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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his response. As he outlined, the issue for young people and families seeking home ownership and trying to get onto the property ladder is that the average house price in Mayo is below the 5% affordability constraint for access to the affordability scheme. As he outlined, the issue boils down to the calculations on a county-wide basis. Mayo has the fourth-lowest...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 19. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will detail the uptake in County Mayo of the tourism business continuity scheme since its introduction. [22200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention was brought to a sporting bodies (details supplied) ongoing situation regarding its 17 executives and committee members to allow Russia to enter a bid for a competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22201/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the number of appointed full-time vacancy officers and town regeneration officers across local authorities; and the extent to which these roles will play in supporting the housing supply throughout the country. [22199/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Taoiseach. We have a final set of questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Ten minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy. I suggest that Deputies please limit their contributions to one minute to allow the Taoiseach to respond.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: I ask Deputies to be conscious that we have four more speakers and there are three and a half minutes on the clock. Do we want to add additional minutes onto this question and take from the next, in order for the Taoiseach to respond?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: Family carers are the backbone of care provision and an essential pillar in our healthcare system. It is increasingly clear the classification of carer's allowance as a social assistance payment does not recognise the uniqueness of family carers within our social welfare system. Many family carers I have spoken to feel strongly the means test for the allowance needs to be overhauled. As...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21995/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department will review current procedures to implement an exchange system (details supplied) for Irish persons returning home from designated countries to avail of Irish driving licences under a similar policy to make it easier to move around and access work, school or other vital public services when home.; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will conduct a review of the job description associated with principal teachers which has not been updated since 1973 (details supplied). [21873/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when approval will issue for a short-term visa application by a person (details supplied). [21825/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (4 May 2022)

Alan Dillon: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of those in County Mayo who are diabetic pump patients in tabular form. [22217/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: I have received many queries from Irish people who are returning home to live from parts of Canada and the US and whose driving licenses are non-exchangeable. We understand the biggest difficulties facing Irish citizens returning home are the cost of car insurance and applying for a driving licence. While I welcome the announcement to authorise the exchange of Ukrainian driving licences...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests and thank them for their continued efforts and work over recent months and years, especially through Covid. My first question relates to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's 2020 spending review of the performance targets in policing, and to the Department of Justice’s evaluation in light of the level of management information currently being...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan for his briefing. On the mechanisms in place for the Department, if An Garda Síochána does not meet its performance indicators, what type of procedures are in place, or how is that being dealt with?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: I refer to setting 2021 or 2022 performance indicators. I welcome the additional expenditure allocated to Garda resources and to administrative staff. What are the Department's priorities regarding the allocation of resources as we move forward? As we move into a new policing model, where does the Department see challenges?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Alan Dillon: On the expenditure and the Vote associated with that-----