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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date or in hand in meeting the school place, replacement of facilities, new school requirements and special needs provision at primary and post-primary levels in Kilcock, County Kildare; the extent to which each project is on target in line with projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39483/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date or in hand in meeting the school place, replacement of facilities, new school requirements and special needs provision at primary and post-primary levels in Celbridge, County Kildare; the extent to which each project is on target in line with projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39484/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date or in hand in meeting the school place, replacement of facilities, new school requirements and special needs provision at primary and post-primary levels in Prosperous, County Kildare; the extent to which each project is on target in line with projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date or in hand in meeting the school place, replacement of facilities, new school requirements and special needs provision at primary and post-primary levels in Naas, County Kildare; the extent to which each project is on target in line with projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date or in hand in meeting the school place, replacement of facilities, new school requirements and special needs provision at primary and post-primary levels in Clane, County Kildare; the extent to which each project is on target in line with projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39487/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (25 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this important issue. It relates to a friend of a constituent who, along with the partner and family, borrowed money during the boom times. It was not wise borrowing. The Ceann Comhairle or I would not have approved or authorised it but many things happened during the boom that we would not have authorised. In any...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (25 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply, which is greatly appreciated. I agree it will be of benefit in pursuing the issue once again with the current lenders. The one fault that I and many other Members in this House have raised regarding such issues is that the MARP that is available is something the lenders draw up and immediately tell the borrower and those acting on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (25 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the process to be followed to obtain an Irish passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when all payments previously paid to a person (details supplied), including household benefits and the living alone allowance, will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39076/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for bringing the Estimate before the committee. I will make one inquiry; is he satisfied that matters are in accord with expectations and that it is likely to continue in that direction for the remainder of the year?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister satisfied that the system is sufficiently robust to withstand the double whammy of Covid and Brexit because both will impact in a similar fashion?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. In relation to the schemes that have been approved and the moneys that have been spent, to what extent has local authority house building or house building to meet the requirements of the local population been advanced? In Naas in my constituency, a dispute arose in relation to the works concerned, which has resulted in a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the extent to which allocations under the heading of the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, have been made for specific works in each local authority area; the extent to which such progress has been completed or progressed and if any are outstanding; his plans to allocate further funding in this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to comment apropos of the current discussion relating to housing. The local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, was a means of providing the infrastructure to facilitate local authority housing. I hope my question will come in tabular form. I trust it will set out, along with the Minister's view, what has happened so far, what is still outstanding and why it has not been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which affordable local authority housing is being adequately provided for the numbers currently on the local authority waiting lists in view of the difficulties being experienced by young families seeking a home; if he has been in contact with the local authorities that currently have the most serious housing...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 167. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 29 September 2020, if all matters have now been resolved in respect of employment permits for the person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of heritage projects currently in hand or listed for attention in terms of projection and restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which buildings, monuments or sites at risk have been drawn to his attention; if restoration or conservation is in hand or proposed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of heritage issues that have come to his attention as requiring an urgent response; if he will prioritise such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38688/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (24 Nov 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which his Department has engaged with stakeholders on environmental issues; and the progress to date in this regard. [38687/20]