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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can qualify for invalidity pension given their health condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45364/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when favourable consideration will be given for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) who suffers from MS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied that the supply of trade professionals to the building sector remains sufficient; the measures envisaged to address any such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45388/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a higher education grant will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been accepted to Maynooth College and whose family have ongoing medical bills as a result of Covid-19 causing ongoing hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45362/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) and their four children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45365/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to ensure an adequate supply of general practitioners throughout north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a medical card was discontinued on foot of review in the case of persons (details supplied) who have heavy medication costs and whose circumstances have not changed since the previous review; if the card can be restored forthwith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 314. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a full medical card restoration can be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) whose case has been refused on review notwithstanding the fact that their circumstances have not changed and that they are 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45363/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disadvantaged Status (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 331. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues of both urban and rural deprivation in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disadvantaged Status (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 333. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she continues to liaise with local and community groups in order to ensure the greatest availability of their needs at any given time with particular reference to the next twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45369/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disadvantaged Status (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 334. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline her expectations concerning the extent to which she hopes to provide funding to various rural community groups throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disadvantaged Status (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she expects to continue to support community investment throughout the country in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disadvantaged Status (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 338. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she expects to continue to support community investment throughout County Kildare in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45375/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 332. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to encourage the build-up of state-of-the-art technology hubs at convenient locations throughout the country to enable many enterprises have the benefits of an office setting without the necessity of travelling to more distant locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 335. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects the Leader programme to be made available throughout the country over the next twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 336. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects the Leader programme to be made available in County Kildare over the next twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she hopes to continue to support recreational walk schemes throughout the country and in County Kildare over the next twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45376/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (14 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (14 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Absolutely.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Family Law Cases (14 Sep 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue. It is an important issue and I thank the Minister for coming into the House to address it. I know this family well. In a family law procedure, both sides have an opportunity to make their case and have it challenged. In the case of this particular woman, she was greeted with a child psychology report, which was accepted...