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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 27. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in 2019, 2020 and 2021 who availed of the dental benefits under the treatment benefits scheme operated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (3 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason additional funding to cover the cost of staff increments is not being awarded to an organisation (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the historic funding precedent under which funding for staff increments was paid previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 196. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that he plans to respond to the Expert Group report Partnership for the Public Good: A New Funding Model for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5476/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 194. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an overview of Nurturing Skills: The Workforce Plan for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare 2022-2028; the associated actions that are being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 477. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund funding awarded to a town (details supplied); the status of the masterplan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5548/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (3 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: 479. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application for funding can be made for the restoration of a pitch (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5616/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Rights of the Child in respect of Domestic and International Surrogacy: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Cathaoirleach. First, I thank all the witnesses today in what certainly have been very informative, engaging and personal contributions from many of those in attendance. For those who see surrogacy as their only option in creating a family, this is an area of great importance which I fully support. Last year I was exposed to the whole international surrogacy issue when a...

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?