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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The use of these advanced building solutions by IDA Ireland is critical in levelling the playing field for regional locations such as Mayo. The construction of high-spec commercial infrastructure greatly increases our attractiveness for inward investment. I am conscious that some companies have delayed on-site visits due to public health...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: We need a timeline for this exciting new project for County Mayo. I hope that IDA Ireland will engage with the new chief executive of Mayo County Council on the development of industrial lands. The county council has acquired 149 acres. This would be very important in how we strategically develop inward investment and also for the strategic development zones at Ireland West Airport Knock...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way that his Department, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta plan to promote remote working among their client companies to drive regional job creation. [43842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are grant schemes to support persons to improve the energy efficiency of their properties as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process to make submissions to the primary school curriculum and assessment board to support an innovate product that will enhance the primary school teaching methodology. [44021/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures and proposals her Department has taken or plans taking to regularise pay, conditions and pensions of secretaries and caretakers to ensure they are treated in the same way as other staff in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44027/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when proposals will be developed to sanction public service status for secretaries and caretakers in schools who are seeking parity with clerical staff working in ETB schools. [44028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 647. To ask the Minister for Health when the required managed access programme being developed by the HSE medicines management programme will be completed; if a drug will be included (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43498/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Celtic interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44216/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: As the Minister may be aware, the north-west area of County Mayo has some of the best renewable energy resources in Europe, if not the world. There is a plentiful supply of wind resources, ocean wave, tidal and hydroelectric resources. I am conscious that various tests are under way to map and demonstrate proof of concept in addition to the existing infrastructure in place and currently...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I recently took note of the contents of the draft Mayo county development plan for 2021 to 2027, which is currently being finalised. Unsurprisingly, renewable energy features heavily in it. Mayo has become a natural leader in the development of renewable energy, with Ireland's first commercial wind farm in Bellacorick, County Mayo nearly 30 years ago. That has expanded now into the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister. Enterprise supports to maximise the abundance of renewable energy resources along the Atlantic economic corridor must be prioritised. As he stated, we must incentivise this to secure investment and to ramp up development in renewable energy infrastructure. An important feature of this would be to enable energy to be put back into the grid. It would be unfortunate if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the remedial actions under the national broadband plan contract his Department has put in place with NBI to address the impact Covid-19 has had on the delivery of the project; and the way he plans to accelerate the program in the months ahead. [43996/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: Mayo is one of the counties with the highest number of premises in the intervention areas of the national broadband plan; in fact, it is third after Cork and Galway. It is equally high in terms of the percentage of households within the county which are in the intervention area. As a result, any delay to the rollout impacts our county much more significantly. I have been repeatedly calling...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State. There is a real frustration and an impatience among the people in Mayo, especially around the anticipation and the lack of visibility of NBI on the ground. I appreciate that there was over 4,800 households in Mayo who are expected to be connected at the end of this year. What we were listening to yesterday in the committee meeting and again today is that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State. I will take him up on that offer. I have engaged with NBI and the information has been shared at any request. The delivery of this will be a true game-changer in rural Ireland. The Minister of State is doing everything possible within the Department to get this done as quickly as possible. The importance of this for rural communities cannot be understated....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I seek assurance that the working group on the defective concrete blocks grant scheme for thousands of affected families in counties Mayo and Donegal will conclude its report, as promised, on Thursday, 30 September. I am conscious the group had previously intended to report to the Minister by 31 July, but I understand this was postponed at the request of homeowner representatives on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average wait times to complete a theory test and driving test at the Castlebar and Ballina NDLS centres, County Mayo; and the steps his Department and the RSA are taking to address this backlog. [43995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in relation to projects associated with the school active travel programme in County Mayo; and the level of investment and future proposals to support these future initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44235/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has undertaken with insurance companies to drive down the cost of insurance premia for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/21]