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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (14 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362, 363 and 380 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to support the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy for raising the Whitegate boil water notice issue. The issue of safe drinking water has national and local importance. I appreciate Deputy Stanton's concerns for the communities affected. The Deputy will appreciate that the operation of Whitegate regional public water supply is a matter for Uisce Éireann, which has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I again thank Deputy Nolan for raising this important matter on behalf of Charleville National School and for giving me the opportunity again to reassure the House that the Department of Education is committed to the accelerated provision of this modular accommodation to meet the urgent school accommodation needs. It is important that the officials in the Department of Education continue to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: Go raibh maith agat. I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter and for providing the opportunity to outline to the House the current position with Tubber National School on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. Deputy Crowe has been a real advocate in relation to the concerns and issues raised in his own constituency in County Clare. I refer to the current position of an...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I want to acknowledge and thank all those who have contributed to this evening's debate. I want to echo the comments made earlier by the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and reassert the Government's commitment to tackling the challenge in the housing sector. We know the challenges are having a real impact on people's lives and on the nation as a whole. We understand the urgency and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: Thank you very much, a Chathaoirligh. I also thank Senator Burke for his warm welcome. I look forward to working with them and their colleagues in Seanad Éireann. This is an important matter and I welcome the opportunity to outline the current position on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth. Over the past two decades Ireland has made significant progress in moving...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Senator for the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister for Health on this important issue for the people of the mid-west region. He recognises that there are significant pressures at UHL. He and the Government have undertaken sustained investment in this hospital and in capacity across the entire mid-west region's health system. There are currently two MRI scanners...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank Senator Garvey and recognise the concerns she has raised on behalf of people in the mid-west region who are trying to access these essential services. I will bring the questions she raised back to the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and his officials. As already advised, significant capital investment has been made by the Government to expand the radiology department at...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Policy (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank Senator Keogan for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. As the Senator will be aware, the Attorney General provides legal advice to the Government and this advice is subject to legal professional privilege in the same way as the legal advice provided to a private client by any solicitor or barrister. The proper operation of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Policy (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank Senator Keogan. I appreciate the points she raised. On behalf of the Minister, I assure her that the Irish Constitution requires that the pact will come before both TDs and Senators, and that is exactly what is going to happen. There will be full debates in the Dáil and Seanad and it will also be discussed at the joint committee. As with all new legislation, the Bill will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank Senator Gallagher for bringing this Commencement matter before the House. I am taking it on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee. A central element of delivering on the zero tolerance goal of the third national strategy is the establishment of a statutory domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, DSGBV, agency, and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, was delighted...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I will convey the Senator's frustration, disappointment and anger back to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, on this very important issue. I wish to reassure the Senator that the Department of Transport, the NTA and the operators will work to ensure they optimise deployment of resources across the public transport network to match changing passenger demand patterns. This will be reviewed and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (23 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356, 363, 375, 380 and 381 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 to 214, inclusive, together. The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People, which are 80% funded by my...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: Amendments Nos. 936 to 939, inclusive, propose to amend the TPO provision in section 205 of the Bill to provide that a TPO can be made by resolution of the members in addition to being capable of being made by the planning authority; that a TPO "shall" be made rather than "may" be made where it appears necessary; that a person can apply to the planning authority seeking a TPO to be amended or...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: We will look at that and bring forward a response.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the additional accommodation project aimed at supporting a school (details supplied) given that it is 52 months since the project was approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16359/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does...