Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs Staff

Bernard Durkan

431. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special consideration will be given to allocating one additional special needs teacher to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18112/20]

Exceptional Needs Payment

Bernard Durkan

576. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the entitlement of an exceptional needs payment in the case of a person (details supplied). [18099/20]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Bernard Durkan

595. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reintroduce weekly payments for schemes that introduced fortnightly payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18322/20]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance

Bernard Durkan

623. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a supplementary welfare payment can be made while awaiting the result 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. [18894/20]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Bernard Durkan

624. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 14 July 2020, if a person (details supplied) actually received funds incorrectly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18913/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

741. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications received to date in respect of the announcement of €75 million in supports to childcare providers for reopening; the value of the applications; the value of awards made and the number of same by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19121/20]

Childcare Services

Bernard Durkan

742. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare facilities which indicated their closure in 2020; the comparison with 2018 and 2019; a breakdown of counties in which closures are taking place; the number of places lost; the counties in which new facilities are opening; the number of planned places in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19122/20]

Childcare Services

Bernard Durkan

743. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of demand for crèche places in September 2020; the estimated number of children not returning to crèches in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19123/20]

After-School Support Services

Bernard Durkan

744. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of after-school places that will be provided in September 2020; if there is engagement with the Department of Education and Skills on the provision of additional after-school places on a full-time basis in the event primary schools do not reopen in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/20]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Bernard Durkan

745. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated fall in the number of ECCE places for September 2020; the indicative number of children who will commence and continue in ECCE in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19125/20]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

799. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application in the case of a person (details supplied). [18648/20]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

1079. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if access to assessment in Linn Dara CAMHS inpatient unit will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if same will be addressed at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19068/20]

Hospital Facilities

Bernard Durkan

1081. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the status of the development phase of Naas General Hospital, including the endoscopy unit, the new national children's hospital and other similar capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19098/20]

Local Authority Housing

Bernard Durkan

21. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he plans to assess the housing need by way of reference to the number of applicants for local authority housing on the various housing lists nationally; if he is satisfied that the programme for Government adequately addresses the full extent of the need over a four to five year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17647/20]

Local Authority Housing

Bernard Durkan

23. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he plans to embark on a direct build local authority housing programme of sufficient scale to make serious inroads on local authority housing waiting lists; if he will extend the housing programme to encompass affordable housing, private sites and improved to access to local authority loans with the objective of meeting the ever growing needs in respect of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17648/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

123. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he can foresee the provision of adequate private sites, affordable housing and Rebuilding Ireland loans in each local authority area nationwide commensurate with their requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the degree to which he expects to be in a position to liaise with each local authority in the greater Dublin area with particular reference to the immediately adjoining counties such as County Kildare with a view to the launching of a programme of local authority house building, the development of privately serviced sites and sufficient local authority loan approvals under the Rebuilding Ireland loan scheme with the objective of making available accessible and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17914/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Bernard Durkan

125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority Rebuilding Ireland loans approved in each of the past three years; the extent to which he expects such approvals to increase over the course of the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17915/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of direct build local authority houses started or completed in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which he expects to increase this number in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17916/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of private serviced sites on public land provided in each of the past three years to date; the number he expects to progress annually in the future with a view to addressing the severe affordable housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17917/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Bernard Durkan

128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses made available directly to each local authority through Part 8 or similar schemes in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17918/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Bernard Durkan

129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses made available to tenants through each approved housing body in each of the past four years to date; the extent to which he expects an increase in this activity annually in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he has engaged with major house building firms with a view to the provision of the maximum number of local authority or affordable houses by county annually in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17920/20]

Local Authority Housing

Bernard Durkan

131. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the degree to which he has examined the prospect of engaging major building firms to build on contracts for local authority houses on public lands at a specified price per unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17921/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

132. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated time by which he expects a sufficient decrease in the number of applicants on local authority waiting lists to be made based on the number of applicants on local authority housing lists in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17922/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Bernard Durkan

133. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority housing applicants whose needs were met by Kildare County Council in each of the past four years to date through direct build or Part 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17923/20]

Local Authority Housing

Bernard Durkan

134. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if income qualification thresholds for local authority houses are likely to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17924/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of families likely to qualify for and obtain local authority houses for the remainder of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17925/20]

Rental Sector

Bernard Durkan

136. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the action he will take in terms of reform to address the issue of families having to spend more than half the family income to meet rent payments; if provision will be made by which families can compete with investors in the marketplace to provide themselves with a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17926/20]

Homeless Persons Data

Bernard Durkan

137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons registered as homeless by local authorities throughout the greater Dublin area; the number who have been successfully housed in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17928/20]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority houses under construction; when they are likely to be ready for occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/20]

Planning Issues

Bernard Durkan

139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the degree to which particular attention can be given to ensure that the rural indigenous population can obtain planning permission in their own area within reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/20]

Emergency Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

140. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of emergency housing units available for use by each local authority to meet the growing housing requirements by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17931/20]

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]