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Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Can the Minister reply very quickly? There are 25 seconds left.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister. That is all the time there is. We are up against the clock and we can do nothing about that. We cannot have a debate here. We have two more speakers. From the Independent Group we have Deputies Joan Collins and Catherine Connolly. They have six and a half minutes starting now.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Minister reply in writing, and address the criticism?

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: It would be a good idea because we are up against the clock.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot do that.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I know.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot prolong the debate.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy knows we cannot have a point of order in the middle of this. I thank everyone for their co-operation, in general. We have managed to come to the end of our time. We will have a sos for 20 minutes.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Like other Members I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this particularly important legislation. I was almost moved to tears when my colleague, Deputy Lahart, waxed lyrical on the entire subject. He missed out on one aspect, although I thought he was about to come to it. He did not claim responsibility for the fine summers we had over the years but he claimed responsibility...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I so move.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if a help-to-buy scheme application will be concluded in the case of a person (details supplied); if all outstanding matters will be brought to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12470/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland loans issued through local authorities over the past three years to date by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12440/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications received by local authorities for Rebuilding Ireland loans in each of the past three years to date; the number approved and rejected, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12441/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which local authorities can be included in new house building programmes with particular reference to the urgent need to ensure the building of an adequate number of local authority houses to meet the demand in their administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can authorise the allocation of the necessary funding to meet local authority housing demands throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12438/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority housing applicants currently registered in each local authority; the extent to which an additional effort can be made to meet their housing needs on annual basis over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12439/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects local authorities to be in a position to have a plan to build houses for all of the applicants on their local authority housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has formulated plans for an annual sizeable reduction in the number of applicants on local authority housing waiting lists by way of a local authority house building programme; the number of applicants likely to be facilitated as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12444/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to achieve a reasonable waiting period for local authority housing applicants to be housed and rehoused; if this is likely to be in line with best international practice in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12448/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that the local authority housing loan system and the Rebuilding Ireland loan scheme are restructured in such a way as to meet 40% of local authority demand in their administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12437/21]