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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his office has received requests from each of the local authorities for approval for the purchase or building of local authority houses; the extent to which he expects this to impact on the housing lists in County Kildare and adjoining counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects Kildare County Council to receive funds and approval from his Department to address the housing requirement in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current position/status of unpaid shared ownership mortgages, impairment of which is due to an annual increase of 4.3% on rental equity; if he will suggest a general resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in the matter of resolving issues arising from shared ownership mortgages; if he has received information relating to the full extent of associated problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he expects to be in a position to assist Kildare County Council, the ESB and eircom to underground utility cables in Celbridge, County Kildare, directly or through Leader or otherwise, having particular regard to the heritage status of the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9570/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the most recent results of the monitoring of air pollution; the way these compare with previous results; if he expects to take any corrective action arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which adequate funding has been made available to each local authority to facilitate home adaptation grants for applicants with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9586/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he remains satisfied that the structures now in place are adequate to meet the current and future requirements in respect of the provision of a high quality, reliable and widely available domestic water supply, notwithstanding the concerns expressed through the national broadcaster; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Pollution (4 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which necessary steps are ongoing to prevent the pollution of ground water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9589/15]

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: As a celebration.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Question No. 7 now.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: And now the intermission.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy McGrath should listen, he might learn something.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Speech

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Hospital Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me to raise this issue and I especially thank the Minister for coming to the House to reply. I raise this issue for a number of reasons. I do not propose to name the patient concerned, even though that patient has already been named in the media. There are serious issues which need to be dealt with. The more we find that we must respond to...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Hospital Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply, which clearly indicates his understanding of the situation. In particular, I compliment him on his recognition of the possibility of examining the decommissioned wards with a view to bringing them on stream for emergencies of this nature. I also wish to point out that the Acting Chair and I, and other elected Members, would be delighted to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she continues to monitor rent levels in counties Kildare, Meath, Dublin and Wicklow, with particular reference to the need to ensure that families affected by rent increases and dependent on private rental accommodation in lieu of local authority housing, and/or families who may become homeless arising from repossessions by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects one-parent families to be in a position to access family income supplement, or other support payments, in the wake of reductions in the one-parent family allowance, with particular reference to the need to ensure that the incomes of such families are adequately protected; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the support available to families who through no fault of their own have become homeless and have difficulty accessing social protection payments thereafter on the basis of having no home address; if a procedure will be put in place to address this issue as a matter of urgency notwithstanding the existence of provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she proposes to extend supports currently available through the Dublin local authorities to local authority housing applicants in the adjoining counties, with particular reference to County Kildare, where private rent increases have caused many families to become homeless; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9770/15]