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Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 627. To ask the Minister for Health when a student (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44993/19]

Personal Explanation by Members (24 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I take this opportunity to apologise to you, a Cheann Comhairle, and every Member of the House for what happened here last Thursday. Since 2002, I have been honoured to serve both as a Senator and a Deputy. It has been a privilege to serve in these Houses. With that privilege comes responsibility and I accept that last Thursday I fell short of the responsibility that rests on me as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 151. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 420. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a hip replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43525/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Question Heading for question(s) 487,508,511 (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 487. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [43468/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Question Heading for question(s) 487,508,511 (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 508. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital allocation for the National Broadband Plan in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [43469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Question Heading for question(s) 487,508,511 (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 511. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in years 1 to 5, in tabular form. [43541/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 512. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a new access network will impact on the subsidy provided for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43542/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 513. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a recent settlement and agreement to consult on the matter of the appropriate level of costs for FTTH connections will impact on the subsidy for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43543/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Question Heading for question(s) 664 (22 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 664. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 371 and 372 of 3 October 2019, the number of times in the past four years her Department has allocated additional funds to a body under its aegis for a specific purpose; the body in each case; the amount allocated in each case in proportion to its overall allocation for that year; if the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Warmer Homes Scheme (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: When does the Minister expect to have an announcement about a move on the area-based scheme? I would also like to draw his attention to the recent recommendations of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in this area. It has highlighted the importance of retrofitting the social housing stock in the coming years such that resources are available for local authorities to reach a BER of B2 or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Warmer Homes Scheme (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the retrofitting of social housing and houses at risk of energy poverty under the expanded warmer homes scheme will be prioritised; and his plans to ensure that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, will be in a position to assess applications and co-ordinate delivery in a timely manner. [42298/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Warmer Homes Scheme (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Budget 2020 will direct €13 million in carbon tax revenue through the warmer homes scheme to retrofit homes for those living in or at risk of energy poverty. A new retrofitting model will upgrade groups of houses, with a programme targeting social houses in the midlands. The Oireachtas joint committee highlighted in March that the requirement for retrofitting is of the order of at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Warmer Homes Scheme (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: We have been informed that the waiting time from the date of application to the SEAI under the warmer homes scheme to the date of final approval is over one year. We are dealing, therefore, with a process that is already under considerable strain. I ask the Minister to set out how the SEAI will be supported to co-ordinate and deliver a significantly expanded scheme. The Minister must also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I add my voice to that of Deputy Boyd Barrett. While I addressed the overall issue of funding in my question, I too am hugely supportive of the work of Lyric FM. The kinds of proposals coming from RTÉ, which we hope to challenge in the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment when its representatives come before us, for example, dismantling some of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the funding crisis in RTÉ in view of the failure to provide additional funding in budget 2020. [42317/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: In light of the Acting Chairman's comment, I wish to point out that my question relates to RTÉ. In case there is any concern about what RTÉ stands for, it is Raidió Telefís Éireann.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister will appreciate the importance of public service journalism, especially in an environment where the fake news that appears on digital platforms is a worry for those concerned with the preservation and protection of democracy. We are aware that RTÉ - the one public service journalism outlet in the State - is under severe financial pressure, having reported a deficit of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for raising the issue of the report on public service broadcasting prepared by the relevant committee. Unfortunately, the Government has kicked to touch on that. The notion of extending for five years the introduction of a device-independent broadcasting charge reeks of a failure on the part of the Government to face up to the challenge that exists in the context of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Timmy Dooley: If the Minister believes in the principle of public service broadcasting, if he believes in public service journalism and if he accepts that our national broadcaster is in a perilous position, then is it not appropriate that he would try to put in place a line item in the budget in a transparent way? Would it not be better to this rather than giving the impression that the station would...