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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Data (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department monitors the number and species of migratory birds spending winters or summers here; the degree to which the species have altered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45786/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which reinstatement or preservation works are proposed or are in hand in respect of buildings of cultural or historical significance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45787/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of round towers in existence nationally; if each is in good or restorable condition; her plans to address issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45788/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she supports the arts through the Arts Council or directly through local community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45789/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 237. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she continues to support the arts through musical or dramatic societies nationally in 2019 with specific reference to County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45790/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she encourages or promotes the arts through schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45791/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their submissions, which were interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: There are interesting sounds as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I was wondering whether that was a gong sounding. I will draw attention to a couple of issues that arise on foot of Professor Maher's submission. We have all been discussing the backstop and its impact on Ireland in particular. The HSE appeared before the committee and went through the minutiae of the issues that are being discussed at this meeting. The HSE indicated that it has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for their replies. I aim to explore the issue further. I am a little conversant with the views expressed by the various political parties in the UK in anticipation of the general election, which will be a Brexit election whether we like it or not. Words appear time and again to the effect that, when this is over, the UK will be a much better place and it will be able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implication of Brexit for Health Law in Ireland and EU: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: We have been given assurances with regard to services, particularly on the island of Ireland, and the degree to which the two jurisdictions co-operate and depend upon each other. This is not easy to untangle. It has been put in place and it is working. We have been assured this will continue unimpeded. It is required on both sides of the Border to ensure each can depend on the other to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure over the past three years on the provision of temporary housing accommodation in lieu of local authority housing; the extent to which an audit has been carried out on a value for money basis on such expenditure as opposed to a one-off strategic capital programme to deal with the housing crisis, thereby...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider specific measures (details supplied) to address the ongoing housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45181/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 896. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to construct two right turning lanes for both Croghan and Cootehall on the N4 Boyle to Carrick-on-Shannon route, County Roscommon further to the commitment by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to carry out such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44185/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 979. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the extra commuter line facilities, such as, extra rail carriages recently announced are likely to come on stream; the commuter routes likely to benefit; the extra passenger capacity arising from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45486/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can authorise construction starts on various local authority housing sites nationally, with particular reference to the need for a major surge in such development in view of the increased level of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45472/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of directly built new local authority houses allocated by the local authority to persons on the housing waiting list by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45476/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that have sought funding from his Department for the purpose of building or purchasing local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45479/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has sought or received from each local authority an up-to-date position in regard to the start-up of developments on various local authority sites nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45482/19]