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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if subsidised serviced sites will be made available to families on local authority housing waiting lists in the greater Dublin area with particular reference to addressing the need of that group that cannot obtain a local authority mortgage on the basis on insufficient income and cannot get onto the local authority waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an assessment has been done of the applicants for local authority housing in the greater Dublin area with a view to identification of those families anxious to purpose their own homes by way of private services sites; if a scheme will be put in place to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his views on the possibility in the greater Dublin area in cases in which some persons may be able to provide the local authority with a site, might have their housing needs met by way of provision of a local authority house on such sites thereby contributing to the housing stock, meeting their housing needs and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the funding available to each of the local authorities in the greater Dublin area for housing purposes in 2016 and 2017; the amount spent in 2016 and to date in 2017 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52535/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the number of vacant local authority housing units that have been identified by the local authorities in the greater Dublin area; if a particular reason has been identified which might contribute to the delay in making such houses available to persons; the steps he has taken to date in this regard; the steps...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in the context of the present housing emergency, he plans emergency measures to address the issue in view of the number of families technically homeless, living in unfit conditions, living in overcrowded conditions and sharing with families and friends, some in undesirable situations and for prolonged periods in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which planning procedures can be expedited to facilitate the building of extra local authority houses with particular reference to the need to make a serious impact on the numbers on local authority waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52539/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has offered the option of modular housing to the various local authorities which currently have long housing waiting lists; the uptake in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52540/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the number of families deemed homeless in County Kildare are likely to obtain accommodation in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52541/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless persons in County Kildare that have been offered and have received accommodation from the local authority in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52542/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of families rehoused by Kildare County Council in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52543/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which facilities are available to meet the housing needs of the indigenous rural population by way of ensuring an adequate number of houses in keeping with good planning principles to facilitate in so far as is possible the indigenous needs of those living in rural areas thereby reducing the impact on housing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Like everybody else, I compliment the Chairman on the fair and equitable manner in which she has conducted the meetings. I thank the delegates who came before the committee, each of whom had his or her own particular advice to give. They allowed themselves to be challenged, which is what the committee is about. It has been a very successful exercise. It is not so much that we have learned...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Minister and I welcome the introduction of the Supplementary Estimate. It encompasses many of the sensitive areas to which we have brought attention in the course of this year and for a number of years. It is to be hoped that the detail provided and the specific target areas will result in a clearly identifiable result at the end of the spring. We can talk about these matters...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I have one last point. I generally have a last point. I know it is endemic in this place, but however. Given that legal costs are extraordinarily high in this country, there is a case for offers to be made without prejudice to patients who feel they did not receive adequate treatment. Full disclosure might be a help. That would be preferable to dragging cases through the courts and then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Bill and compliment Deputy Kelleher on bringing it forward. The legislation covers direct payments. To what extent are indirect or hidden payments, such as holidays abroad, covered in the legislation? Does the legislation apply directly across the board? Are there areas that do not come under its remit? In some locations, it might still be possible to circumnavigate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: In most legislation, we look for a downside. To what extent has the Department tested any negative effect which this legislation might have on the delivery of services to patients, institutions or whatever the case may be? On the €600 total, is it not a simple thing to insert in the legislation a clause to the effect that a cumulative amount of €600 is the threshold? I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Kelleher could then comment on their comments.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the school building programme, with particular reference to the demographics and the need to ensure adequate classroom accommodation for the future in all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52007/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (6 Dec 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate steps have been taken to prevent school bullying with particular reference to the use of social media, in the classroom or outside, on or off school precincts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52006/17]