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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which Ireland can be further developed as an attractive international conference location; if particular deficiencies in respect of required facilities in this regard have been identified and will be remedied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48512/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which sporting tourism has been developed in co-operation with the various sporting or recreational organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48513/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested by way of capital grants or other financial assistance to providing and improving facilities the various sporting organisations nationally in the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Events (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which ongoing efforts continue to be made to encourage international sporting bodies to include Ireland in their list of locations for major events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he encourages overseas bodies to use Ireland as a base for their international conferences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48516/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which the tourism sector is expected to grow in 2020 with consequent benefits to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48524/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a contributory pension with adult dependent allowance, including fuel allowance, is likely to issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which rent allowance has been made payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Illness Benefit Eligibility (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current entitlement in respect of illness benefit, alternative in the case of a person (details supplied) who may have exhausted their benefit entitlement but may qualify for alternative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which efforts are being made to facilitate exceptional needs payment or alternative in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48502/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our witnesses and thank them for the presentation. A number of questions come to mind, although we appreciate the work done by the Irish Wheelchair Association and the work done in Donamon. I am familiar with the facility over a long number of years. How many board members are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: When the decision was taken, were all of board members in favour of it? Was it a unanimous decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The next question clearly follows. How firm are the arrangements that have already been entered into? For example, do they relate to the lease? I refer to the alternative arrangements and what they are. Are they commercially sensitive? Ms Keogh mentioned three hotels. Do they involve the lease of services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Is the process just an individual arrangement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The hotels operate as ordinary commercial entities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The association must book in advance so the hotel in question can make arrangements. When did the board make its decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: When did the association start negotiating with the other hotels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Was it last May?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: With respect, I did not ask that. I did not ask about steps at hotels, shops or anywhere else. On the decision to take an alternative route, from what I and others have garnered, it appears that was made a year ago at least.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The substantive decision appears to have been made at least a year ago and commitments were entered into with hotels, or at least the hotel in Kilkenny. Did the organisation then go back to the landlords? I presume the lease has conditions for reviews every two, five or ten years, for example. Did the organisation involve itself in any discussion with the landlords with a view to working...