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Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Therefore Mr. Hempenstall has more or less said that it is not a priority really. Otherwise it would be a priority.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is there a time line associated with it?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Therefore it is just being discussed with no timeline. How many resources have been allocated to it?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Who is driving this within the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: It is Mr. Hempenstall. Is the Secretary General driving it? Is he aware of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: And we have no progress to date. That is a sad state of affairs. It is a very sad day if there has been no progress for five years on one of the key recommendations introduced by the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, when she was Minister of State with responsibility for mental health. Has there been any update on the recruitment of national leads in each of the community organisations?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Hempenstall is refusing to answer the question.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Okay. Thank you Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progressing approval for an extension at a secondary school in County Mayo (details supplied); if a permanent building will be provided; if not, if modular units will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13332/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school extension at a special needs school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the remaining steps in the approval process; when her Department was last in contact with the school regarding the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans in place to build a Gaelscoil secondary school in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13683/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests. This has been an insightful and engaging conversation and I compliment our guests on their opening remarks. I had to smile when Mr. Feeney used the phrase "We built it and they came" in respect of the Oranmore station, as demonstrated in its strong patronage and increased passenger numbers. In our case in Mayo, the headline in The Western Peopleabout the official...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Ó Raghallaigh. In relation to the Into the West campaign, Mr. Logue talked previously, and then Deputy Calleary mentioned, about the conservative estimates that were originally outlined. What changed in terms of the momentum in his campaign at that stage? Was the political will or buy-in there during Mr. Logue's initial exchanges with Ministers and Government officials?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is there a freight service?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for public services 2022, Vote 33, programme areas A, B, D and E, which have been referred to this committee by Dáil Éireann. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, the Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers, and their officials to the meeting. As the Minister and Minister of State are present, officials...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister and invite the Minister of State to make his opening remarks.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: I have one question for the Minister on the €36.5 million capital allocation for tourism product development. I live close to the Wild Atlantic Way. Does the Minister have a breakdown of the programmes or the infrastructure? I know she spoke previously about the regional strategies. Is the €36.5 million part of the four regional strategies that will be published very soon?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister very much for her response. The OPW and Fáilte Ireland have worked on the Céide Fields visitor and exhibition centre. It will be a hugely beneficial project for north Mayo and we welcome it.