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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I will take the reply in writing. I was on the road at 7 a.m. this morning, in the frost, and I do not intend to go home without saying my piece. I will conclude by saying simply that I will avail of the replies by written means if necessary. I have two other questions. The first concerns the degree to which the service can avail of extra staff in the event of further emergencies. Deputy...

Brexit (Foreign Affairs): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I congratulate the Minister, the Minister of State and the Government for the way they have handled the negotiations so far and the cool and calm manner in which they have dealt with the issues that have arisen. To respond briefly to others' remarks, I think I was the first person in the country to promote the idea of an all-island economy and a single market for the entire island of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: My question is about the affordable housing Bill, which was promised legislation. Given the importance of the subject, might it be possible to bring it before the House as a matter of urgency?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a Covid-19-related support payment in respect of rent will be available to a company (details supplied) that is currently meeting 50% of its rent requirements but due to lockdown cannot fund the balance; if, given the importance of the fact that it caters for children up to eight years of age, consideration will be given to its...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she proposes to take to further alleviate the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism sector in the course of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has engaged in a sector-by-sector evaluation of the tourism industry with a view to putting in place measures most likely to be in a position to facilitate recovery from the impact of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department is prepared for a longer than expected Covid-19-related negative impact on the tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the regeneration of the tourism sector in the coming year notwithstanding Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3517/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her ongoing plans to generate increased cultural activity, notwithstanding the ongoing presence of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3516/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she plans to promote the arts remotely or otherwise in 2021 given the persistence of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3518/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she and her Department can directly or indirectly engage with those in the promotion of the arts throughout 2021, notwithstanding the difficult health situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to encourage the promotion of the arts in schools and colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she continues to engage with the various sporting authorities with a view to maximising sporting activity while maintaining best practice to contain the Covid-19 virus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which her Department can encourage various sporting activities to take place during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, with particular reference to the need of those involved in all sports throughout Ireland while at the same time minimising physical contact and adhering to hygiene rules; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she expects to assist in the provision of sporting and recreational facilities throughout Ireland with maximum community benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3521/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the encouragement of sporting and recreational activity in all primary and second level schools throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new local authority house building starts activated in the past 12 months; the number due to start in 2021 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3499/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority housing schemes likely to be started in the counties adjacent to Dublin in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses likely to become available from the private sector developments to meet the needs of local authority housing applicants over the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3504/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 Jan 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland loans approved and drawn down in each local authority area in the past two years; the number of such loans likely to be issued in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3500/21]