Results 5,001-5,020 of 6,168 for speaker:Alan Dillon

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed traffic calming works on the N60 at Breaffy, County Mayo; if further consideration will be given to reducing the speed limit to 60kph through Breaffy village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of rail projects (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for creating a new rail spur adjacent to an existing railway for private companies wishing to use rail for freight purposes; if policies are in place as part of the Rail Freight 2040 Strategy to encourage increased direct access to the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date he expects the youth travel card scheme to go live; and the progress the NTA has made to expand the eligibility of the scheme to include private bus and coach operators in order to avoid the exclusion of young persons living outside large urban areas in which public transport is not readily available. [2839/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will issue a circular to local authorities that have no affordable housing schemes in place which details the requirements for those applying to affordable housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way local authorities such as Mayo County Council will implement important objectives of housing policy outlined with Housing for All to deliver an affordable housing scheme in towns such as Castlebar, Ballina and Westport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department and the HSE are providing to address the backlog in ophthalmology waiting lists for children: if his Department is considering empowering community optometrists to treat children over eight years of age in the public system for a specific period; and if not, if he plans to build capacity to address the waiting lists. [2843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force, in particular the youth mental health pathfinder project; if a pathfinder team is now in place; if so, the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2844/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State backed incentives and schemes that are available for young farmers; and the additional measures planned for young farmers in the next CAP. [2840/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections carried out by a local authority (details supplied) on septic tanks over the past three years; the efforts that have taken place to ensure that Covid-19 has not resulted in a detrimental decrease in the number of inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the types of grant aid available to households in cases in which a septic tank has failed an inspection by a local authority; if consideration is being given to extending potential grant aid for repairs in circumstances in which an immediate environmental risk is evident outside the inspection process by local authorities;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or the agencies within his aegis provide grant aid for the repair of septic tanks in cases in which an immediate environmental risk is evident; if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken in terms of environmental clean-up costs versus increasing the provision of grant aid to boost the number of repairs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the economic analysis that takes place in determining rent pressure zones; if his Department is monitoring the number of private landlords selling their properties in rent pressure zones; if so, the number in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2180/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 1390. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county within CHO2 who are waiting for an assessment of needs including waiting times in tabular form; and when the HSE proposes that these assessment of needs will be resolved in the interests of children who require timely assessment and corresponding service intervention to address their needs. [63094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: 1907. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised since 2016 by HSE staff at a health centre (details supplied) in relation to the provision of an ambulance bay, disabled parking bay, patient parking spaces and hand-rail to support entry into centre and adequate seating for the waiting room. [2405/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the witnesses. My first question is to Ms Quill who was with us during the pre-legislative scrutiny of the online safety and media regulation Bill. She outlined that the European Commission initiated infringement proceedings. Will she provide the committee with an update on the proceedings against Ireland?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the importance of this next legislative session, I am sure the Minister has prioritised it as part of the Government's work. It was interesting to listen to what Ms Greene said about digital service co-ordinators in Ireland and how they will be established and funded through the European Commission. Is that correct? Will she give us some more information around their...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Alan Dillon: We are all aware of Ireland's tech and online platform presence that has been established over the years. How does that compare with our EU counterparts in terms of the volume of work that will have to be undertaken by the digital service co-ordinator here? I know a regulatory impact analysis is being undertaken. Will that feed into how this is put together? I ask Ms Greene to provide...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (16 Dec 2021)

Alan Dillon: If we consider the number of people who on Government advice are now working from home, it is obvious that they are using more household energy, resulting in higher bills. Consumers are facing massive price hikes by utility companies. We have taken some first steps this week, but more needs to be done. With Christmas just around the corner, people are concerned about more money coming out...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (16 Dec 2021)

Alan Dillon: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals being considered by his Department to put in place reliefs to reduce energy bills considering the significant cost increases over recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62356/21]