in the current year under the various headings; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if home help can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10836/06]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when arrears of the home base subvention grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been paying for these services out of their pension entitlements since January 2006; if she will ensure that this payment is awarded in time and on a regular basis to the person to eliminate such a...