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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which new school buildings are required throughout north Kildare, whether replacement or the building of new schools; the progress to date in this regard, and the schedule for the provision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14596/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and future proposals for the replacement and improvement of a school (details supplied); the progress of the project in the past three years; when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position in regard to the provision of a new school at Enfield, County Kildare; the progress on the project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14598/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard to the provision of a new school (details supplied); the progress on the project to date; when it is expected that work will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); if the permanency of the buildings has been appropriately determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent teaching post is likely to be offered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14612/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance granted to a person (details supplied) is payable from the date of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 300. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when adequate speech and language and other therapies might be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14614/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 301. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of need will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 316. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ongoing efforts, if any, to provide afterschool services given the necessity for both parents to remain in employment due to high mortgages; if it is anticipated that this issue is being provided for in a meaningful way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 652 of 18 October 2022, the procedure to be followed to achieve citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); if some indication might be given to the procedure to be followed, if other than the usual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place. [11562/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: To what extent was time given to the isolation of the issues that cause the greatest concern in the course of the past year, especially to areas such as logjams, lack of capacity, lack of GPs, lack of access to emergency departments and so on? Was enough time given to ensuring they will not recur in the future and that a renewed effort will be made to introduce the elements of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (28 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet Committee on a Humanitarian Response to Ukraine took place. [11563/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (28 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. I ask the extent to which consideration was given to ensuring refugees were accommodated in as short a time as possible and that we do not have a situation whereby refugees have to sleep in the open or in the unsafe, insecure, unfortunate and difficult conditions that have been outlined in recent days and whether it is likely to be possible to make...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet committee on housing took place. [11561/23]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update in respect of the Cabinet committee on housing. [13633/23]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Notwithstanding all the debate that has surrounded this issue in recent weeks and over the past couple of years, a new initiative is required which would give an indication to the general public that help is on the way. I note that last year was the best delivery for a long time. The Government needs to make the case also that local authorities do not build houses and have not done for 30...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (28 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 97. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing pro-rata pensions on the basis of the proportion of contributions made by the pensioner relative to the qualifying number of such contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 Mar 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 101. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which appeals against negative decisions in response to applications for domiciliary care allowance can be expedited and incorporate fully the concerns and challenges experienced by parents of children with particular or specific needs as diagnosed by their professional medical/psychiatric expertise, as...