Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Animal Diseases

Bernard Durkan

193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine animals found to have failed the tuberculosis eradication test in each of the past ten years to date in respect of both the dairy and beef herd, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17927/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

36. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific culture and heritage projects she plans to prioritise during the lifetime of the 33rd Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17255/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

47. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the mission statement of her Department; the extent to which she expects to meet specific targets throughout the lifetime of the 33rd Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17254/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

115. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she plans to assist with the promotion of cultural events with reference to addressing the impact of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17678/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she has already planned or plans to assist cultural activities with reference to promotion of Irish culture here and abroad, thereby assisting in the post-Covid-19 recovery effort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17679/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

117. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the mission statement of her Department with a view to setting precise objectives likely to be beneficial in the development and promotion of Irish culture here and abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17680/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

118. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she expects to be in a position to offer financial assistance towards bodies involved in the promotion of the arts or cultural events in the course of the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17681/20]

Heritage Promotion

Bernard Durkan

119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the development and-or enhancement of heritage sites nationally with a view to maximisation of their potential for tourism and educational purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17682/20]

Architectural Heritage

Bernard Durkan

120. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she plans to identify and address and-or restore heritage houses, castles or sites nationally over the next five years thereby maximising their potential in the promotion of Irish culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/20]

Architectural Heritage

Bernard Durkan

121. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she has carried out an inventory of at-risk ancient and heritage sites, buildings or locations nationally with a view to initiating a programme for their improvement, restoration and safekeeping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17684/20]

Architectural Heritage

Bernard Durkan

122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number and location of heritage sites and houses throughout County Kildare in public ownership; the extent to which an ongoing programme exists to ensure their retention and safety in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17685/20]

Architectural Heritage

Bernard Durkan

123. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number and location of sites, buildings or ruins of a historical or heritage nature throughout County Kildare which are not part of a protection or restoration programme; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17686/20]

Heritage Promotion

Bernard Durkan

124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full extent of the programme for the preservation, protection and restoration of historical or heritage sites nationally with a view to maximising their use for education and tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17687/20]

Film Industry

Bernard Durkan

125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the development of the film industry with reference to the need for its promotion for economic and cultural purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17688/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to assist with the development of the arts in its various forms with reference to local community-based groups and that such groups be specially selected for assistance and availing of their knowledge and experience of the arts at community level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17689/20]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department directly or through the aegis of bodies under the remit of her Department continues to assist community-based groups and organisations involved in musical or theatrical productions nationally with a view to maximising interest in the arts at local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17690/20]

Arts Funding

Bernard Durkan

128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the arts sector continues to attract support from philanthropists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17691/20]

State Pension (Contributory)

Bernard Durkan

170. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department with liaise with the relevant authorities in the UK with regard to pension contributions in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17494/20]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

18. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the guidelines he has issued to Departments in the context of complying with expenditure guidelines and meeting the various targets this year and for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16860/20]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he remains satisfied that public expenditure targets can be met by the end of the year inclusive of revisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16859/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce or enhance supports and assistance for small coach operators post-Covid-19 with particular reference to the severe financial pressure currently being placed on these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16691/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

149. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce or enhance supports and assistance for small coach operators post-Covid-19 with reference to the severe financial pressure currently being placed on these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16692/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on the Morell river drainage scheme at Straffan, Sallins, Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he has identified specific targets for his Department in line with expenditure and reform objectives; the timescale to achieve such objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17436/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

232. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his planned policy is in line with the strategy of the Fiscal Advisory Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17437/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which he plans to utilise the concept of reform as a means of controlling expenditure within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17438/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to monitor current and capital expenditure levels with a view to ensuring compliance with good economic strategy and adherence to expenditure guidelines while encouraging economic performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17439/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to facilitate economic progress throughout the next five years by means of the utilisation of best practice and Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17440/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that he can encourage economic performance and job creation through the medium of the utilisation of compliance with European guidelines in respect of expenditure and reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17441/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policies he expects to pursue over the next five years to compliment Government objectives with regard to expenditure and reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17442/20]

Public Sector Pay

Bernard Durkan

238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which FEMPI restoration policy has been completed in line with previous agreements and expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17443/20]

Public Sector Staff

Bernard Durkan

239. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which recruitment throughout the public sector continues in line with expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17444/20]

Public Sector Staff

Bernard Durkan

240. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which accommodation has been or can be reached in respect of returning public servants that have expressed a wish to remain in employment for some time after their anticipated retirement age while adhering to Government policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17445/20]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

241. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the potential outcomes in respect of Brexit continue to include the role of his Department as a means of ensuring the best possible performance in any situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/20]

Local Authority Housing

Bernard Durkan

273. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he expects to pursue policies likely to encourage the provision of a major local authority housing building programme thereby achieving enhanced value for money through increased access to affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17447/20]

School Staff

Bernard Durkan

381. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to allocating an additional teacher to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16683/20]

Exceptional Needs Payment

Bernard Durkan

456. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16621/20]

Illness Benefit

Bernard Durkan

462. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the correct rate of illness benefit payable in the case of a person (details supplied); if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the meantime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16708/20]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

577. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16610/20]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

605. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17422/20]

Primary Care Centres

Bernard Durkan

768. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE clinic at the Harbour, Maynooth, County Kildare, has been relocated to Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17420/20]

Economic Policy

Bernard Durkan

14. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the most effective measures that are likely to impact positively on the economy in view of Covid-19 in the shortest possible time in the context of economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16197/20]

Economic Policy

Bernard Durkan

20. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether financial supports to restart the economy in the aftermath of Brexit and Covid-19 are realisable and will be effective in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16198/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

45. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which alternatives can be put in place to prevent or control the most negative aspects now emerging in terms of investment, foreign direct investment and small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

68. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the proposed European Covid-19 rescue fund to be applied across the European Union; if it will be proportional to the extent to which each country has been affected by the virus in terms of economic and financial cost or by another mechanism; the degree to which this is likely to affect the case of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16429/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the mutualisation of debt arising from the Covid-19 crisis is likely to occur throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

70. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position to improve the case of Ireland in the context of likely benefit from the multibillion euro Covid-19 related rescue fund of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16431/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the economy here to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, with particular reference to those sectors most severely impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16432/20]

State Aid

Bernard Durkan

72. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects European state aid rules to be relaxed to facilitate the provision of vital infrastructure such as housing, health and education facilities and support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16444/20]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

73. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to review the impact of Brexit on various aspects of the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/20]

Interest Rates

Bernard Durkan

74. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which lending rates of interest here can be brought in line with those applicable in other eurozone countries in view of the commitment by Ireland to the Single Market and the need to ensure that consumers here receive equal treatment to their counterparts throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16447/20]

Financial Services Sector

Bernard Durkan

75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which he continues to monitor the activities of investment or vulture funds here with a view to ensuring fair and equitable treatment of consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16448/20]

Banking Sector

Bernard Durkan

76. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which he continues to engage with the pillar banks with a view to ensuring that their customers are treated in accordance with banking rules and regulations here and in the EU, with particular reference to the rates of interest charged to customers and the manner in which repossessions of family homes and-or commercial properties are governed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/20]

Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears

Bernard Durkan

77. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the reason the lending agencies are allowed to continue with the applications on their own internal mechanisms when dealing with customers who have arrears and that regularly state that the alternative proposals put forward do not comply with their own instruments, which are totally controlled by the banks without regard for alternatives a person might put forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16450/20]

Economic Competitiveness

Bernard Durkan

78. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the degree to which he expects the economy here to retain or increase its competitiveness on European or world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16451/20]

Economic Policy

Bernard Durkan

79. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the direction from which he expects to see the greatest challenges to the economy here in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16452/20]

Exceptional Needs Payment

Bernard Durkan

129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16396/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

17. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to be in a position to achieve emission reduction targets in line with the programme for Government while at the same time protecting economic progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16051/20]

Programme for Government

Bernard Durkan

19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mission statement of his Department with particular reference to the main components of his brief; the timescale within which he expects to be in a position to achieve his targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16050/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

62. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the replacement of fossil fuel-based electricity generation by the generation of electricity from non-fossil fuels as a means of reduction of emissions in a sustainable way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16199/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

63. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he has set out priorities in respect of climate action with a view to reducing emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16200/20]

Departmental Budgets

Bernard Durkan

64. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the extent to which the budget of his Department is adequate to meet the costs of the targets set in respect of his Department in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16201/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

65. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which he has identified the most important issues and targets to be met in respect of reduction of emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16202/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

66. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects that Ireland can compete with all other European countries in the area of carbon reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16203/20]

Waste Management

Bernard Durkan

67. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to be in a position to bring about a reduction in plastic waste onshore and offshore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16204/20]

Waste Management

Bernard Durkan

68. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he expects Ireland should proceed in respect of waste management, whether by combination of landfill and reduction or by other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16205/20]

Renewable Energy Generation

Bernard Durkan

69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which non-fossil generated electricity is currently capable of meeting the demands of the national grid; if progress to date is adequate in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16206/20]

Electric Vehicles

Bernard Durkan

70. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of vehicles totally reliant on electricity propulsion in use; his expectations for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16207/20]

Renewable Energy Generation

Bernard Durkan

71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the requirement in terms of daily electricity use here; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to avail of the economic benefit associated with locally generated electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16208/20]

Social Welfare Appeals

Bernard Durkan

108. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16162/20]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will review eligibility for a full medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) who currently has a general practitioner card, which was awarded in 2018, but whose medical circumstances have deteriorated significantly in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16174/20]

Brexit Preparations

Bernard Durkan

25. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to obviate the negative impact of Brexit on the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15689/20]

Ministerial Priorities

Bernard Durkan

35. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he expects to combine enterprise and innovation in the context of maximising economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis; the degree to which he has identified precise job numbers to be realised in this context on an annual basis over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/20]

Foreign Direct Investment

Bernard Durkan

87. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he expects to encourage foreign direct investment in the future in view of Brexit and the international political scene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16003/20]

Job Creation

Bernard Durkan

88. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to set specific targets for job creation with a view to a major positive impact on the creation of employment in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16004/20]

Job Creation

Bernard Durkan

89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he can liaise with his colleagues throughout the European Union with a view to maximisation of efforts in a co-ordinated fashion to support job creation in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis and Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16005/20]

Departmental Priorities

Bernard Durkan

90. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the mission statement of his Department in the context of the recovery of Ireland and the European Union following the Covid-19 crisis and the added complication of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16006/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps to be taken to bring about economic recovery following the economic impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16007/20]

Trade Relations

Bernard Durkan

92. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which alternative markets continue to be found for Irish products in view of the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16008/20]

Microenterprise Loan Fund

Bernard Durkan

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which he is of the view that the available funding under the microenterprise loan scheme can be made available to a vastly increased number of applicants thereby increasing their chances of recovery and progress in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/20]

Industrial Development

Bernard Durkan

94. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which efforts continue to be made to invest in modern industry throughout the island of Ireland with a view to ensuring the maximum positive impact on international markets for products originating throughout the island ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/20]

Trade Relations

Bernard Durkan

95. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which efforts continue to be made to identify new markets throughout the European Union and globally for Irish exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/20]

Industrial Development

Bernard Durkan

96. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which he continues to support and drive the creation of new enterprises in the indigenous sector nationally with particular reference on the need to encourage the generation of employment throughout the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16012/20]

Foreign Direct Investment

Bernard Durkan

97. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which he remains confident that Ireland continues to have the ability to attract foreign direct investment at a level required meet the economic needs of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16125/20]

Housing for People with Disabilities

Bernard Durkan

381. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the necessary works can be completed in the property of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Bernard Durkan

398. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the provision of an adequate supply of affordable and local authority housing in line with current and growing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15004/20]

Defence Forces Strength

Bernard Durkan

485. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he plans to increase and stabilise the strength of the Defence Forces at all levels across the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15003/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Bernard Durkan

489. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if a full review will take place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/20]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

701. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an entitlement to a basic social welfare payment exists in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14720/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Bernard Durkan

702. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rent allowance has been increased in line with current rent in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14725/20]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Bernard Durkan

704. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if this question will be accepted as notice of the appeal against the decision to seek recovery of an alleged overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied) on the basis that the applicant did not fully understand the significance of her response to the questions regarding eligibility of payment; if an oral hearing can be arranged at an early date in respect of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14754/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Bernard Durkan

717. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rent support can be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14972/20]

State Pension (Contributory)

Bernard Durkan

718. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which an entitlement to a contributory State pension exists or can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14974/20]

Disability Allowance

Bernard Durkan

726. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15020/20]

Disability Allowance

Bernard Durkan

741. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a deduction is being made from the disability allowance payment of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15286/20]

Treatment Benefit Scheme

Bernard Durkan

762. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for a free hearing test in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15524/20]

Seniors Alert Scheme

Bernard Durkan

795. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a personal pendant alarm can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15289/20]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

901. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); if the return of original documents submitted as part of the person's application will be expedited in view of the fact the individual is urgently required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14718/20]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

909. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the request to set aside a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14825/20]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

915. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14987/20]