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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 487. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his Department’s engagement with an accommodation provider (details supplied) and the IPAS and BOTP procurement teams to secure additional accommodation at this site, including modular homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his Department’s engagement with Mayo County Council and the IPAS and BOTP procurement teams to secure additional accommodation, including modular homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57615/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which SOLAS and the ETBs support an organisation (details supplied) to develop a craft apprentice programme that will help generate the next generation of woodturners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57800/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister and his officials for joining the committee, which is very much appreciated, and for his ongoing efforts in relation to the humanitarian response in what is a really challenging space to be in, in terms of the immediate response to new arrivals and the acquisition of both emergency and temporary accommodation. I do not think there is a public representative in these...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: How difficult is it to be losing accommodation in the current climate and being reactive in placing these people in additional accommodation, at a time when we are really constrained in terms of the numbers arriving versus the accommodation available?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: The Minister talked about a change made to the beneficiaries of temporary protection in their accommodation offerings to improve equity for those who have newly arrived compared with those who have already been staying here. Will the Minister outline what changes have been made in that area?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: I spoke to the Minister previously around the communication plan and the consultation that is required within communities in relation to the influx of people into a community. I had a certain incident outside Castlebar in a community in Breaffy where there was a major issue with transparency and accountability in terms of the hotel provider outlining what was happening with the establishment...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his update on the attendance by the Minister, Deputy Ryan, at COP27. Climate change is possibly the most important issue of our time, and our actions now will certainly affect what will happen for future generations. There are actions we can take now to reverse climate change and to support our transition to a low-carbon economy. Some of the biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the supports for families in Budget 2023; the impact that the changes she is making will have in respect of the treatment of child maintenance payments and working family payment thresholds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the various supports for people with disabilities in Budget 2023; the way that this aligns with ongoing work on the Cost of Disability report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59229/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he recognises biofuels as a fossil fuel; if biofuels will be subjected to carbon tax or excise duty if they are used for home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59192/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that hydrotreated vegetable oil that is used in home heating is taxed as a road fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of increases that public sector pensioners will receive following the Government pay deal review; and if he will outline details of the lump-sum that will be backdated to February 2022 for public sector pensioners. [58848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of grant funding provided to Mayo County Council under measure 8 of the multi-annual rural water programme 2009-2021 for septic tanks and wells; the number of applicants who were in receipt of this funding; the average grant received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58783/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list each provider by location in County Mayo in which children with special educational needs can access placements in Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes including the access and inclusion model; and the number of placements available in each setting in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59188/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list each school by location in County Mayo in which children with special educational needs can access placements in an early intervention class attached to mainstream or special schools; and the number of placements available in each school in tabular form. [59189/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list each provider by location in County Mayo in which children with special educational needs can access placements in early intervention settings or early years settings in HSE funded service providers supported by HSE grant aid or HSE funded pre-school assistant in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: 632. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline workforce planning details to provide full restoration of day care services at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar to pre-pandemic levels when fully re-opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58847/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: I wish to raise a serious issue that has horrified the nation and has terrified parents of young children in recent days. A nine year-old boy suffered what can only be described as horrific injuries on Sunday afternoon when he was savagely attacked by a pit bull dog while playing football with his friends in the green area at the estate where he lives in Wexford. The little boy remains in a...