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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (28 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a student (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 876. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of upgrading a helipad (details supplied); the stage it is currently at; when it is likely to go to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46590/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I am seeking an update on the proposed introduction of the right to request remote working following the public consultation which closed in May. Rural communities around the country have benefited greatly from people being able to work remotely, and it is undoubtedly a trend that some people will wish to continue. We have seen amazing projects come on stream in Mayo, such as the DigiWest...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I will be brief. I refer to the speed and execution of capital projects. I welcome that funding of €18.4 million was approved for an extension to the emergency department of Mayo University Hospital. I ask that HSE estates is adequately resourced to deliver on this project with speed. The hospital is crying out for this extension. It was built to cater for over 20,000 patients and...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: What we need is action to address the deficits.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: We appreciate the witnesses' engagement on these important matters. I raise the funding scheme for section 39 providers. One provider that I have supported locally is Western Care, which does a fantastic job. It is experiencing serious issues providing the quantum of service it is contractually agreed to provide with the funding provided by the HSE. It is not authorised by the HSE or its...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: I hear what Ms O'Connor is saying but the reality on the ground is that the HSE managers have very limited access to funds to support the business cases. Western Care was informed by the HSE that funding would be only allocated for 44 emergency places for the whole country in 2021. If that is the case, the business cases that Western Care is submitting are falling on deaf ears. That does...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 47. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a scheme (details supplied); when it is likely to proceed to approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45639/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with increasing the annual funding levels available to primary education; the progress made with the regularisation of employment conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of large-scale building projects in County Mayo; the applications that are currently being considered under the school building programme in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a property (details supplied) cannot avail of high-speed broadband; when this area is due to be surveyed; the way his Department plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Alan Dillon: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the construction status of a development (details supplied); the reason for the delay; if a revised schedule and expected delivery date for occupancy will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45469/21]

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]