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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: What is the figure for what is owed to hoteliers?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Has the Department lost any contracts as a result of dissatisfaction?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed) (16 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Have the recent protests throughout the country had an impact on hoteliers renewing contracts or entering into IP contracts?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Some returning citizens are facing an uphill battle when it comes to re-establishing themselves in Ireland. Those living abroad for up to five to ten or 15 years, likely as a result of the Celtic tiger economic crash, have reported difficulties setting up bank or credit union accounts, getting housing assistance, access to schools and college places, or even obtaining car or health...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of officers from inspectors to commissioners that are allocated to Templemore, Training College, their job description (purpose of being allocated to the college); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7580/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome all our guests joining us and acknowledge their dedication, hard work and resilience over the past 24 months, during Covid. To see such positive returns in our aviation sector and how it has responded in passenger number terms is a testament to each and every one of the witnesses' teams and their work on the ground across the country. I also thank Mr. Gilmore for having...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: The Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, grant can make a significant difference in the lives of students who receive it. Can the Minister provide an outline of proposed changes to the eligibility criteria to expand the grant to eligible students?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. We are all aware in this House of the importance of the SUSI grant and its role in enabling students to pursue their educational and career goals. It is an important element whereby students can have access to basic necessities in our current cost-of-living crisis around food, housing and healthcare. Certainly, it reduces the financial burden on many...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Minister's comments with regard to the income thresholds. That is a significant barrier for many applicants. I also suggest broadening the types of courses for applicants to make applications towards their eligibility. Simplifying the application process and reducing the paperwork involved would encourage more students to apply. We are inundated in our office at times with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in working with higher education institutions to ensure that more accommodation is built on and off campus, as set down in the programme for Government, through the use of cost-rental and other models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6916/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: Year after year, students face a difficult task when seeking to secure accommodation. Competition is fierce at times and it can be extremely difficult to secure suitable places to live. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to increase the number of accommodation units for students across third level colleges and universities. Will the Minister provide an update on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his reply. We are all aware of cases where student accommodation fails to meet the quality standards in many areas. Many students have reported poor living conditions, inadequate heating and ventilation, mould and damp. We need to ensure we have modern suitable accommodation. We need to look to provide such accommodation in a structured manner. I encourage the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I know the Minister is deeply committed to delivering increased numbers of student accommodation. It is crucial we get careful planning and management to ensure such student accommodation is fit for purpose, meets the needs and is supported by ample public transport. Rental prices are at an all-time high and it is making it extremely difficult for students. I encourage that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in publishing an updated Apprenticeship Action Plan to look at new ways of structuring, funding and promoting apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6917/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are irregularities in pay scales (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 429. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he intends to address the shortage of childcare places currently available to parents in rural and urban areas; the specific supports and incentives he will put in place to ensure that experienced childminders do not leave the sector; and how new childminders will be encouraged to join the sector. [6789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 430. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he accepts that the number of childminders in the State is far in excess of the 15,000 quoted by his Department based on CSO data; and the methods his Department is taking to identify additional childminders who, for a particular reason, did not identify themselves on the CSO census. [6790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: 431. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to support the national childminding representative body (details supplied); the amount of funding that will be allocated in 2023; and if equal supports will be provided, similar to other childcare representative bodies, in order to support childminders into the future. [6791/23]

Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, for the opportunity to speak on this issue, which has raised some really complex matters. The debate refers to people who really require access to care. They are some of the most vulnerable people in our society. My main concern is that these issues have been ongoing since first reported by the Office of the Attorney General in 2004. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Alan Dillon: I wish to raise with the Minister the multi-annual rural water programme, an issue I have raised previously with him. It impacts communities in north Mayo - Porturlin, Carrowteige, Srahataggle and Portacloy - where many rural dwellers are living without a piped water supply, which is severely impacting their quality of life. They have no drinking water and no heating system that can reach...