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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]

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...