Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Television Licence Fee

Timmy Dooley

542. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions taken to address non-payment of television licence fees since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48167/18]

Television Licence Fee

Timmy Dooley

543. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the forgone revenue through non-payment of television licences this year to the end of October 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48168/18]

Legislative Programme

Timmy Dooley

548. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2018; the timeline for the introduction of provisions to reduce the burden of the broadcasting levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48369/18]

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

Timmy Dooley

550. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the progress toward 2020 renewable energy targets; his plans to meet those targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48395/18]

Energy Usage

Timmy Dooley

551. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the most recent data on energy consumption; the percentage that the residential sector contributes to energy consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48396/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

158. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish the March 2017 report received from a company (details supplied) regarding the extension of concession agreements for the metropolitan area networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47441/18]

Public Procurement Contracts Data

Timmy Dooley

159. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procurement processes that have been referred by his Department to the Office of Government Procurement in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47442/18]

Public Procurement Contracts Data

Timmy Dooley

160. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of concession agreements in place between his Department and private companies since 2003; the number that have been extended for a period of three years or more; the number for which independent legal and procurement advice was commissioned; the number of these in which advice was received to not proceed with the procurement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47443/18]

Public Procurement Contracts Data

Timmy Dooley

161. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of concession agreements that have been extended to provide certainty to telecommunications service providers in the market since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47444/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Timmy Dooley

162. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the extension of the concession agreement for the metropolitan area networks followed Office of Government Procurement guidelines; if not, the reason it did not follow these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

163. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected take-up rate for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

164. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding contingency planning in the event that the national broadband plan tendering process cannot continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

165. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is provided with quarterly reports with regard to the metropolitan area networks; if so, the nature of the reports; if he will release those reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47448/18]

Print Media

Timmy Dooley

166. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position with regard to the introduction of supports for the newspaper industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47449/18]

Brexit Issues

Timmy Dooley

167. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position with regard to section 71 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and advertising provided by television channels in the context of the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47450/18]

National Broadband Plan Expenditure

Timmy Dooley

168. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the estimated cost of the national broadband plan now stands at €3 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47451/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Timmy Dooley

169. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the assistance of the Office of Government Procurement was requested with regard to the extension of the concession agreement for the MANs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47452/18]

GLAS Payments

Timmy Dooley

248. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 20 September 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive the outstanding payment in view of the fact that the error was made over a year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47307/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Timmy Dooley

354. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46705/18]

Equality Proofing of Budgets

Timmy Dooley

55. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of the introduction of equality budgeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46227/18]

Electricity Transmission Network

Timmy Dooley

219. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Celtic interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46230/18]

Departmental Reports

Timmy Dooley

220. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of the implementation of all recommendations contained within the report of the mobile phone and broadband task force. [46231/18]

Renewable Energy Incentives

Timmy Dooley

221. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions taken to apply for state aid with regard to the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46234/18]

National Car Test Data

Timmy Dooley

234. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of NCTs provided for electric vehicle users from 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46228/18]

Motor Tax Exemptions

Timmy Dooley

235. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of a waiver for motor tax on electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46229/18]

EU Issues

Timmy Dooley

48. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance his most recent engagement with his EU counterparts on the proposed digital tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45975/18]

General Practitioner Services

Timmy Dooley

703. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if a full medical card covers the cost of a blood test at a general practitioners in which the general practitioner has agreed and signed a patient's medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45544/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Timmy Dooley

723. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital bed for home care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45680/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

811. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the extension of the concession agreement for the metropolitan area networks was discussed by his predecessor with representatives of a company (details supplied) in the context of discussions surrounding the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44698/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

812. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which the extension of the concession agreement for the metropolitan area networks, MANs, was decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44699/18]

Public Service Obligation Levy Yield

Timmy Dooley

832. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funds raised through the public service obligation levy on electricity customers for the period October 2017 to September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45290/18]

Public Service Obligation Levy Yield

Timmy Dooley

833. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funds provided for the generation of electricity from peat within the 2017-2018 public service obligation levy for electricity customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45291/18]

National Broadband Plan Data

Timmy Dooley

858. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has finalised an estimated cost for the national broadband plan; if this cost is €3 billion; if there are a range of estimated costs; the scenarios associated with these different costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45551/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

866. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes which are passed but not connected to high speed broadband under the concession agreement announced on 6 August 2017; the number of these homes that have requested a connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45850/18]

Library Services Data

Timmy Dooley

1006. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of libraries with access to high-speed broadband; the number of libraries with connection speeds above 30 Mbps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45573/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Timmy Dooley

468. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment in Croom Hospital, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43790/18]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Timmy Dooley

493. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an ANC payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

521. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the terms of reference for the review of the national broadband plan tender process to be conducted by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43350/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

522. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will conduct a review of the relationship between his Department, a person (details supplied) and a company in the context of the extension of a concession agreement for the metropolitan area networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43351/18]

Departmental Meetings

Timmy Dooley

523. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if officials met representatives of a fund in the context of the sale of the shares of a company (details supplied); the nature of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43352/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

524. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will conduct a review of the relationship between a person (details supplied) and his Department on issues not related to the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43353/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

525. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a timeline for the completion of a review (details supplied) of the tendering process for the national broadband plan. [43354/18]

Climate Change Policy

Timmy Dooley

526. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of actions taken to tackle climate change since February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43355/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

527. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the remaining bidder in the national broadband plan has not broken protocols with regard to interactions with his Department; the actions he will undertake if the bidder was found to have broken these protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43356/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

528. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will release the pricing review of the metropolitan area networks; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43357/18]

Freedom of Information Data

Timmy Dooley

529. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received regarding a concession agreement with a company (details supplied); the number granted; the number refused; the number granted following the intervention of the Office of the Information Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43358/18]

Freedom of Information Data

Timmy Dooley

530. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests received regarding the national broadband #plan; the number granted; the number refused; the number granted following the intervention of the Office of the Information Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43359/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

531. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for the continuation of a review (details supplied) of the national broadband plan and the tendering process in parallel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43360/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

532. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of all meetings which took place between representatives of the national broadband plan tender team and bid teams; the issues discussed; if he will release the minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43361/18]

Proposed Legislation

Timmy Dooley

533. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan Bill; and his plans to pass this Bill in advance of awarding the national broadband plan contract. [43375/18]