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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Import all the oil and gas.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Import it all.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: On a point of clarification-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: How can anyone have faith in the Minister if he cannot give us an indicative time of when we will have a copy of his speech?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: When?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: No, that is not right. We should have it. Normal practice is that we would have it.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: Can we have an indicative time for when we will have it? That is all I am asking. I do not want to be unfair to the Minister. I am asking the Minister to give us an indicative time. Will we have it in an hour? We will have it this evening at all? When will we have it?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: That is not acceptable.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 134. To ask the Taoiseach the reason the timeframe for the NAMA Commission of Investigation was extended until 30 September 2021. [18717/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Mortality Rates (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 138. To ask the Taoiseach the reason Ireland has failed to submit excess mortality figures from 2020 to Eurostat; and if the excess mortality rates for 2020 are available and will be published. [19354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 269. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the roll-out of fibre broadband will be accelerated; if so, the plan for the acceleration; and the new predicted completion date. [19736/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 252. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated amount of State funding provided by his Department to An Taisce each year for the past five years; if he has concerns regarding An Taisce’s remit and ability to cause huge delays to developments of significant importance to the farming community in the south east; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 255. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of passthrough charges that are payable to the Government in the form of the PSO levy; the amount the Government has received from the PSO levy and passthrough charges from the energy suppliers since the beginning of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19379/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 500. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of State funding provided to An Taisce every year for the past five years; the categories under which such funding has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 533. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the banks are not allowing customers to draw down approved mortgages in cases in which their employers are on the employment wage subsidy scheme even in cases in which the customer in question is still working full-time and not in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied); if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 543. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the panel for the Irish language executives in the Civil Service is expected to be cleared; the length of time an applicant on the panel will be expected to wait before being offered a position; the efforts being made to increase the number of jobs in the Irish language sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 731. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of State funding provided by his Department to An Taisce every year for the past five years; the categories under which such funding has been provided; the amount of funding provided to An Taisce which has been used by the body for legal challenges against planning applications; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of Public Works (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 730. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that a protected structure of historical, social and architectural significance is not allowed to fall into further disrepair (details supplied); the role the OPW has to ensure this important building is maintained and preserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 732. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason An Taisce is a prescribed body in the planning process; the membership and directorship of An Taisce; if he has concerns regarding its remit and ability to cause huge delays to developments of significant importance to the farming community in the south east based on ideological grounds; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 767. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grant-aid is available to support families to construct a granny flat for older members of their families to prolong and prevent their admission to care homes or hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/21]