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

Bernard Durkan: 1187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can address the high number of families housed in emergency accommodation in lieu of local authority houses nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45474/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he has ongoing discussions with the various local authorities with a view to early action to provide permanent accommodation for families including children or lone applicants on the local authority waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45475/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding sought by each local authority for the purpose of providing local authority houses by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45477/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which funding under the Rebuilding Ireland programme in respect of 2019 has been made available to or drawn down by Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45484/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which his Department has directly funded the house building programme of Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45485/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the conditions applicable in respect of funding sought by local authorities for the purpose of providing directly built local authority houses in their functional areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45478/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which he can become directly involved in the upgrading, improving and reletting of local authority houses currently out of use and boarded up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45480/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether procurement policies present an obstacle to the provision of much-needed local authority housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45481/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 1196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department received applications for capital funding pending from the various local authorities for house building or renovation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45483/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The Garda Síochána (malicious injuries) (compensation) Bill is promised legislation. Given that approximately 5,000 gardaí have been injured in the course of their duty, when is it likely to come before the House? Some degree of urgency might be accorded to it.

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

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to be actively involved in conservation measures to protect various species of birds or other wildlife now deemed to be near extinction; the degree to which audits take place in respect of native and migratory species; if there are areas in which she can assist in such conservation in return for...

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

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she can maximise the use of national heritage sites for educational and tourism purposes while ensuring the protection of sites involved and their integrity in line with national and international trends; if this will include castles or heritage houses currently endangered; if European heritage grant schemes...

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

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which visitors from overseas are encouraged to visit cultural and-or heritage sites on a co-ordinated basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45782/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which the number of species of migratory small birds has diminished in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45784/19]

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

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which the number of various species of native birds or animals has diminished in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45785/19]

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]