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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (4 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 388. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Climate Action Plan 2019 excludes recommendations from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action in relation to a just transition for affected industries; and if a stand-alone and independently led task force will be established to facilitate a social dialogue with relevant stakeholders...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Fine Gael builders.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: It is all just politics. There is nothing about the children. Suffer little children.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: They eventually bought them out when matters improved. That was the model.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if equality of allowances for all apprenticeships will be sought in Budget 2020; the estimated cost for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28673/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled by apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28674/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28675/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28676/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: 355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an income guidelines review for social housing is underway; if so, when an outcome is likely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28331/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: We appreciate that. We would be sitting in August.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Will Mr. Mulligan take less than half an hour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the delegates for their comprehensive presentation. It was certainly more comprehensive than the initial response of the Department to the presentation made by Eir to the committee last week. The Taoiseach told the Dáil that Eir's offer of €1 billion was the result of not including VAT or connection charges, which was subsequently proved to be incorrect. Somebody in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps the Secretary General might provide that information for the committee in written form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: We have heard quite a lot of it already. The Department is responsible to the taxpayer. Taxpayers and the people awaiting broadband may be coming to the realisation that the procurement process is taking such a long time because of the complexities involved. Does Mr. Griffin agree that it is mission creep beyond belief-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: -----to the extent that it will cost an additional €2 billion to put in place a superstructure around a project costing €1 billion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: Before Mr. Griffin contests anything, he should take certain matters into account. Are there issues with the 300,000 homes that have been passed, some of which have been connected, under the arrangement the Department had with Eir? Is he satisfied with what Eir delivered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I understand that. I will try to short-circuit things. Eir introduced the notion of a universal service obligation when its representatives appeared before the committee. They cited examples of the extension of a universal service obligation. The State has an obligation agreement with Eir that connects to every home in the country that wants to be connected with copper wire. If the model...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: I remain unclear as to why a USO is not possible now. Mr. Ó hÓbáin has said that it can only be used at a later stage where the market has already been satisfied. We are proposing to satisfy the requirement by State intervention. Surely a USO comes into play when it is needed due to State intervention. If we were to leave the NBP aside for the moment and we looked again at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: It was welcomed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: The truth of it is that, because of the rules as they exist, that could not form part of the policy.