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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: That is subhead A3. On the national broadband plan, the Department is behind on the spending projections to the tune of approximately €4 million. Can the Minister provide an indication as to why that is the case? Was the Department behind in terms of the roll-out? Had the Department projected that the roll-out would begin sooner and could the Minister bring us up to date on where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: On that point, are we any closer to getting a start date and a completion date for the roll-out of the national broadband plan? Is the Minister satisfied that the tender that has been lodged is in compliance with that detailed procurement process that was under way? Is he also satisfied that the new bidder has sufficient capacity to meet the expectations as set out? Has the Minister checked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Did the Minister have a direct conversation at any stage with anyone from Granahan McCourt about the potential change in the consortium, or any changes in the consortium? Have any meetings taken place here or in the United States at which that matter has been discussed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister was responding to some of the queries I had raised, namely the discussions with David McCourt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Did the Minister express any opinion on that occasion as to whether the Minister thought that might be possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Knowing everything that he knows now, including that the bid has been submitted, is the Minister confident that it will be successful? Is he confident that the consortium, as it is now constructed, has the capacity to deliver against the bid? Is he confident that there will be significant roll-out of broadband next year? Is he confident that the 542,000 premises will have broadband by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister said he is confident in a process that has reached this point. The reality is that a venture capital company is the bidder for one of the largest infrastructural projects this State has ever offered, and probably ever will offer. I find it somewhat troubling that the Minister is still expressing absolute confident in an "iterative" procurement process, as he has described it in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I will conclude on this point. The Minister stated that the process was unusual. The competitive dialogue was certainly unusual. It could be well argued that it has delivered a rather unusual result. All of the commercial companies I have mentioned which have such vast amount of experience in rolling out such infrastructure, Vodafone, ESB, SSE and John Lang, have fallen by the wayside....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I will make substantially the same point. RTÉ is in a crisis. Yesterday the BAI took the unusual step of issuing a statement effectively telling the Government to get off its hands and provide the money or the mechanism to allow RTÉ to access the money. I am critical of RTÉ. Today we asked for the executives of RTÉ to appear before the committee to address their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: What was that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator might get locked up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: That is good news because I know from my engagement with people on the use of EVs that one of the greatest inhibitors is the bad experience of those who are using them because of the lack of charging points, particularly in suburban, rural and semi-rural areas. There are only a relatively small number of charging points in many areas and they are often not working or are poorly policed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister. What measures is the Government taking to try to address the big problem of transport in general? There are, of course, domestic vehicles but then there are also the large trucks. There is a desire to try to move some of the commercial vehicles more towards compressed natural gas. Looking at our public transport fleet, what can be done there? A dreadful decision was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a review of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39487/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 513. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the response to the opening of a sinkhole at Magheracloone, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39865/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 514. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements in place for the monitoring of disused or historic mines that may develop a risk of causing the development of sinkholes or other forms of subsidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39866/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 515. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position with regard to the identification and monitoring of potential sinkholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 516. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the location of closed or abandoned mines; the nature or designation of each mine, for example, open or shaft; the date on which an inspection or site visit was last carried out or reported to his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39868/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 570. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when there will be an outcome to a review of an application by a person (details supplied) for funding under the strand 3 natural outdoor play area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39918/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I know a lot of people who earn a lot less.