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Domestic Violence: Statements (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Is Deputy O'Loughlin sharing her time?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of direct build and new local authority houses rented to tenants in each of the past four years to date by county; the number of houses purchased by each local authority for allocation to tenants in the same period; the number of houses acquired by local authorities for such allocation under Part V; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if income qualification thresholds for local authority houses are likely to be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52165/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to meet the housing needs of those in emergency housing accommodation or who are homeless in the course of the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52155/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses likely to become available to homeless families by county in the course of the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52157/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet the housing needs of those on local authority housing lists nationwide in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52156/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which sites serviced or unserviced can be made available by county to assist families that may be able to provide their own houses on such sites if available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans likely to become available to suitable applicants nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to adjust income limits for applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans in order to aggressively deal with the housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52160/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase dramatically the number and availability of Rebuilding Ireland home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of families likely to qualify for local authority houses in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take in terms of reform to address the issue of families having to spend more than half the family income to meet rent payments; if provision will be made by which families can compete with investors in the market place to provide themselves with a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of local authority-owned potential building lands available for local authority affordable housing in the greater Dublin area, with particular reference to those counties adjacent to Dublin; if particular reasons have emerged that may inhibit progress of a major house building campaign to meet the demands of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to make a few comments. First, we must acknowledge the success of using the National Treatment Purchase Fund to cut waiting lists for various procedures, as there has been a considerable drop in the number of people on them. For example, in the case of inpatient or day case procedures the number fell by 20,000 up to November 2019. That is a major achievement. There are still two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Of course, I do. I will be glad to get those answers for a start.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The Chairman will be glad to know I am about to conclude. I do not intend to go on for as long as everybody tends to go on, but I will go on a little while-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: -----in order to represent my constituents at least as well as other people tend to do. I do not believe that all the people with severe child mental health issues come to me. I have four on my list and I am dealing with them daily. I am not dealing with them very satisfactorily because they are frustrated. In the past couple of weeks one of the four got on to a programme which was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am nearly finished; my last question is coming up. I insist on having parity will all my peers, which can be difficult from time to time. The Chairman might not remember I was a member of the first ministerial drugs task force a long time ago. We seem to have drifted away from the original purpose of the exercise. At that time methadone was a means to an end. Now it seems to be an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I will come back in again shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I could not agree more.