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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she expects to be in a position to support the arts at local level by way of support for festivals and events which are of benefit to the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3917/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which housing policy can and is being modified to deliver the end product at an accelerated pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3897/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants on the various housing lists held by the various local authorities nationwide as of 1 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3898/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if plans can be put in place to arrange for modular-or chalet-type wooden housing as a means of addressing the severe housing shortage as well as the shortage of accommodation for asylum seekers, with a view to reducing the dependence on high priced rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3899/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which housing availability to the local authority under the part 5 procedure continues to be made available to Kildare County Council or approved housing bodies; the extent to which this is impacting on the numbers on the local authority housing waiting list; the extent to which regulations affecting their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of houses provided by approved housing bodies in County Kildare for suitably qualified applicants in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3902/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of houses provided by approved housing bodies, by county, for suitably qualified applicants in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3903/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which it is expected to address the large numbers of applicants for local authority houses currently on waiting lists over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3906/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps, if any, he has taken to improve the planning process in terms of more rapid determination of applications and appeals to An Bord Pleanála, having regard to the situation in respect of backlogs and waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3900/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding provided to Kildare County Council by way of direct grant to fund the building of new houses for suitably qualified applicants in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3904/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of persons housed by way of directly built houses by Kildare County Council in the past five years, excluding houses provided by approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which the various forms of assistance available for first-time house buyers are upgrading satisfactorily without contributing to house price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which affordable housing can be made available in such a way as to ensure that those in need are not being subjected to market price inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3908/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a brief formulation report in respect of a school (details supplied) will issue and be shared with KWETB, given the project cannot move forward without same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport tickets will be facilitated in the case of the two sons of a person (details supplied); if their case will be considered as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3924/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an emergency payment/supplementary welfare allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently unable to work due to illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3922/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the refusal of visa applications in the case of persons (details supplied); the process to be followed to appeal same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3925/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 321. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card renewal can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (26 Jan 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in the determination of a medical card renewal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3923/23]