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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of use of single use plastics in public buildings; the likely environmental impact of a ban in public buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41208/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (10 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the speed of the roll-out of brown bins for organic waste in view of a recent Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41207/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (10 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the monitoring undertaken of the roll-out of broadband in the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (10 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the deadline for the roll-out of broadband to the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; if a previous deadline was in place; if this deadline was reviewed; the reason for the review; the changes to each deadline put in place since publication of the map; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Autism Support Services (10 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to reduce costs for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in view of the recent publication of a report which indicates a significant financial burden for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41431/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: What about the climate risk?

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: What is that?

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: And climate change.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 286. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) who is on the waiting list for three years will have hip surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40862/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 326. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have knee surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41031/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (4 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Copies of the opening statement to be made by Mr. Doyle have been supplied . The statement contains a significant amount of good information, although members were already aware of much of it. I ask our guests to concentrate on assisting us by outlining what needs to happen. We need action items and paths to getting there. This is about the tough questions we will have to answer in terms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the witnesses. Having listened to the presentations, it is very clear the difficulties the National Transport Authority has, as an independent body, in trying to co-ordinate the issues. I have considerable understanding of what Ms Behan has to do to try to pull all sides together to get a coherent policy framework in place. I have raised the same issues with officials from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: That is good to hear, and I encourage the witnesses to advertise what is being done in this regard. Perhaps the local authorities will undertake advertising to that end. Places like Ennis, Ennistymon and Scariff have no fast-charging points and while people in those areas may never need them, they get range anxiety. In order to attract the early adopters perhaps it is worth overinvesting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: We know it does not matter what is invested in the national primary routes. Politically, everybody is concerned about the last half mile on the way home. It is the people in the villages and county towns who need to be reassured because that is where the bulk of the activity takes place. It is the best use of electric vehicles involving people doing relatively short runs to places such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Ms Behan for her reply. I appreciate her input.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The programme for Government set out a timetable for the signing of a contract to roll out the national broadband plan in June of last year, but it has not happened. The Government has undertaken a procurement process described by the Minister as unusual in character and which has taken four years to come to a conclusion. During the course of that, all the major infrastructural development...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: All of the major infrastructural companies - ESB, Eir, SSE and John Laing - have pulled out. The only remaining individual is a venture capital company. There are two questions that arise. Does this raise concerns for the Taoiseach about the long-term possibility of the rolling out of broadband? Does it raise concerns about the kind of procurement process that has been undertaken, when...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Is the Taoiseach aware the Minister met the company involved?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: That will not help them to pay for groceries.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: They would not have got the money to do it.