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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a programme (details supplied) in tabular form including project status spend to date and the estimated timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27110/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future capital funding being provided to education and training board building and facility programmes with specific reference to the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board and the Mayo College of Further Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27078/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: 212. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the refurbishment of a helipad (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27111/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ferry Services (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: 213. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria that was used to determine the frequency of sailings when publishing the tender for a ferry service (details supplied); the details of the annual customer numbers availing of the ferry sailings for the past five years in tabular form; if there is scope to increase the number of ferry sailings to more than two return...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I am located in the convention centre. I thank our witnesses for joining us. As my time is limited, I want to hear from each of them and get an understanding of their positions on what Deputy Griffin touched on, that is, online anonymity and the anonymous accounts out there. These trolls bully with abandon, spread racist and misogynist abuse and attack people based on looks, weight, age,...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: On that point, how many complaints about online anonymous abuse has Facebook received from users on its platform?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: That is central to what is needed, though, in terms of a regulator to ensure Facebook is competent in removing these types of users.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: May I ask Mr. Costello a question in that regard? The Minister, Deputy McEntee, recently passed Coco's law under the name the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020. How can Twitter help to investigate alleged breaches of this Act by anonymous accounts?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I will ask Mr. Costello the same question as I asked Mr. Ó Broin. How many complaints has Twitter received in the Irish jurisdiction about online abuse associated with criminality in respect of which it has taken enforcement action?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: These are basic questions about self-regulation. If we want to build confidence in the system about how social media companies are operating, these are basic, level one questions we are asking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I welcome the Minister and thank him for his ongoing engagement on this important matter. I will touch on the importance of access to records and vital information for the many people affected by the mother and baby institutional issues. In his opening statement, the Minister said he understands the concerns being raised that the general scheme may seek to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I want to raise an issue on behalf of small and micro companies, which we all know make up approximately 98% of companies in Ireland. I want to query in particular the progress in putting in place a dedicated rescue process for small and micro companies. I note the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, who has responsibility for company regulation, has secured Government approval for priority...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special class teachers in 2021; the number of additional special class places that the additional recruitment has provided; and if speech and language therapists, among others, are being directly recruited by the National Council for Special Education, NCSE. [24785/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: Will the Minister indicate the number of additional special class teachers in 2021, the number of special class places provided by way of additional recruitment and whether speech and language therapists, among others, are being directly recruited by the NCSE?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State and acknowledge the tremendous work she has done within the Department. Having a dedicated Minister of State with responsibility for special education was an important move. I acknowledge her announcement regarding the summer programme, which is very welcome. I want to raise an issue regarding Department of Education Circular 38/07, which outlines the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I recognise that the opening of speech and language classes is contingent on the HSE's having resources available to provide speech and language therapy to students. I emphasise the importance of this provision for parents looking to access services for their children. In a large county like Mayo, we have two dedicated speech and language...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the funding available to schools for the development or enhancement of facilities for special education; and if funding programmes such as the minor works scheme could be expanded for the improvement of special education facilities. [24784/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I wish to ask the Minister for Education to provide details of the funding available to schools for the development and enhancement of education facilities and if funding programmes such as the minor works schemes could be expanded for the improvement of special education facilities.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister. I see a great opportunity to expand the funding schemes in the Department, with specific emphasis on empowering local schools to increase their special education resources. I am thinking specifically about repurposing the minor works scheme and the summer works scheme. I am aware that the Department has increased the rate of capitalisation per special needs pupil in a...