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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has undertaken with insurance companies to drive down the cost of insurance premia for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses and recipients in County Mayo that qualified for the Covid restriction support scheme and the employment wage subsidy scheme; the total expenditure paid out under both schemes within the county to date since the onset of Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I seek assurance that the working group on the defective concrete blocks grant scheme for thousands of affected families in counties Mayo and Donegal will conclude its report, as promised, on Thursday, 30 September. I am conscious the group had previously intended to report to the Minister by 31 July, but I understand this was postponed at the request of homeowner representatives on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State. There is a real frustration and an impatience among the people in Mayo, especially around the anticipation and the lack of visibility of NBI on the ground. I appreciate that there was over 4,800 households in Mayo who are expected to be connected at the end of this year. What we were listening to yesterday in the committee meeting and again today is that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State. I will take him up on that offer. I have engaged with NBI and the information has been shared at any request. The delivery of this will be a true game-changer in rural Ireland. The Minister of State is doing everything possible within the Department to get this done as quickly as possible. The importance of this for rural communities cannot be understated....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the remedial actions under the national broadband plan contract his Department has put in place with NBI to address the impact Covid-19 has had on the delivery of the project; and the way he plans to accelerate the program in the months ahead. [43996/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: Mayo is one of the counties with the highest number of premises in the intervention areas of the national broadband plan; in fact, it is third after Cork and Galway. It is equally high in terms of the percentage of households within the county which are in the intervention area. As a result, any delay to the rollout impacts our county much more significantly. I have been repeatedly calling...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Celtic interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44216/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: As the Minister may be aware, the north-west area of County Mayo has some of the best renewable energy resources in Europe, if not the world. There is a plentiful supply of wind resources, ocean wave, tidal and hydroelectric resources. I am conscious that various tests are under way to map and demonstrate proof of concept in addition to the existing infrastructure in place and currently...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I recently took note of the contents of the draft Mayo county development plan for 2021 to 2027, which is currently being finalised. Unsurprisingly, renewable energy features heavily in it. Mayo has become a natural leader in the development of renewable energy, with Ireland's first commercial wind farm in Bellacorick, County Mayo nearly 30 years ago. That has expanded now into the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister. Enterprise supports to maximise the abundance of renewable energy resources along the Atlantic economic corridor must be prioritised. As he stated, we must incentivise this to secure investment and to ramp up development in renewable energy infrastructure. An important feature of this would be to enable energy to be put back into the grid. It would be unfortunate if...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank all our witnesses and would like to repeat what my colleagues said in terms of the extraordinary efforts during the past 18 months. In regard to the commissioning of private hospital capacity, and the agreement put in place in 2020 to ensure that private hospital capacity was available to supplement the public system, and a potential surge, can the committee get an overview in terms...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: A total of 2,300 beds were utilised from the private hospital procurement process. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: As regards the outstanding patient waiting lists, they are hitting nearly the €1 million mark. Has the HSE or the Department given consideration to utilising private hospitals to reduce those waiting lists and for access to treatments and services?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average wait times to complete a theory test and driving test at the Castlebar and Ballina NDLS centres, County Mayo; and the steps his Department and the RSA are taking to address this backlog. [43995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in relation to projects associated with the school active travel programme in County Mayo; and the level of investment and future proposals to support these future initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44235/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the IDA commitment to establish a further facility (details supplied) in County Mayo. [43841/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: The Tánaiste may recall a commitment in IDA Ireland's capital investment strategy to establish an additional advance building solution in regional locations, including one in County Mayo. I seek an update on the progress in making these plans a reality and where in Mayo this will be located.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The use of these advanced building solutions by IDA Ireland is critical in levelling the playing field for regional locations such as Mayo. The construction of high-spec commercial infrastructure greatly increases our attractiveness for inward investment. I am conscious that some companies have delayed on-site visits due to public health...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (15 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: We need a timeline for this exciting new project for County Mayo. I hope that IDA Ireland will engage with the new chief executive of Mayo County Council on the development of industrial lands. The county council has acquired 149 acres. This would be very important in how we strategically develop inward investment and also for the strategic development zones at Ireland West Airport Knock...