Results 1,561-1,580 of 5,682 for speaker:Alan Dillon

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the high residential vacancy rates in parts of Ireland; and if he is considering a new vacant property tax to help tackle the issue of long-standing residential vacancy and dereliction to increase housing supply in towns and cities. [21458/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options that are available to Government to address public sector pay claims triggered by a review clause in the current public sector pay agreement, Building Momentum, due to rising inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21462/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department is undertaking to deal with construction inflation and the impact that this is having on State projects within the national development plan. [21461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if exemptions will be provided to persons to access a local authority loan scheme who have changed their marriage status and have undergone a legal marriage separation and have a maintenance commitment for their ex-spouse and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19523/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 723. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is being given to reducing the two-year waiting time on compassionate grounds for a person (details supplied) to change their name on their passport after having their name changed by deed poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 952. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she will provide an update on a redeployment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: 1379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Consultant Applications Advisory Committee-approved consultant posts across each speciality at Mayo University Hospital; the basis on which they are filled as per the Doctors Integrated Management E-system by discipline and tenure; the number on post-2012 pay rates; the number of each type of contract, that is, A, B and C across specialties...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Family carers are the backbone of care provision and an essential pillar in our healthcare system. It is increasingly clear the classification of carer's allowance as a social assistance payment does not recognise the uniqueness of family carers within our social welfare system. Many family carers I have spoken to feel strongly the means test for the allowance needs to be overhauled. As...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I ask Deputies to be conscious that we have four more speakers and there are three and a half minutes on the clock. Do we want to add additional minutes onto this question and take from the next, in order for the Taoiseach to respond?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Taoiseach. We have a final set of questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Ten minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy. I suggest that Deputies please limit their contributions to one minute to allow the Taoiseach to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21995/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department will review current procedures to implement an exchange system (details supplied) for Irish persons returning home from designated countries to avail of Irish driving licences under a similar policy to make it easier to move around and access work, school or other vital public services when home.; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will conduct a review of the job description associated with principal teachers which has not been updated since 1973 (details supplied). [21873/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when approval will issue for a short-term visa application by a person (details supplied). [21825/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of those in County Mayo who are diabetic pump patients in tabular form. [22217/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which County Mayo was assessed to determine the level of demand for an affordable housing scheme; and the reason Mayo County Council was not included by his Department when finalising the affordable housing targets for 18 local authorities level for the period 2022-2026. [22198/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Issues in respect of housing and affordability of housing in County Mayo are at crisis point. There is a shortage of affordable homes to rent or purchase in parts of the county, especially in towns such as Westport, Castlebar and Ballina. The national affordable housing delivery targets were published but I was disappointed to see that Mayo County Council was excluded and that the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. As he outlined, the issue for young people and families seeking home ownership and trying to get onto the property ladder is that the average house price in Mayo is below the 5% affordability constraint for access to the affordability scheme. As he outlined, the issue boils down to the calculations on a county-wide basis. Mayo has the fourth-lowest...