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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of direct build local authority housing starts scheduled for 2019 with particular reference to those local authorities with long housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1730/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the annual housing requirements for local authority houses have been identified on a county basis with a view to putting in place a structure sufficient to meet this demand annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1731/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new local authority housing applicants registered with each local authority in the course of the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which his Department remains in contact with each local authority in order to monitor the extent of the evolving local authority housing needs in their administrative areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1734/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland loans approved each of the local authorities throughout 2018; the extent to which newer and more ambitious targets have been set for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Assets (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the availability of building lands in the ownership of each local authority nationally; the extent to which these lands are serviceable and available for utilisation as serviced sites for eligible applicants or direct build local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which adequate resources remain available to each local authority for the purpose of DPG or housing adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which reliable structural guarantee schemes are available to protect homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the construction industry, the local authorities and a structural guarantee scheme can be combined to assist persons affected by poor construction, non-compliance with planning permission or other structural defects impacting negatively or likely to so do on the homeowner; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 1205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless persons in County Kildare who have been offered and have received accommodation from the local authority in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent of specific events scheduled in 2019 to encapsulate and promote an even greater awareness of Irish culture and heritage at home and abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1756/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am seeking to obtain information on the number of events scheduled for the current year and promoting Irish heritage and culture at home and abroad, with a view to tapping into the economic benefits arising therefrom.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her reply. I have a further supplementary question. From her information on events which have already taken place, to what degree is information under the headings she has mentioned to the House being made available to schools in order to create an early awareness of our history and culture, and obviously to reap the consequent benefits? Has the Minister determined...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister. Has her Department evaluated the extent, if any, to which people's personal contacts internationally can be accelerated and expanded with a view to making it almost impossible to ignore the existence of what we have to offer in the context of culture and heritage? This has an obvious benefit from the points of view of tourism, education, utilising every opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to promote the importance of heritage and burial grounds nationally, with particular reference to the encouragement of interest in local historical sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1757/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she expects to encourage participation in heritage projects at community level in the foreseeable future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1972/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she expects to support community heritage groups at local level in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1973/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions she has had with local heritage groups and historical societies with a view to promoting greater interest in history and heritage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for archaeological excavation of historical sites that have not been investigated with particular reference to encouragement of local interest in such projects from both a tourist and archaeological point of view; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1974/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Jan 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she has earmarked historical sites and buildings throughout County Kildare for protection and promotion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1977/19]