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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of publicly funded tenders since 2007 that have required additional public moneys allocated to them without the tender process having to be restarted; and the amounts that were allocated in tabular form. [1260/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 548. To ask the Minister for Health if full care day service and respite care will be sanctioned for a person (details supplied). [54078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 896. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status and timeline of completion of the N73 national secondary road realignment. [54128/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 952. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to announce the results of allocations under the sports capital project. [1590/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 997. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made on her plans for a nationwide childcare scheme. [1592/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites Data (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 1148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites in a towns (details supplied) that have been levied with the derelict sites levy. [1020/19]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Apologies have been received from Deputy Dara Murphy and Senator Wilson. The usual proviso applies in respect of mobile phones, etc. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some matters before resuming in public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: The first petition for consideration is Petition No. P00041/18.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I propose that we forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the petitioner and close the petition. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition for consideration is Petition No. P00043/18. It is proposed that we forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Health to the petitioner and close the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: There is a proposal that we would discuss this further. What we have are the latest responses from the Department of Justice and Equality. The gaming and lotteries (amendment) Bill is still with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The general scheme of the gambling control Bill gives rise to the intention to establish an independent regulatory authority. There is arguably robust...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

Seán Sherlock: There is a suggestion. In the context of the petition, which we have agreed is to remain open, I now propose that we formally write to the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, and ask if he would appear before the committee to discuss some of the responses that have come from the Department of Justice and Equality and take it from there. Is that agreed? Agreed. Moving on to petition No....

Promoting Cycling: Motion [Private Members] (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: In the few moments I have, I will refer to the Minister's speech where he talked about how there has been a particular problem in Dublin regarding some of the larger signature projects. He went on to say that those problems arise because of different reasons that make them trickier to solve but he did not articulate what those problems are or what he proposes to do. There was a certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I want to talk about community-owned energy projects and community initiatives. Why is it taking so long for community energy projects and community energy initiatives to get connections to the grid? I am hearing stories of projects which have been waiting for seven to ten years. Why has this not been sorted out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: If a community energy project comes into being within the next six months, how long will it reasonably take it to get onto the grid, in light of what has just been said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Melvin could provide a real-time analysis of what is happening but it is arguable that what he describes is theoretical. Is the RESS live now and what is the expectation for a community energy project in rural Cork, for example, if it started tomorrow?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: There are different pieces to the jigsaw.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Assuming they do under the RESS, the commission will regulate them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Okay. There is much talk of the front end of what consumers will see and the choices they might have relating to energy supply into their homes. That is fine and wonderful. I have had some briefing from the ESB about smart metering. I want to get to the back end. If we are going to encourage a move towards renewables, we need to hear from the CRU about how it will unlock the regulatory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: If everything fits into place, could the timeline be reduced from seven to ten years, to a shorter but still reasonable expectation? What is that reasonable expectation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Could I have a range?