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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1029. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be an ongoing subsidy required in terms of the national broadband plan tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1073. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting since 6 January 2018 for an appointment for their driver test in Tullamore; when he or she can expect to be called; and the measures being taken to reduce the waiting time at the test centre in Tullamore. [35482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1098. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason some persons that have applied for driver tests in Tullamore in January 2018 have still not been called. [35907/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (7 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected completion date for the widening of the N7; the contractual stipulations in regard to timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36610/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the fact there is only one supplier left in the tender process for the national broadband plan; his further views on whether it is competitive for the State; and the capability of the company to fulfil the project in a realistic timeframe. [37869/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: My question relates to the national broadband plan. When will the Minister announce the tender for it and when will that process be complete? Only one supplier is left in the tender process. I relayed to the Minister in the past the perils of that happening and I do so again today regarding the competitiveness of the process, the question marks over it and a realistic timeframe for its...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: I listened very carefully to every word the Minister said. He said the final tender has been submitted and will be considered in the days, weeks and months ahead by his Department. He told me almost a year ago that it was in the final stages but he and I knew at that stage that it was not in the final stages, that nobody had sight of anything and that it was lost in a legal, financial and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: Does the Minister still believe he will be able to run fibre to every home? We know that the 2020 target is unrealistic. As he knows, Enet runs the State's metropolitan area networks, MANs, systems, therefore, the State and Enet have been working together. The MANs contract for Enet was extended out to 2030. It has that contract, which was not subject to tender. The Minister has the...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: I am delighted to be here even though the ploughing is happening down on my own patch.

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: I move:That Dáil Éireann: recognises that:— the recent announced closure of 159 post offices across the State will have a devastating effect on many rural communities; — post offices form a vital part of communities, and have suffered long-term neglect by successive Governments, with hundreds of closures since 2000; — successive Governments have allowed the...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: The Minister needs to get the message here tonight that he is not a bystander in or a commentator on these matters. He is the shareholder on behalf of Joe and Mary public, the citizens of this State. Many proposals have been put forward on what should be done. Over the past two years, I, on behalf of our party, Sinn Féin, and my predecessor, the former Deputy Michael Colreavy, have...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: If the Minister is extending the deadline to 31 October, what happens to the post offices that are due to close before that date? What about those that have already been closed? In County Laois alone, we have Ballinakill and Ballybrittas. Crettyard was lumped in with Carlow but it is actually in County Laois. However, we will not split hairs on that. In Offaly, we have Geashill,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use his powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and issue a policy direction to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities concerning competition in the electricity supply market and its resultant affect on electricity prices for householders. [37625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the climate action fund to be paid out over the next decade; and the type of projects this will fund. [37627/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered a different model for the collection of the television licence such as pay at point of purchase. [37628/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he is undertaking to address the high level of litter across the State (details supplied). [37626/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: 429. To ask the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be made available under the long-term illness scheme to those over 16 years of age to provide patients with the option between this sensor and an alternative sensor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37175/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the witnesses here this afternoon. I have a number of questions on the presentation the witnesses have given. It appears from the committee's meetings with different stakeholders that the industry is looking for more regulation. Do the witnesses feel there is something wrong with the State's regulatory system if the stakeholders are looking for more regulation? There does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: Did the company as a whole have a 40% profit margin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)

Brian Stanley: I will come back to that but the company does have a 40% profit margin.