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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I will come back to the Department in the second round. Finally, can Ms Forbes indicate the percentage home-grown programming and productions versus other content that RTÉ purchases on an annual basis? Has she a percentage breakdown in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Yes, please.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: That would be very helpful. Do I have time for one more question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thought so. I thank Ms Forbes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I have a question for the departmental officials. I said I would come back to the issue of the licence fee. I know there was a talk of a renewal or a rejig of the fee. A working group was set up in the previous Dáil. What status does that have at present? Why is the cost for the collection of the licence fee so high in Ireland in comparison with our European counterparts? I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the contributors for their time and comments. They mentioned that onshore wind accounted for about 38% of our electricity last year. What percentage do our guests estimate offshore to account for, given the number of projects in the pipeline over the coming years? In my constituency, there is the Kish Bank basin proposal, which is a rehash of a previous plan that did not get very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I will be brief. I know we are limited in time. I thank Mr. Foley and his colleagues in EirGrid for the presentation. I understand an estimated €50 to €75 million worth of electricity goes to waste each year when wind turbines are powered down or energy is dumped because more has been produced than can be used. I raised this issue with the Wind Energy Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 144. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will prioritise the reopening of click and collect services for small businesses on a one-to-one appointment basis for sole traders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of domestic cleaning and services under Covid-19 restrictions; if he will prioritise the reopening of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to review demand for bus services on the 7D, 7B and 63 bus routes to ensure customer demand is being met in particular for school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gambling Sector (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 359. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has carried out an analysis into the increasing number of gambling adverts on television; if she has considered introducing restrictions in this area to protect the public good; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Programme for Government commitment to reduce emissions into coastal seas in particular Dublin Bay by upgrading the Irish Water treatment network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of meetings he or his officials have had with stakeholders from the English language school sector; the status of his plans to ensure the survival of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21625/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 756. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commission a cost-benefit analysis review of adding a university (details supplied) and other open colleges which issue QQI awards and certificates to the SUSI grants system to increase access to higher education and upskill the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 816. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding bench warrants in each of the years 2016 to 2020, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 817. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding European arrest warrants for Irish citizens in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 975. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the resolution of the public health doctors and consultant deal in particular the terms for roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 1044. To ask the Minister for Health the method or system used by the HSE to decide on the amount of speech and language, physiotherapy and occupational therapy sessions a child with a severe or profound learning disability should receive per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22027/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 1045. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE budget allocated per child diagnosed with needs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (28 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 1143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of Ireland’s contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21634/21]