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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 252. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he plans to develop the town and village renewal scheme in order to improve and enhance the standard of living for persons in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46429/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 253. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for support to be provided for voluntary, community groups and projects nationally and in County Kildare in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46430/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 254. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he continues to have discussions with voluntary or statutory bodies nationally with particular reference to the need to identify the best way in which to tackle the issues relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46431/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Policy (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he has been in a position to offer financial support to the various eligible bodies and organisations throughout County Kildare which fall under the remit of his Department with particular reference to addressing isolation issues in both urban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46432/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received from groups and bodies throughout north County Kildare for funding or support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46433/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be able to draw on the Dormant Accounts Fund to assist various bodies, groups or agencies in urban and rural areas engaged in the provision of community support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46436/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he expects to be in a position to support community development throughout the country in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) can be clarified at an early date in order to avoid hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46409/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a household benefits package by a person (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46412/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 11 October 2018, the extent to which the entitlement may be affected in 2019 when further changes to the pension system come into force in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46413/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Eligibility (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which a current review of entitlements is likely to affect a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46418/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in regard to the restoration of payment and arrears due in respect of a jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46420/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action which can be taken to ensure an appropriate payment in accordance with their entitlement is made in the case of a person (details supplied); the last occasion they were in receipt of a weekly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46425/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when eligibility thresholds for Rebuilding Ireland home loans are likely to be raised in view of the fact that at the present level it is not possible for applicants to purchase a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46417/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 309. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the species of birds, including game birds and animals, including hares extinct or deemed to be under threat of extinction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46365/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Data (8 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 310. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which the hare population has been reduced; the cause of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46407/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: 7. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget available to cater for the full extent of her Department's responsibilities including the protection of children, the monitoring of at risk cases and the follow-up as necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45721/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: My question seeks to ascertain the extent to which the Minister remains satisfied that she has adequate resources at her disposal to carry out the work and the tasks entrusted to her, including all the referrals, the first instant responses, the placements and the follow ups.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her reply. To what extent does the Minister continue to be satisfied regarding the response rate and the time from the first notice of a child, children or a family at risk? Does the Minister remain satisfied that she has achieved an adequate response rate, that the follow up for placements is quick enough to ensure the protection of children and that it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister satisfied that adequate steps can be taken in the current year to address the issues that have concerned her in the past and that continue to concern people who have an obvious interest in the welfare of children?