Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

79. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to facilitate naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20276/16]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position in respect of residency for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20278/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Bernard Durkan

150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the jobseeker's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20270/16]

Arts Promotion

Bernard Durkan

189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to encourage the development and promotion of the arts with particular reference to the maximisation of employment opportunities arising therefrom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20117/16]

Film Industry Promotion

Bernard Durkan

190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to encourage internationally the use of Ireland as a film location with obvious beneficial economic implications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20118/16]

Arts Promotion

Bernard Durkan

191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if support from philanthropists continues to be available towards the support of the arts and possibly the retention of paintings or other objets d’art which might be deemed to be a loss to the national heritage if disposed of outside of this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20119/16]

Heritage Sites

Bernard Durkan

192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which various at-risk heritage sites and buildings continue to be protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20120/16]

Architectural Heritage

Bernard Durkan

193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department is engaged in the restoration of major historical or cultural sites throughout the country at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20121/16]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme

Bernard Durkan

194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which full and-or final settlement has been achieved in respect of displaced turf cutters in County Kildare arising from the application of special areas of conservation, SACs and natural heritage areas, NHAs; and if any further issues that remain outstanding are being addressed in this context. [20122/16]

Arts Funding

Bernard Durkan

195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to provide funding for the arts at local and community level, directly or indirectly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20123/16]

Arts Funding

Bernard Durkan

196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department directly or through bodies under her aegis continues to support various festivals or cultural events organised annually or on a once-off basis throughout the country; the amount of such support provided in the past three years to date under specific headings directly, through the Arts Council or other bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20124/16]

Arts Promotion

Bernard Durkan

197. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the arts and heritage sectors continue to generate employment throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20125/16]

Waterways Issues

Bernard Durkan

198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department either directly or through Waterways Ireland have reached agreement with traditional canal dwellers and canal recreational users with regard to draft proposals to increase the costs to traditional users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20126/16]

Respite Care Services Provision

Bernard Durkan

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be reinstated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20203/16]

Medical Card Applications

Bernard Durkan

259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in seeking a renewal in September 2016 under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20277/16]

Public Sector Pay

Bernard Durkan

31. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which a capability exists to address the levels of lower pay imposed on members of An Garda Síochána, teachers, nurses and a number of other Public Servants arising from the downturn in the economy, given the disruptive effect this can have within the workplace; if he expects to be in a position to address these issues in the forthcoming or subsequent Budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19714/16]

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme

Bernard Durkan

60. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has identified possible mechanisms to facilitate off-balance sheet capital expenditure in respect of strategic infrastructural deficits in such areas as energy, housing, water supply, transport or other essential requirements, given the economic benefits likely to accrue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/16]

Economic Growth

Bernard Durkan

81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which all sectors have contributed to economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20035/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Bernard Durkan

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection his progress in determining an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; if the payment of supplementary welfare has now commenced, with particular reference to the hardship now being experienced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19949/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Bernard Durkan

138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19972/16]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

Bernard Durkan

141. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility of a person (details supplied) under the illness benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/16]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

179. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which various measures taken to protect the economy through the medium of public expenditure, curtailments and reform have addressed the issues and delivered results for the economic benefit of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20033/16]

Public Expenditure Policy

Bernard Durkan

180. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ease the impact of cutbacks necessitated by the economic downturn throughout the public sector over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20034/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Bernard Durkan

181. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have examined the full implications of a UK exit from the European Union, if any particular corrective measures are likely to be required in its aftermath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20036/16]

Public Sector Pay

Bernard Durkan

182. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which all branches of the public service are likely to benefit from the sacrifices made in terms of pay reduction and longer working hours throughout the economic downturn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20037/16]

Public Sector Pay

Bernard Durkan

183. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the targets set by his Department continue to be met throughout the public sector in anticipation of restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20038/16]

Public Sector Pay

Bernard Durkan

184. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the objectives set out in the Public Service (Croke Park) Agreement 2010 to 2014 and the Public Service Stability (Haddington Road) Agreement 2013 to 2016 continue to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/16]

Public Procurement Regulations

Bernard Durkan

185. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which changes in procurement have benefitted the economy during the downturn; if any further reform appropriate to the recovery is warranted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20040/16]

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme

Bernard Durkan

186. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department has identified infrastructural deficiencies requiring urgent investment in the context of economic recovery such as the public housing programme, transport, energy and communications which might benefit from or qualify for off-balance sheet Government expenditure or investment; if a mechanism can be found to meet such requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20041/16]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Bernard Durkan

187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects recruitment throughout the public sector to take place in the course of the current year with particular reference to areas currently experiencing pressure as a result of the embargo on public sector recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20042/16]

EU Issues

Bernard Durkan

53. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent, if any, to which he might, along with his European Union colleagues and arising from Brexit, identify if political groups within individual member states in the European Union appear to be determined to undermine the Union itself and bring about a chaotic situation which can only lead to social and economic instability and unrest; his views on whether a time has come to redefine and restore the objectives on which modern Europe was founded whereby each individual member state instead of imposing its will on the Union or opting out of participation in its structures can again come to take ownership of the European project for the benefit of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19413/16]

International Terrorism

Bernard Durkan

54. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union and United Nations colleagues continue to address the threat of international terrorism as evident in the massacres in France, Belgium and Turkey; if any particular initiatives are likely with a view to protecting peaceful citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/16]

Crime Prevention

Bernard Durkan

82. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which a number of incidents in Celbridge, County Kildare, have been identified and pursued with a view to prevention of any further activity, identification of the perpetrators and any further action required to prevent repetition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19142/16]

Temporary Travel Documentation

Bernard Durkan

84. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will issue a temporary travel document on humanitarian grounds in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19184/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Bernard Durkan

311. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19643/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Bernard Durkan

312. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/16]

EU Issues

Bernard Durkan

356. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues have attempted to examine the consequences of an erosion of the founding principles of the European Union; if he can use his influence on the European Council with a view to a restoration of a vision for the European Union in line with that set out by the founding fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19763/16]

EU Issues

Bernard Durkan

357. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which to which he and his European Union colleagues recognise the need to reaffirm a commitment to the European Union ideal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/16]

UN Guiding Principles

Bernard Durkan

358. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, through the European Union or directly in the context of wider global consultations, can influence a review of the strength, the role and respect for the United Nations with particular reference to the need to meet ongoing challenges caused by war, strife and genocide and the need to establish safe havens for refugees and an orderly method of processing their respective situations; if any study has been done to identify the restoration of an increased role for the United Nations in the Middle East and other trouble spots globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/16]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Bernard Durkan

359. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which access to humanitarian aid remains available to those affected by war, persecution or starvation throughout the known trouble spots globally; if he sees requirements for improvements to ensure victims' safety and that aid goes unimpeded to those for whom it was intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19766/16]

EU Issues

Bernard Durkan

360. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is time for the European Union to set up a particular structure to address the issue of euroscepticism with particular reference to the urgent need to address the sometimes exaggerated claims which if allowed to go unanswered will undermine and destroy the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/16]

EU Issues

Bernard Durkan

361. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the concept of each member state within the Union expecting to increasingly impose its national agenda on the European Union's institutions can be addressed; if any steps are being taken to identify and re-affirm an agenda that applies to all in an inclusive and supportive format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19768/16]

EU Enlargement

Bernard Durkan

362. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the western Balkans continue to observe the acquis communautaire in line with movement towards European Union membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19769/16]

Foreign Conflicts

Bernard Durkan

363. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community can improve support for the victims of the war in Syria; if new initiatives are required to protect civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19770/16]

EU Migration Crisis

Bernard Durkan

364. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the refugee crisis continues to be monitored at European Union and United Nations level with a view to identifying a reliable means of ensuring the safety of the victims of war and strife at all trouble spots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19771/16]

Human Rights Cases

Bernard Durkan

365. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he continues to liaise with the Egyptian authorities with a view to achieving the release of a person (details supplied) an Irish citizen who is still awaiting a trial which has been postponed on numerous occasions; if he expects any developments in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/16]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Bernard Durkan

366. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of locations globally to which Irish Aid has been in a position to deliver humanitarian assistance in the course of the past five years; the extent to which difficulties have been experienced in specific locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19773/16]

Foreign Conflicts

Bernard Durkan

367. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, in conjunction with his European Union colleagues, can continue to combat the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/16]

Trade Relations

Bernard Durkan

368. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which new trading links can be established globally; the extent to which he expects that this country can benefit from such developments in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/16]

Ukrainian Conflict

Bernard Durkan

369. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the situation in the Ukraine continues to feature in discussions at European Union level with particular reference to the need to maximise efforts for a lasting ceasefire and peace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/16]