Parliamentary questions

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [24551/24]

Departmental Data

Bernard Durkan

203. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to indicate, based on the current numbers of applicants on local authority housing lists, in respect of each county, if the estimated time by which he expects sufficient reduction of applicants on local authority waiting lists to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24552/24]

Housing Schemes

Bernard Durkan

204. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which the public housing programme is progressing in north Kildare, with particular reference to the issue of homeless families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24553/24]

Social Welfare Payments

Bernard Durkan

217. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for the fuel allowance (details supplied) will be reviewed with a view to ascertaining if other persons in the household might qualify for such payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24532/24]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

260. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 2 May 2024, if the case will be considered for even a partial contribution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24560/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

6. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [22709/24]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

22. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [22708/24]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

77. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the reason a request to sanction the summer programme for one week for eight classes was refused in the case of a person (details supplied); if this school’s case can be examined at the earliest opportunity, with a view to ensuring a consensus to run at least a week’s programme given the importance of the school to local children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24164/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

144. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in progressing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24259/24]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

8. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she remains confident she and her Department will be in a position to meet the full requirement of school places at primary and second level throughout Kildare North and the rest of the country on time for September 2024 enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23853/24]

School Transport

Bernard Durkan

16. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she and her Department expect to be in a position to improve school transport serving primary and second level schools throughout north Kildare and countrywide in line with the enrolment requirements and admissions for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23854/24]

Passport Services

Bernard Durkan

88. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied), given the passport was supposed to issue on 24 April 2024; if every effort can be made to ensure that this passport is expedited given its now one month since the processing target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/24]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education when an ASD school place will be provided for the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23732/24]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if every effort can be made to ensure a school place in a local Gaelscoil is accommodated and confirmed for September 2024 in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied) who has completed two years of an ECCE programme, and whose teachers have advised they are ready to proceed to primary school education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23874/24]

Schools Building Projects

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress in recent months in respect of the provision of extra classroom accommodation/spaces at a school (details supplied), with particular reference to the time by which she can anticipate the completion of the school in line with specification; and when she expects this accommodation to be completed and made available. [24112/24]

School Admissions

Bernard Durkan

249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the efforts in hand to ensure that all students in Kill secure a school place in September 2024, in view of the fact that a number of primary school children have so far been refused a place for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24113/24]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

250. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that all primary and second level school places required for September 2024 are available throughout County Kildare, including but not limited to, Prosperous, Clane, Naas, Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Kilcock and Straffan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24114/24]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

251. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which emergency measures are being taken to ensure the availability of the adequate number of school places at primary and second level in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24115/24]

School Enrolments

Bernard Durkan

252. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Prosperous, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary and post-primary levels, with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption either in respect of continued building where required, the planning of any new schools, or the acceleration of ongoing work in all schools; if satisfactory results can be achieved before the new school year; if she is satisfied that work in progress or steps yet to be taken can proceed without interruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24116/24]

Schools Building Projects

Bernard Durkan

253. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in 2024 in the provision of a new school building (details supplied), in view of the fact that the current premises was only intended to be temporary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24117/24]