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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure to be followed to ensure that persons who own a second home for their personal use do not receive the rebate of €100 to be given for electricity charges to each household in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62594/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements being put in place to ensure proper inclusion of the adjacent coastal communities that will be affected by the offshore wind facilities in the process of development; if the requirement to have an advisory board on such projects with local representation has been considered; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements that are being put in place to ensure that adjacent local communities will be able to acquire a stake in offshore wind projects as the host communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements that are being put in place to ensure that Ireland will have first call on power generated in coastal waters and that this power will be sold beyond the island of Ireland only when Irish power requirements are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his policy to only significantly improve and expand the rail network in which there is currently a high density of population rather than providing a national network that would give rail access to all parts of the State and enable the lower populated areas to grow more rapidly thus contributing to a better spatial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of the members of the steering group that has been established to oversee the strategic rail review; the key stakeholders that have representation on the group; the way they were selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons placed on the present panel for the position of Irish language executive officer based on a competition announced in 2019; the number of these who have been offered positions; the number remaining on the panel; when this panel will be finished and a new competition held; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 286. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the competition for Irish language executive officer had two choices for candidate to choose from, interdepartmental and open competition; the difference between them; if applicants could opt to be on both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason only 50% funding is given for new and replacement caravans and mobile homes under the caravan loan scheme and other schemes to provide this type of accommodation for Travellers, particularly given the low rate of grant and the difficulty raising funds for the balance is being used by local authorities for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason local authorities are allowed to purchase second-hand caravans and mobile homes under the caravan loan scheme and other schemes to provide this type of accommodation for Travellers; the reason it is not a condition of the scheme that only new caravans would be purchased under these schemes; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Schemes (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department received the local decarbonisation action plan from Galway City Council; the reason it is not approved yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of developing the Covid-19 application that was made available to citizens; when it was first made publicly available; the use made of the application since its inception as a tool in contact tracing; if it is not being used for contact tracing now, when its use for same ceased; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2010, 2021 and 2026 quota of mackerel allocated to each European Union state; the quotas for the same years for the United Kingdom, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Russia, Greenland and Norway; the reason for the decline in the Irish quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62598/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of mackerel and blue whiting that spawn and feed in Irish waters each year; the allocation of quota to Ireland of these species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62599/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 643. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extra funding provided for in budget 2022 for increasing the number of participants and projects under the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62600/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 644. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is planned to have one local action group specifically for the offshore islands in the next round of the LEADER programme as desired by the islanders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62610/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 645. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if independent companies can apply to administer next round of the LEADER programme; if it will be allocated solely to local community development committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62611/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 646. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if extra funding will be provided for environmentally sensitive areas in the next LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (16 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 647. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is planned to provide extra funding in less developed regions under the next round of LEADER funding for animation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises passed to date by the National Broadband Scheme; the number that had been predicted in the contract for the end of 2021; the steps he is taking to ensure the roll-out of the scheme is significantly accelerated in 2022; the estimated number to be passed by the end of 2022; the expected date for...