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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Speeds (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 434. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the precise number of premises expected to be covered under the national broadband plan; the criteria used to determine which areas are designated blue or amber in the high-speed broadband map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38683/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Speeds (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 436. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that, taking into consideration the revisions of July 2016, there will be no further changes to the designated blue and amber areas in the high-speed broadband map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 435. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated costs which will be incurred for utilising the existing infrastructure of national networks to roll out fibre to the home; the source of funding for any costs associated with upgrading this infrastructure to enable fibre to the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38684/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 437. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason his Department did not issue a policy directive under sections 12 and 13 of the Broadcasting Act 2009; his views on whether the failure by his Department to issue a directive since 2003 has impeded investment and the roll-out of competitive alternative high speed next generation access, NGA, services in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 438. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether ComReg, which is obliged to implement Government policy directives issued to them by him in regulating the market, are doing so in the absence of a current directive on the national broadband plan, NBP, and are relying on an expired 2003 directive; his further views on whether the current award...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 439. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the upcoming 3.6 Ghz spectrum award could result in the reduction of competition in the next generation access, NGA, market while increasing the scale and cost to the State of the proposed national broadband plan intervention; if he plans to ensure effective competition in the NGA market post the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a prison officer can be reappointed, either by request or by instruction, to another area of the public service or Civil Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39021/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a prison officer can be reappointed, either by request or by instruction, to an alternative role within her Department, other than within the Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39022/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the situation on commonages whereby under GLAS 3 a person has to have made an application in 2014 for those lands under BPS and ANC to qualify; and his views on whether this is fair, when, if a person farms prove hill or lowland this does not apply to 2014 and in fact if a person has made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proceeds with the rule of application on commonages of 2014 to qualify for GLAS, his views on whether a person who does not fit criteria and puts as many sheep as they like on a commonage, then that will leave other farmers uncompliant even though they may have BPS applications in 2014. [38992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (7 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department introduced a 2014 rule application for commonages to qualify for GLAS while lowland or hill private lands are treated differently; and his views on whether it is another attack on hill commonage farmers. [38993/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) had submitted on their basic payment application in 2012; and the number of entitlements the person was paid for. [39362/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) had submitted on their basic payment application in 2016; and the number of entitlements the person was paid for. [39363/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) had submitted on their basic payment application in 2013; and the number of entitlements the person was paid for. [39364/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was a difference on the amount of entitlements paid in 2016 as to the year 2012; the reason this difference occurred in relation to the case of a person (details supplied). [39365/16]

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Last Friday I read in the paper that finally all the bodies who for the past 20, 30 or 40 years told us we could not do something, acknowledged that one of the solutions would be dredging the areas of the Shannon that are blocked up with silt - I will not call them pinch points. There are areas along the Shannon around Jamestown, Termonbarry, Banagher and Limerick that are blocked up, making...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ------and everything will come back if the river is kept clean. There are ways of solving the pearl mussel problem. We have seen in Mayo the expertise that was brought in, how it was done and how it can be successful. People need to make sure that we find solutions and not keep creating problems. In the line of insurance, there are serious problems around the country. I know the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that was allocated by his Department or otherwise to Roscommon county council for the refurbishment of local authority housing in each of the years 2013 to 2015. [39512/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that was invested by Roscommon county council for the refurbishment of local authority housing in each of the years 2013 to 2015. [39513/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a son cannot nominate his father to use their herd number, even though that herd number was passed from his father to him for the purposes of obtaining a placement on a rural social scheme, in view of the fact that other Departments are encouraging the older generation to pass on family farms to the younger generation; and if he will...