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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 217. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application for a person (details supplied) will be processed on time for an intended travel date of 13 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36913/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: The Minister spoke about the magnitude of the scheme and we cannot but agree with him. It is a major scheme. It is important that it is underpinned by legislation. Deputy McHugh also spoke about the magnitude of the scheme, which is at €2.4 billion. Of course, we are only starting. Does anybody sitting here really think it will cost just €2.4 billion? It will cost an awful...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: I will continue on the issue of 100% redress. The Minister was not at the meeting of the joint committee that day but, certainly, the officials to whom he is now speaking were there when we were repeatedly told that it was not going to be 100% redress simply because of inflation if nothing else. There has been considerable price inflation in the period since the prices for which this scheme...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: Like the previous speaker, I question whether the State is going to get value for money, to the extent that it is going to expend money. Of course, the affected homeowners are going to have to add to the money if they can and if they cannot, I do not what they are going to do because of this ban on downsizing. How is the scheme going to result in value for money if this money is expended on...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: I join with previous speakers in questioning the manner in which this legislation is being put through. I appreciate that Bills have to be passed but we spend so much time on statements and now we have two hours to debate this. I understand the Government needs to save money and I understand the Opposition cannot put forward an amendment that costs money. We all accept that. It is in the...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: No, but the Minister might be able to explain how it would cost the State more money. The amendment was ruled out on the basis that it would cost the State money. Somebody somewhere thinks it would cost the State more money if we stopped people building a smaller house. The same amount of money would be made available to them but they would build a smaller house with it. It would be...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: The CRH share price is remarkably stable and is outperforming other share prices on the ISEQ index. Is this anything to do with the fact that we are going to pass a Bill in this House this week - it is going to be guillotined - that will transfer all the cost of all the remediation of all the dodgy dealings in quarries for decades in Ireland to the Exchequer? There will be no come back....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: You need to talk about it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: That is not what the Bill does.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 356. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received and considered an application in respect of funding for a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the national broadband plan; the number of properties surveyed; the number of properties passed; the number of properties connected; if these figures will be provided for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Clare; the number of properties surveyed, passed and connected, respectively, in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Airport Security (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost of the additional Garda presence at Dublin Airport on the weekend beginning 4 June 2022 to supervise the security queues through departures has been reimbursed to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 279. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite three family passports for persons (details supplied) in County Clare given that the passport applications were received by the Passport Office on 4 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Airport Security (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 323. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the cost of training the Defence Forces to help with security at Dublin Airport and putting them on standby for same will be reimbursed to the Exchequer. [36130/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Airport Security (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 331. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to the Exchequer of training the Defence Forces to help with security at Dublin Airport and putting them on standby for same; and if that cost will be reimbursed to his Department by the Dublin Airport Authority. [36129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Airport Security (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the Exchequer of the additional Garda presence at Dublin Airport on the weekend beginning 4 June 2022 to supervise the security queues through departures; and if that cost was reimbursed to her Department by the Dublin Airport Authority. [36128/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (5 Jul 2022)

Michael McNamara: 681. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) is not being provided in a timely manner with their medical notes relating to a procedure that they underwent on 6 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35513/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Michael McNamara: I welcome that the Bill is finally being brought before Dáil Éireann. It is clearly a step in the right direction. Very few of us can imagine what it must be like for those who have been in the situation that affects homeowners in Clare, Mayo, Donegal and other parts of the State. These people are struggling to pay mortgages. Everyone is struggling to pay their mortgage and it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (30 Jun 2022)

Michael McNamara: 5. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the agreement of improved pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35179/22]