Results 11,321-11,340 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to monitor and evaluate the damage done to the tourism sector by Covid-19 with a view to identifying the means necessary to offer assistance in the time ahead with particular reference to the need to ensure full recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55439/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the ongoing proposals to assist the tourism sector in its recovery from Covid-19 given the ongoing presence of the virus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55440/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she is in continuous contact with all aspects of the tourism sector with a view to maximising her Department's advice and assistance in the face of the persistent challenge of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55441/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the bulk of the submissions she has received from the tourism sector in the context of the utilisation of every possible means of revival and recovery in the face of the ongoing presence of the Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives she has taken or proposes to take to encourage cultural activities throughout the country with particular reference to ongoing challenges such as Covid-19 or other threats in the short and medium-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55443/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which her Department has assisted with community-based arts and cultural activities, by county, in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 262. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department continues to liaise with cultural and arts groups, including the performing arts; if she is satisfied with the progress in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55446/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 263. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department, directly or through the Arts Council and Kildare County Council, has assisted with productions at a club (details supplied); her proposals for do so in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55447/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which her Department has assisted with cultural activities in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55444/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposals for her ongoing support of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55448/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department proposes to assist the sporting and recreational interests throughout Ireland in 2022; the extent to which she expects grant or other aid to feature directly or indirectly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55449/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cyberbullying Issues (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the nature of her proposals to ensure the elimination of abuses such as bullying and intimidation through social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cyberbullying Issues (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if further action is required to address bullying and intimidation through social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which her Department can address issues of urban and rural deprivation by way of access to services run by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Chief State Solicitor's Office cleared a sports capital grant for payment for a club (details supplied); if so, when payment is likely to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which his Department will consider further changes in the regulations relating to eligibility for local authority housing given that the income limits beyond which a person on the housing lists can actually be considered for rehousing are unrealistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55418/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will initiate changes in the local authority and Rebuilding Ireland housing loan system to ensure that families paying a high rent, very often higher than what a mortgage would cost, can have a realistic opportunity of housing themselves by way of a loan from the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration of the applicants’ history and duration of renting will be taken as a means of reducing the deposit requirement in respect of affordable housing in order to alleviate the burden on families seeking Rebuilding Ireland and local authority loans given that renting costs are in many cases higher than...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider changes in the local authority housing loan and Rebuilding Ireland loan scheme with a view to improved rapidity to the processing of loans and a recognition of the need to revert to procedures associated with the Housing Act 1966 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time taken to process Rebuilding Ireland and local authority loans by each local authority by county in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55423/21]