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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she has identified the primary issues deemed to hinder rural development with particular reference to the need to maintain a viable rural population, thereby ensuring the future of schools, post offices and convenience shops; if she has set specific objectives to address the issues; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Programme (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she has identified deficiencies in various services throughout rural Ireland which appear to have contributed to rural decay; the steps she has put in place to address these issues in the short term with a view to ensuring that there is a distinct programme for rural recovery; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his preferred options for the funding of third-level education in the future, in view of the fact that a system of student loans may present an obstacle to students whose parents are in the lower income group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Unions (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the student unions are likely to remain independent of college authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37049/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelcholáistí Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a gaelcholáiste in north Kildare, as previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37061/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the appropriate payment available to a person (details supplied) previously in receipt of the one parent family allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37165/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in low paid employment can qualify for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37168/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the recovery of debt in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37172/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review of eligibility for carer's benefit can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37638/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his EU and UN colleagues continue to focus on the Arab-Israeli situation with a view to reducing the extent to which the ongoing contentious issues remain; if any efforts continue to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37051/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the international community has investigated the destruction of property owned by Palestinians on the West Bank or elsewhere in the region; if the replacement with Israeli settlements is in any way monitored and discouraged by the international community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37052/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community might negotiate compensation for Palestinian settlements destroyed by the Israelis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 365. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU representative in Jerusalem has carried out an audit of the damage done by the Israelis to Palestinian property; when the result of such an audit might be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Palestinian schools, hospitals or other such structures funded by international aid, including EU aid, have been damaged by the Israeli authorities in the past five years; if restoration or restitution is possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37055/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 483. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which, directly or through the statutory agencies under her control, applications for funding have been made by groups or bodies promoting the arts or involved in musical or dramatic productions in the past twelve months from County Kildare; if she has been or expects to be in a position to respond favourably to such...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 487. To ask 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. [37731/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Promotion (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 484. To ask 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. [37728/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 485. To ask 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. [37729/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 486. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department is engaged in restoration of major historical or cultural sites throughout the country at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37730/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 488. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of applications received from various amateur societies involved in the promotion of the arts throughout County Kildare in the past twelve months; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to respond positively to such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37732/16]