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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the North-South Interconnector will be constructed if Eirgrid or the construction contractors ESB do not have permission from land owners to access private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland, Minister Nichola Mallon on the North-South Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects in County Meath considered for inclusion in the recent allocation of €63.5 million for greenways; the reasons these projects were not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37999/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the terms of reference of the current review of the proposed Navan rail line; the threshold for approval and the variables and calculations used to decide this; the extent to which benefits to the environment and the well-being of citizens will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 297. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a bridge (details supplied) falls under the care of the Office of Public Works; if the OPW is aware of the deteriorating condition of the bridge; if so, if the OPW plans to carry out remedial and restorative works on the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38346/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 321. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next call for applications for the sports capital grant is expected to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 322. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to local soccer clubs that do not have and have never had gate receipts but that have been restricted in their fundraising efforts due to Covid-19 and find themselves excluded from some schemes of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38646/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken and will take to address the findings of the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ireland regarding a windfarm (details supplied) in County Galway; the costs to the taxpayer in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37819/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a recent peat slippage near a windfarm (details supplied) in County Donegal; the way in which this will be investigated and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37840/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the review of the Meath County Development is being conducted to a large degree online due to Covid-19 restrictions; if he is satisfied that this is a legitimate and appropriate approach, particularly as it relates to the casting of votes by elected members; if he has received...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increased demand for secondary school places at a school (details supplied) as the school is at capacity and requires additional space in order to accommodate would-be 2021 first year students from the catchment area; the date on which funding will be allocated to allow school officials proceed with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (24 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 790. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the establishment of a human milk bank here similar to a bank (details supplied) in County Fermanagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37875/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I am thankful for the opportunity to raise this matter. I do not think there is a Deputy, Senator or councillor who does not know what prompted me to table it for debate. I do not know of a measure to gauge the frustration and anger that exist but I suggest that both are off the scale. The number of people who have contacted public representatives, providers, particularly Eir, and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: It is important to put on the record that the scale of the problem has not been properly reflected in the figures that have been made public. Last night, for example, RTÉ reflected on the number of complaints that ComReg dealt with, which was 1,062 over a three-month period. It also had a number of other queries. In fact, only a fraction of the people who have problems and issues with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which it is planned in Ireland to meet the target of a society (details supplied) of all European households having access to 100 Mbps connections by 2025 given the fact that the national broadband plan is limited in its areas of intervention; the specific interventions that will be made in non-intervention...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Connectivity and Telecommunications Issues: Eir (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witness for the presentation. I want to get a sense of the scale of the problem. The figures from ComReg represent only a fraction of the real problem. I ask Ms Lennon to outline the scale of the problem from her perspective, including the number of calls, types of calls and complaints versus queries. We have heard about an avalanche of calls. What are the numbers at Eir's end?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Connectivity and Telecommunications Issues: Eir (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Eir categorise queries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Connectivity and Telecommunications Issues: Eir (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Can Ms Lennon give us that breakdown? I am interested to know how much of the contact is within the control of Eir, how much is related to services it is expected to deliver, be that breakdown or interruption of service, and how much of it is standard-type queries from people working their way around Eir's service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Connectivity and Telecommunications Issues: Eir (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Let us focus on the tech support. If I am a user and there is an interruption to my service that is a different challenge from straightening out my bill. In regard to tech support, has something in particular happened in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Connectivity and Telecommunications Issues: Eir (25 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Looking at October 2020 versus October 2019, there were similar patterns at in or around 230,000.