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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the development and-or enhancement of heritage sites nationally with a view to maximisation of their potential for tourism and educational purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17682/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Promotion (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full extent of the programme for the preservation, protection and restoration of historical or heritage sites nationally with a view to maximising their use for education and tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17687/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she plans to identify and address and-or restore heritage houses, castles or sites nationally over the next five years thereby maximising their potential in the promotion of Irish culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she has carried out an inventory of at-risk ancient and heritage sites, buildings or locations nationally with a view to initiating a programme for their improvement, restoration and safekeeping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17684/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number and location of heritage sites and houses throughout County Kildare in public ownership; the extent to which an ongoing programme exists to ensure their retention and safety in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17685/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number and location of sites, buildings or ruins of a historical or heritage nature throughout County Kildare which are not part of a protection or restoration programme; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the development of the film industry with reference to the need for its promotion for economic and cultural purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17688/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the arts sector continues to attract support from philanthropists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (22 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department with liaise with the relevant authorities in the UK with regard to pension contributions in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17494/20]

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020 (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: The next slot is the Green Party's. I call Deputy Hourigan.

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Order for Second Stage (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: The next item is the Health (General Practitioners Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020, all Stages. I call the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, to move the Order for Second Stage.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Marc MacSharry - to discuss the memorandum of understanding between the Football Association of Ireland and the Minister with responsibility for sport; (2) Deputy Johnny Mythen - to discuss the recent nationwide increase in...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: As there are no Solidarity-PBP Deputies present, we will move on to the Regional Group.

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy and that is an invitation there now for the Minister. We move on to the next group of Deputies, the Rural Independent Group of Deputies Mattie McGrath, Michael Healy-Rae, O’Donoghue, and Danny Healy-Rae. I call Deputy O’Donoghue now to speak up there in the high dome.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me the opportunity to raise this important issue which relates to traffic management in north Kildare, in particular in the towns of Naas, Celbridge, Maynooth and Leixlip. The populations of these towns have grown tremendously over the past several years and are still growing. In all the towns concerned, there are large industrial estates which...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. In the Maynooth case, funding came from the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. In the other cases, an overall traffic assessment needs to be done again to ensure that the necessity that was identified some years ago is addressed in the shortest possible time....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he plans to assess the housing need by way of reference to the number of applicants for local authority housing on the various housing lists nationally; if he is satisfied that the programme for Government adequately addresses the full extent of the need over a four to five year period; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he plans to embark on a direct build local authority housing programme of sufficient scale to make serious inroads on local authority housing waiting lists; if he will extend the housing programme to encompass affordable housing, private sites and improved to access to local authority loans with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can foresee the provision of adequate private sites, affordable housing and Rebuilding Ireland loans in each local authority area nationwide commensurate with their requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jul 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which he expects to be in a position to liaise with each local authority in the greater Dublin area with particular reference to the immediately adjoining counties such as County Kildare with a view to the launching of a programme of local authority house building, the development of privately serviced sites...