Results 2,361-2,380 of 5,638 for speaker:Alan Dillon
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 696. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress of the review of the 2018 regulations that exempt certain vacant commercial premises from the requirement to obtain planning permission for change of use to residential purposes; specifically, what considerations are being given to extending the scope of these regulations to...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 770. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has determined the number of houses in the ownership of Mayo County Council that have tested for pyrite; if these homes will be demolished and rebuilt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28238/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 859. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the current status of an EU Treaty Rights application by a person (details supplied); if the application has been reviewed by the relevant authorities; if so, the outcome or progress of the assessment; if there are any outstanding issues or requirements related to the application that need to...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 880. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the current capital funding allocations from her Department to the Garda small capital works budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27430/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 905. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person's (details supplied) approval of visa was two weeks into the approval dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27903/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 1130. To ask the Minister for Health in view of his Department's decision to fund the recruitment of an additional 3,500 skilled staff for the Enhanced Community Care Programme, 1,500 of whom are specialist staff to deliver urgently needed integrated care across community-hospital setting for older persons and chronic disease, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is impossible...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 1314. To ask the Minister for Health given the obligations stipulated by the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act of 2017, can he provide an update on the progress of the review concerning the nature of services performed by community pharmacies; if discussions will be held with community pharmacies about restoring their dispensing fees to a flat fee model in line with the precedent set before...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 1244. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 1315. To ask the Minister for Health considering that community pharmacies were linked to the public sector agreements through FEMPI legislation when pay cuts were implemented, but are currently not aligned with the public sector for pay restoration, the measures in place to ensure that community pharmacist pay is restored in congruity with public sector pay arrangements; if he will address...
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: 1404. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider providing support for the creation of a broadband connection point (BCP) at a location (details supplied), given that her Department has already granted funds for a remote working hub under the town-and-village renewal scheme (TVRS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28465/23]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (1 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. I acknowledge the work the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials in the Department of Transport are doing and the commitment they have to delivering public transport that is fit for purpose. As the Minister, Deputy Harris, has acknowledged, we have seen nearly a fourfold increase since 2016 to over €42 million this year in terms of the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (1 Jun 2023)
Alan Dillon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for debate. I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, for being here in the Chamber in the absence of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I raise this matter to bring attention to the critical issue of public transport in rural areas, especially in my constituency of Mayo. It is imperative that the Government continues to invest...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests and thank them very much for being here. First, I want to focus on affordable housing. Mr. Dole referred to the delivery of nearly 1,800 affordable homes in the past year. He also noted that the delivery of affordable housing was below target. What was last year's target for affordable homes, and what were the main reasons for the shortfall?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: Can Mr. Doyle provide breakdown in respect of the 1,800 affordable homes delivered last year, the affordable purchase scheme and cost-rental homes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: How is the Department tracking against the target of 54,000 affordable homes to be delivered by 2030?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Doyle. He mentioned the local authority affordable purchase scheme. Maybe I will focus on that. How many local authorities have been excluded from the national affordable housing five-year delivery targets or have all local authorities set targets regarding the delivery of affordable housing schemes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: For how many?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: On the remaining local authorities which are outside, can the Department provide a reason why these are outside?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: I will take my own local authority as the example. It certainly is in a perplexing predicament, where there are no targets set for affordable housing, but there are affordability issues. Numerous exercises have carried out in respect of this. The original assessment was based on whether the second-hand homes for sale within a local authority were at a level deemed to be below the 5%...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: Does Ms Timmons agree now that this was a flawed system with regard to the 5% threshold?