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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school extension at a special needs school (details supplied); the remaining steps in the approval process; the average timelines for those steps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4709/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of granting the final approval for an extension at a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the average timeline involved in granting final approvals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4710/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 854. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Coillte on the need to erect proper stockproof sheep fencing on its lands at Derryclare, Connemara, County Galway; if Coillte has a legal responsibility to keep its boundaries in good order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4847/22]

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber and for facilitating this question and answer session. I wish to raise two items, one in regard to the deployment areas and the second in regard to delivery of service. There is a situation just outside Castlebar where some premises are in a precarious position, with some townlands ready to go live, whereas, just across the road, there...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the witnesses. I thank them for joining us today and for their ongoing efforts throughout the pandemic. I will stick with the topic of Connecting Ireland. As someone who represents a rural constituency, it is a hugely important matter as we move to meet our climate change obligations and ensure that we have sustainable transport into the future. I would like to get an...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: If possible, can the committee be furnished with a breakdown of the percentage of spending on the different categories, for administration, vehicles and so on?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: To add to Deputy Verona Murphy's point, what is the current expenditure within the NTA's national fund for the Connecting Ireland programme?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the NTA's collaboration with the different Local Link services, how does it allocate funding to each on a national basis? Is it a demand-led programme? How does the NTA engage with Mayo Local Link, for example, in terms of delivering a local service?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the implementation of this plan, the NTA has provided a presentation on the next steps and the timelines. Are we on course to deliver in quarter 2 of 2022, as per the finalisation of the implementation plan?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: What will we see across Ireland then?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: I am sure the NTA is aware that services in some counties are better than others in terms of how they implement their own local strategies. In terms of accessing funding to deliver services, is there a set budget there? Ms Graham talked about an additional €5.6 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the NTA's remit, how important is this for the NTA? The authority has a wide scope and is dealing with demands in urban areas for MetroLink, BusConnects and so on but for rural Ireland, this is hugely important. The sum of €5.6 million seems really insignificant in the context of what is actually required.

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: How much of that has been spent to date?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: Ms Graham mentioned in her opening statement the purchase of three hydrogen buses. Could she give us some information on the expenditure on them? In Mayo, there was a significant announcement on a new hydrogen facility that is to come into operation in the next three to five years. As a result of that, the operator will be looking for clients. With regard to the procurement of the three...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals to reduce the waiting time for passport applications; if additional resources are being allocated for improving waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken to link-in with the local diaspora for the Consulate General for the North of England; if consideration is being given to the use of a building which housed an Irish club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 108. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding has been provided to organisations working with former Defence Forces and ex-service personnel; if so, the way the funding is being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 150. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the policy document, Civil Defence – Towards 2030; if consideration will be given to greater resourcing of its emergency response efforts and particularly in assisting during times of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3793/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 378. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if another round of the Connected Hubs Fund is planned; if so, when the fund will open for applications; the level of funding that will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4157/22]

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: The Minister of State is aware that youth is a time when incidence of mental health disorder peaks, be it anxiety, depression, psychological distress or suicide, but it also a time at which access to coherent and user-friendly primary care services is largely absent. The key principle underpinning the implementation of youth mental health care is early intervention. Organisations and...