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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (23 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 495. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that were awarded online trading vouchers in 2017, by county. [3333/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Staff (23 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 567. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the local authorities that have a FTE broadband officer. [3321/18]

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I commend my colleague, Deputy Calleary, for bringing forward this important Private Members' business. The Minister of State does not need me to tell him the important work that section 39 organisations and their staff do, or about the work that they provide at a very difficult juncture for our health service. They need our support. I think the Minister of State is being disingenuous, or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I thank all the witnesses for their presentations and thoughtful contributions. I recognise that they are all here with some degree of vested interest depending on whom they represent, but the one vested interest that does not get enough recognition is the environment. It falls on us, as legislators, to try to craft and develop a series of legislative measures that force industry to respect...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: In the programme for Government, the intention is clearly set out to appoint a contractor to roll out high-speed broadband to 540,000 premises in rural parts of Ireland. A contract was due to be signed by June 2017, according to that document. The Government and, in particular, the Taoiseach talk repeatedly about supporting rural Ireland. I note from a press notification that the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: It was just claptrap and soft language.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I think the farming families would like to see some delivery rather than the claptrap.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The Government started talking about this in 2012.

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Tánaiste for that. The farmers will be thrilled.

Other Questions: Pension Provisions (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: We are very fortunate to have the first draft of this here.

Other Questions: Working Family Payment (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The irresistible nature of Deputy O'Dea obviously influenced the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (17 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to geo-engineering activity, for example, stratospheric aerosol geo-engineering, being conducted here; if there are plans to commence such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2152/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The witnesses do not go home empty-handed either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to make a couple of comments as well as ask some questions. The departmental officials did not elaborate sufficiently on the potential cost of missing the targets. I have heard a number of people mention 2020 but then say that we are really moving towards 2030. It seems that if we do not achieve the 2020 target, we face significant fines that we will carry into the future. It is...

Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Did the Deputy come in on Friday in order to be ready?

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The central spin office is paying off.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: There are more patients on trolleys. What is this about? What is missing?

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Spin.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The Government controls the HSE. It should have got rid of the board.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (16 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of funding his Department is providing to the green climate fund in 2018; if this is his Department's only contribution to overseas climate adaptation and mitigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1182/18]