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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (21 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a work visa will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in processing an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8129/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is expected to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8308/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (21 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application as part of the undocumented scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision is expected to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Online Safety (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent and context of any engagements she has had with media interests, with particular reference to the need to protect the privacy of the individual and protect adults, children and the vulnerable from cyber abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9194/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Online Safety (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate precautions are taken to protect the public from online bullying or abuse through social media or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Swimming Pools (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the swimming pool development programme is expected to continue; the basis on which it will continue over the next two years; the extent of the programme to date in dealing with the needs as represented by local communities throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9197/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sport and Recreational Development (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to reach out to those involved in sporting activities, with a view to continuation of sporting activities in the future in line with the needs as presented by local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9198/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Arts Policy (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she continues to support the arts throughout the country, with particular reference to both amateur and professional, given the need to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9199/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Arts Policy (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she sees for the arts at local, national, professional and amateur levels to develop in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9200/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Industry (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor the tourism sector, with a view to ensuring customers do not get ripped off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Industry (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which hotel bed spaces continue to remain sufficiently available throughout Dublin city and greater areas, with a view to ensuring tourists and those seeking hotel accommodation are not pressured into paying exorbitant prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9202/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Industry (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate and sufficiently trained personnel remain available to the hotel industry to ensure the sector is adequately catered for in terms of accommodation throughout the summer and winter months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Industry (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department have monitored the number of hotels that have closed down permanently or otherwise in the Dublin area over the past three years; if sufficient steps are being taken to ensure hotel accommodation is not lost to the market by virtue of being replaced by other investment; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Events (22 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department support the potential hosting of various global sporting events in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9205/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline her programme for rural and community development throughout the country in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9178/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she continues to fund infrastructure throughout the country, in such a way as to encourage the retention of jobs and the attraction of investors in jobs throughout the regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9177/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I compliment the Minister for the extensive work and benefit to all areas throughout the country arising from this particular initiative. I would like to ask the extent to which she expects to be able to encourage inclusivity in communities throughout the country, to encourage the recognition by communities of others within their community, whether they be local, national, or whatever in an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I compliment the Minister on her approach. Without doubt the bottom-up approach is the correct one, recognising the wisdom of the community and the local knowledge that exists in every community and putting to use that local knowledge to improve the situation for everybody all round. As I said before, we are now a bigger community but one can be isolated in a big community as well as in a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I support the concept, as I did in my earlier question. There is a benefit for everybody in the existing community, where in many cases there have been deficiencies for several years by virtue of emigration, a declining population and so forth. There is now an opportunity to address those issues for the benefit of refugees and the existing community to make it an attractive place for local...