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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: Has the Department considered putting that Garda legal aid advice scheme on a statutory basis? Is that something that is being thought about?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (9 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: Going back to the accommodation centres to house asylum seekers, I know that, in 2020, the Department informed the committee that it had begun a regional recruitment process. This was due to be completed in quarter two of 2020 but the onset of Covid has delayed the process. Does the Department have an estimated time for when that will be completed?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: I want to thank our witnesses for joining us today and for taking the time out to speak to us about this important topic. Recently, in my own constituency of Mayo, the "Wild Mountain Thyme" production was filmed on location outside Ballina in the village of Crossmolina, which caused excitement among locals. The film was screened in October and it was fantastic for the region and the area....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of life assurance providers delaying coverage to those with a 100% loading due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41366/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for a decision on the approval of the construction of a 22-unit social housing development at Lios na Circe, Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41367/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Addiction Treatment Services (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 791. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated in 2020 and planned for 2021 to support services for the treatment of addictions, including alcohol addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42126/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Promotion (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 792. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review progress and renew the Healthy Ireland strategy where necessary, given that we are now seven years into the Healthy Ireland planned timeframe of 2013-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42127/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 793. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide temporary discretionary medical cards to all cancer patients to offset medical charges for their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42128/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 794. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to issue medical cards or general practitioner visit cards to patients who have a listed long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biocidal Products (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the approval of a biocidal product notification on products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41368/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: I thank the witnesses for taking time to attend. It is a very important session, so that is much appreciated. My questions are for Mr. Noble in regard to the new model of assessing children. If he were Minister, what would he identify as the unnecessary obstacles and barriers that need to be removed immediately? What are the key changes that should be implemented, possibly with less...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: It is astonishing for the committee to hear about the real-life experiences being dealt with in the courts. In my constituency of Mayo, the demand for speech and language and occupational therapists is enormous. Do we get value for money by throwing money at it? Can we recruit the specialists to meet the significant demand from families and parents? Do we have a response to this in any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (3 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: We understand that the CE scheme is used as a stepping stone back to employment and that positions are neither full time nor sustainable over a long period of time. I am aware that the former Minister, now Senator Doherty, agreed to an interdepartmental group, IDG, to explore social inclusion schemes. The current Minister previously mentioned that she recently chaired a group meeting. Can...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (3 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 8. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the number of places on community employment, CE, schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39720/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (3 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: What are the Minister of State's plans to increase the number of places on the CE scheme? Will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (3 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I recognise the full value of the CE schemes, especially for participants in rural communities. They provide vital social and community services that otherwise could not be afforded by many organisations. These include childcare, including early childhood care, environmental and resource work, bus driving, caretaking and other work of this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (3 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the increase to the fuel allowance payment will take effect; the number of persons in County Mayo who will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39721/20]

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the Chairman's statement. The Committee of Public Accounts is one of the most important and effective of the parliamentary committees. The Chairman's actions have impacted on the work of the committee, especially given his privileged position as the Chair. The public see accountability as a moral construct which is only achieved when public officials serve with the commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (2 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of work undertaken by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly in view of the European Commission official downgrade of the Northern and Western region from a More Developed Region to a Transition Region post-2020; and the way in which he is planning to administer the estimated €1 billion in European Structural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Dec 2020)

Alan Dillon: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide funding for replacement dispensing units to schools impacted by the recall of a sanitiser (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40536/20]