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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus service can be extended to Ardclough, County Kildare to facilitate local communities to a greater extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23304/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in the work of the high level housing delivery group with particular reference to building as many direct build local authority houses as possible in the shortest possible time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23507/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which additional measures are underway to address the current housing crisis with particular reference to the rapidly escalating house prices with some properties currently being sold for approximately 10% to 15% over the asking price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average price of a house now deemed to be in the affordable category; the number built, acquired or under construction at present throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to urgently tackle the purchase of properties in bulk by pension fund sponsored investors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which through various local authorities abandoned and or derelict buildings in the centres of villages or towns throughout Ireland are being used and refurbished to meet the needs of those who require affordable or local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permissions applied for and refused by county in each of the past three years to date; the way such figures will inform housing policy going forward with particular reference to giving the local population a chance to live in their local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of families who have in the year to date applied for local authority or similar housing, affordable housing and or special needs housing by county with a view to responding at the earliest possible date to this need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which adequate funding and authority remains available to Kildare County Council to purchase or build sufficient housing units to meet the very high demand in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to simplify access to Rebuilding Ireland home loans in order to accelerate their availability and meet the housing needs of many couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (6 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to regulate for the purchase of buying a property with particular reference to the role of an estate agent given that it is currently normal procedure for a buyer to be unrepresented by an agent resulting in an inequality of arms in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23509/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to an emergency public housing programme in which the private sector, on contract to local authorities, might provide direct build housing on public lands with a view to dramatically increase the availability of housing at affordable prices or on income qualification grounds by county given the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to focus attention on the urgent need to provide affordable and local authority housing to respond to the kind of situation that has arisen in Maynooth and a number of other towns throughout Leinster where the population is growing.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I acknowledge and welcome the statement by the Taoiseach that the activities of the investment fund in Maynooth are not in accordance with Government policy. Has he been made aware of the fact that Kildare County Council, which is the relevant local authority, and two approved housing bodies were outbid in the competition for the estate in question? Can he indicate the action he proposes to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received information from Irish Water which might affect the ability of his Department to provide affordable or local authority housing to accommodate qualified applicants in 2021; the likely number of homes expected therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which by way of direct build housing he expects to be in a position to meet the housing needs of those currently excluded from being housed or housing themselves on the basis of lack of supply or excessive cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3394/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the restart of housing construction with a view to ensuring an adequate supply of houses and an end to spiralling prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in moving a school (details supplied) to a permanent home; the plans ongoing to achieve same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22650/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22749/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Eligibility (5 May 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 472. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of eligibility for long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22812/21]