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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (16 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 1713. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline Ireland’s obligations under EU 2030 energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26436/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Digital Single Market: European Commission Vice President for Digital Single Market (8 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Commissioner Ansip. I thank him for his presence and for the work that he has done to date. I wish to refer to his prepared remarks, in particular to his second statement that says "Ireland is digitally well advanced compared with the rest of Europe." I want him to know that such advancement is not by accident and is the result of a definite policy by successive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Digital Single Market: European Commission Vice President for Digital Single Market (8 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: The Estonians caught up fast. They must be good learners.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: I want to make a point in conclusion. There has been an effort by some, particularly some within Sinn Féin, to demonise the policies that made us a home for FDI. Deputy O'Brien talked about the irony of what is happening today versus the decisions that were taken again. We need to look at the context of what happened in the early 1980s when Government and the IDA were trying to...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: -----at a time when the only interest of some within the republican movement in foreign direct investment was where the chief executive of those companies lived so they could bundle them into the boot of a car and look for a ransom at some stage to have them recovered.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: That is a fact. It happened to extort a ransom in return for the safe delivery of those chief executives.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: That is the context-----

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: -----in which these policies were developed. That was the kind of difficulty the State had in trying to attract foreign direct investment at that stage.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: I think we have been successful and I commend the motion to the House.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Timmy Dooley: I, too, welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Like others, I support the position taken by the Government in appealing this decision. Ireland, as we well know, has one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe. That is no mean feat considering the recessionary period we have come through. One has to look a little deeper to understand why. It is clearly based on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Administration (21 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 767. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of grant aid funding available under the better energy homes scheme divided between each individual energy efficiency measure to households (details supplied); the total number of persons who availed of each of these schemes in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; the total amount of Exchequer funding allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (21 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 768. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total funding allocated under the online trading voucher scheme in each year since it commenced and to date in 2016; the total number of vouchers availed of in each year; to provide an overview of the scheme operation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24218/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (20 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of adult audiology services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22933/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (20 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 322. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be awarded a Health Service Executive respite care package of 26 hours a week with one overnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the vehicle registration tax rebate for electric vehicles until 2017 and 2020 respectively. [22193/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 591. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has failed to cover the cost of Midon, a drug recommended by consultant neurologists in the treatment of Parkinson's disease for inclusion under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 674. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a neurologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22695/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Resources (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 798. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of discussions with the owners of the Whitegate refinery regarding potential buyers ahead of the expiry of its licence later this month, with a view to maintaining the operation of this key national energy supply asset and the employment it gives to the surrounding area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Resources (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 799. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the future operation of the Whitegate oil refinery, which plays a vital role in securing our energy supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22144/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Reports (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 800. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011 in tabular form. [22172/16]