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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a proposal for the regulating and licensing of osteopaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50232/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding provided by the Higher Education Authority to the Connaught-Ulster Alliance consortium in seeking technological university status since 2015; the way this funding was spent; the progress on the submission; when a decision will be made on its status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progression of an application by a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical assessment can be redone due to the unsatisfactory way the original assessment took place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49939/21]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our witnesses. It is great to have them in the committee room. This is my first time back here post-pandemic as we discuss the important topic of the National Library of Ireland. I would like to get an understanding of the library’s strategic priorities in the short to medium term. I refer to promotions and marketing, the collections and capital projects. This...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: Turning to the impact that Covid-19 had on the capital restoration project, has an estimate been made of the time lost or the associated costs?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: When was it originally expected to be completed?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our witnesses present here today. It certainly is a very worthwhile discussion. We as a committee should engage further on this topic and address these challenges facing the workforce in the hospitality sector. As our economy is starting to recover now, it is an important opportunity we should grasp. The sector contributes more than €3 billion to the economy and it is of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeline for the strategic rail review; if the western rail corridor forms part of the review; when he expects a draft version to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49166/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sports Funding (12 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if the underspend from the stay and spend scheme will be considered to go toward sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (12 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 316. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the total contributions approach for calculating the State pension (contributory) to those who have not accumulated PRSI contributions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Prices (12 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider that all persons aged 70 and over qualify for the fuel allowance to reflect the increased cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (12 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase the old age pension in Budget 2022 in view of the rising cost of living and the pressure that the costs are putting pensioners under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: 369. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to revaluate the ECCE capitation for childcare providers to reflect the increased cost of living and rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49687/21]

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Minister's updates in the House and her ongoing efforts in the recovery of our tourism, with the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, updating us on the aviation sector. Having listened to the contributions of Deputies all over the country, I echo the importance of tourism to the real economy and the constituency I represent. I wish to highlight the continued need to ensure...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests. They referred to losses incurred by the Irish Strategic Investment Fund. At the end of December 2020, the ISIF had net assets of €12.7 billion, while in 2019, the figure was €15 billion. That amounts to a decrease of €3 billion in the directed investment portfolio, from €7 billion to €4 billion. Our guests stated that is due to a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: Has the NTMA reduced its shareholding in either Bank of Ireland or AIB since the end of 2020?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: In 2021, what was the return on the sale of Bank of Ireland shares? Have any AIB shares been sold to date in 2021?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: I will move on to the pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund. The ISIF made a fund of €2 billion available on the Minister's instructions in May 2020. As was stated earlier, the fund sought to support medium and large enterprises affected by the pandemic. One of the criteria was that the enterprises would have more than 250 employees. In regard to the fund of €2 billion...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Alan Dillon: How many companies in total have entered this programme of funding?