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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Was that under the last Government also?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: The Minister outlined the impact of three decisions: to privatise Telecom Éireann, to opt for 100% coverage, and to opt for high-speed fibre broadband. How did the sale of Telecom Éireann affect where we are now in regard to decisions made on the national broadband plan?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: In regard to the options paper the Minister talked about and all the different options that were looked at, was the option of potentially looking to repurchase Eir and all of that network looked at and what was the cost involved?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Of all of those options in the options paper, was there an option that would provide 100% coverage at a lower cost than that talked about here and that can be done in the same timeframe?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Of the other companies that were involved in the earlier stages of the procurement process, was there agreement among those that fibre optic cable was the best approach?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Does the Minister have any analysis of how profitable he envisages National Broadband Ireland to be down the line?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: Who bears the initial cost of the roll-out of the fibre up the point where properties are reached and connected?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: In regard to the cost-benefit analysis, I note from the communications from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment that it questions the methodology and elements that were not allowed to be included in the cost-benefit analysis element. Will the Minister outline what elements of the perceived benefits from the national broadband plan were excluded from the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: I will come back in with other questions but I wanted to make one last point on the cost-benefit analysis. Those six would strike me as very significant benefits down the line. Is it correct that, even though they were excluded from the analysis, the analysis still showed a cost-benefit ratio of 1.3 to 1?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Data (22 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need for increased rail capacity, including the provision of additional tracks to County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22059/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (22 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of timelines for sports capital grant allocations including the large scale sport infrastructure fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to parents of children with a diagnosis of autism in County Kildare in circumstances in which their nearest ASD unit is full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22216/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a SNA for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22217/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the opportunities that will arise in healthcare provision in areas such as remote general practitioner and medical monitoring services as a result of the roll out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the anticipated expansion of the digital economy in forthcoming years; the role the national broadband plan will play in allowing Ireland to take full advantage of the opportunities of the digital economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21552/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (15 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 8. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progression of plans for new endoscopy and mental health units at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20880/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (15 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 53. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays for children on waiting lists for assessments and services with the south Kildare network disability team; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20903/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits Eligibility (14 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: 46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the process for changes to the work permits system in view of labour shortages in certain sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20608/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits Eligibility (14 May 2019)

Martin Heydon: I ask the Minister about the process for changes to the work permits system in view of labour shortages in certain sectors. This obviously is a problem linked with recovery. Following on from the work done by this and the previous Government in terms of the Action Plan for Jobs and getting people back into the workplace, we now see these new challenges where sectors are short of necessary...