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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (21 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide additional details on the new community safety innovation fund outlined in Budget 2022; if she will provide examples of the type of projects that may be supported through the fund; if addressing antisocial behaviour in residential areas will be included in this fund; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the intended allocation of the additional €10 million provided in Budget 2022 to significantly increase digital services in her Department; if consideration will be given to increased investment at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with gestational diabetes in County Mayo in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51903/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure each pregnant woman diagnosed with gestational diabetes in County Mayo has access to a diabetes doctor and clinic in Mayo University Hospital; the number of doctors available to women in this category in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51904/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee today and for their opening statements and submissions. We all share a wish to address issues raised in the current general scheme of the birth information and tracing Bill in the interests of those who are most affected. In my experience of this committee's engagement with the mother and baby home survivors, it is clearly stated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 100. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the commencement of changes to the nursing homes support scheme, the fair deal scheme; the benefits of these changes; if additional funding will be allocated for the fair deal scheme; if so, if this funding will help progress the expansion of the scheme or the introduction of a similar scheme for non-residential care; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (19 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); the likely timeline involved; if consideration will be given to using the adjacent Covid-19 assessment unit at later point as an interim measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (19 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 355. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of primary medical certificate applications that are currently pending appeal by county; the measures or additional resources being assigned to address this backlog; when requests of an appeal hearing will resume following the lifting of public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50394/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (19 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 356. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of assessments completed to the disabled drivers and passengers (tax concessions) scheme 1994, section 92 of the Finance Act 1989, for the primary medical certificate since their resumption at local community level in January 2021; and the progress to date on the delivery of a new scheme for disabled drivers and passengers. [50395/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I feel obliged to raise the issue of primary medical certificate appeals which are resulting in significant delays and frustration for applicants who require adapted vehicles. Following a Supreme Court decision in June 2020, the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal was advised by the Department of Finance to suspend any planned appeal hearings until further notice pending legal advice....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the witnesses. An important issue in the constituency I represent is the national broadband plan, which has shone a huge spotlight on the digital divide between our urban areas and rural areas. I ask Mr. Griffin what the Department paid to National Broadband Ireland, NBI, in 2020 and what contract milestones NBI met to receive this figure.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: Has NBI met all its contract milestones to date in 2021? What has it received for that period?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: What are the criteria used to determine the milestones? Mr. Mulligan stated that they have all been achieved for 2020.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: What happens when NBI does not meet its milestones as set out in its original plan?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: Was it not communicated that NBI was six months behind in its roll-out?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: Is the Department therefore letting NBI off the hook on this occasion? What are the implications if the company misses further milestones as part of the remediation plan?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: Regarding the remediation plan, what engagement is the Department having with additional companies or contractors to speed up the process? The feeling on the ground is that it is going to take five or six years before some premises get connected. The website has been updated to reflect that timeline. Many Eircode areas are moving out of one deployment area and into another, without...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I will come back in on the number of premises passed and those available for connection.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the walks scheme in respect of new projects in County Mayo; the funding that has been allocated to these projects; the likely timeline for the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50111/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied); when the project is likely to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50110/21]