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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: I appreciate that the Minister of State is filling in for the Minister responsible for this area and I appreciate the response he read out. From discussions with Mayo County Council, I understand that both the local authority and many group water schemes are ready and waiting to act on requests for submissions for new water connections. The Minister of State outlined the additional...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider further supporting the seniors community alert programme through the community employment scheme, Tús, and the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24639/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: I recently had the privilege of engaging with dedicated members of the seniors alert scheme who emphasised the importance of further enhancing the effectiveness of the scheme. Will the Minister consider allocating additional supports to the scheme by means of the community employment, CE, scheme or the rural social scheme, RSS?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I appreciate the points he raised but it is important to acknowledge that participants on the CE, Tús and RSS schemes have diverse responsibilities within their communities. The Minister of State referred to ownership within the local stakeholders or sponsors. By increasing awareness of the seniors alert scheme and promoting better...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: I again thank the Minister of State for his response. Personal interaction with older or vulnerable people who do not get as many visits as those who live in more clustered communities is of importance in this regard. The Minister of State referred to getting the word out but it is important to ensure people are visited regularly, similar to the service performed by Meals on Wheels and so...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 27. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on a humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [21424/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [21423/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: I again emphasise the crucial need for balanced regional development throughout the country, specifically in areas such as Mayo, which I represent. It is imperative we continue to focus on delivery of high-quality jobs in rural communities to bring prosperity and opportunities to every corner of Ireland. While I welcome IDA Ireland's four-year driving recovery and sustainable growth...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [21425/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: First, I welcome the Ballyheane Women’s Group from Castlebar, who are joining us today in Leinster House and who are in the Gallery. I raise a similar topic, which is that the leaving certificate examinations are approaching and the dates of when students will receive their results remain uncertain. The absence of a definite release date for leaving certificate results is causing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider raising the age limit for domiciliary care allowance to 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24638/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm the N17 from Collooney to Knock scheme will receive minimum funding over the next few years to progress the design phase following the release of the preferred transport corridor for the scheme in January 2023 following a two-month public consultation period, and the project’s inclusion in the National Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a phased construction approach for the N17 from Collooney to Knock scheme but ensure all design works are completed over the next number of years to ensure this essential infrastructure for the economic development of the West is progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24530/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out, in tabular form, the amounts invested nationally in each year from 2013 to 2022 in developing cycling infrastructure across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24610/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the measures his Department has introduced or plans to introduce during the lifetime of the current Government to increase the number of people travelling to work by bicycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24611/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the estimated number of people who cycle to work nationally; how Ireland ranks relative to other EU Members States on this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24612/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what research his Department, or its agencies, have undertaken to examine barriers to cycling to work; the key findings of any such research; the work his Department is undertaking to address these barriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the total number of kilometres of dedicated cycle lanes available across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline, in tabular form, how much has been spent on the bike-to-work scheme for each year to date since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24614/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 May 2023)

Alan Dillon: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the insufficient allocation of English as an Additional Language support hours for a school (details supplied) to teach and integrate diverse children into a small rural school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24594/23]