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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to additional tax relief measures in budget 2023 for those working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the strategy for the development of Ireland’s international financial services sector action plan 2022; and the way work by both IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland is supporting regional development in this sector. [9670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the help-to-buy scheme figures for 2021; the number of applications; the number of successful applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3049/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason an organisation (details supplied) was not successful in obtaining funding; when the next round of the funding programme will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9415/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 794. To ask the Minister for Health if design team services have been appointed for a proposed emergency department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9612/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans and a likely timeline for the next round of a sports and equipment capital programme; when it is likely to open to new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10456/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: Many sporting clubs and organisations were not in a position to apply for the 2020 sports capital and equipment programme. We need some clarity around the timing of the next round of the sports capital and equipment programme to ensure clubs and organisations can start their preparation in good time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The sports capital and equipment programme funding to local communities is without doubt one of the best investments we can make in our communities. I commend the Minister of State on the recent announcement of the €150 million national pot. It has an enormous impact throughout the country. I acknowledge the Minister of State’s...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: I am conscious that in the current round, there remains work to be completed regarding the formal notifications appeals process and the subsequent review of the 2020 programme. I am conscious the Department is working towards drawdowns for successful applications. In fact, I was in contact with the Minister of State's office in respect of even the 2015 awardees. In 2018 and 2022, there...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: There is genuine concern around the changes being made to non-domestic water charges. There is strong opposition among rural communities to increases in water charges for non-domestic customers and the changes to the standing charge per water meter. On the one hand, we see the effective doubling of the volumetric charge on water, and on the other, while the standing charge is decreasing for...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for facilitating the debate. Towns and communities face significant challenges and opportunities that require a co-ordinated and comprehensive response, and I certainly welcome this new policy initiative. One important element of Town Centre First is that it will facilitate a response by towns of all sizes in order that their streetscapes can...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide further details on the efforts to accelerate the roll-out of the national broadband plan; the steps that are being taken to address the current delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide additional details on the one-stop -shop model of the national retrofitting scheme and the way it will work in practice; if it will be ensured that it is not only accessible in digital format; if he will provide further details on the eligibility of persons with vacant or derelict properties to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 350. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add motor neurone disease to the list of illnesses covered by the long-term illness scheme. [10109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 351. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for research into motor neuron disease. [10108/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the witnesses for joining us and for their time. My first question is with regard to the self-funding of the RTB and the implementation of the new annual registration system of tenancies, which is due in June 2022. Will the RTB be 100% self-funded as a result of this new change?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: That leads to my next question. What is the RTB doing to reduce its reliance on funding provided by the Exchequer? I know from the RTB's briefing documents, which I thank it for providing, that the average tenancies will increase from €6,000 to €7,000 per month to up to €20,000 per month. How will the RTB utilise its systems in order to ensure it is less reliant on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: Okay. I thank Mr. Kelly. I move on to the dispute resolution cases. The board has outlined there were more than 753 as of the end of 2020. How many of these have been resolved? I ask that the board give an overview of the unresolved cases.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: Maybe the board representatives can provide, just in terms of the timeline, the average processing time for a dispute resolution case to be heard. I am aware there is a backlog of 753. How many of these have been resolved?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Residential Tenancies Board - Financial Statements 2020 (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is that target in line with, or benchmarked with, EU counterparts?