Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

537. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for not including conversations between the CEO of a company (details supplied) and his predecessor in a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Timmy Dooley

538. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the planned roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband to 115,000 premises in Ballinasloe, Roscommon town, Manorhamilton and a further six towns in County Donegal, as launched on 7 September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/18]

Waste Tyre Disposal

Timmy Dooley

545. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if support will be provided for the once-off collection and recycling of farm tyre waste in the remaining counties where a collection service has not taken place to support the sustainable and environmentally friendly management of this waste stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/18]

Farm Waste Disposal

Timmy Dooley

546. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will reallocate the unspent funds that were to be used for the 2018 farm hazardous waste collection centres to support the completion of the nationwide collection and recycling of farm tyre waste. [43665/18]

Farm Waste Disposal

Timmy Dooley

547. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that the farm hazardous waste collection centres will resume in 2019 in view of their success in the collection and recycling of hazardous waste on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43666/18]

National Broadband Plan Funding

Timmy Dooley

553. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital funding allocated for the national broadband plan in budgets 2013 to 2019; the projected allocation for capital expenditure for the national broadband plan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43857/18]

National Broadband Plan Funding

Timmy Dooley

554. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding allocated for the national broadband plan in budgets in each of the years 2013 to 2019; the projected allocation for current expenditure for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43858/18]

National Broadband Plan Funding

Timmy Dooley

555. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funds set aside for the completion of the national broadband plan to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43859/18]

National Broadband Plan Funding

Timmy Dooley

556. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funds spent on the national broadband plan from its announcement in 2013 to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43860/18]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Timmy Dooley

600. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeline for the release of information on the mobile coverage blackspots pilot project to encompass all 31 local authority areas expanded in March 2018; if a map of blackspots will be made available; the actions he will take to address these blackspots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43657/18]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Timmy Dooley

601. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the terms of reference, membership and progress of the working group to explore the feasibility of developing a standardised policy for accessing and utilising State assets for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure established in March 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43658/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Timmy Dooley

602. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeline for the completion of the review of the role of broadband offices; if this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/18]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Timmy Dooley

603. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department is informed of planning applications made for mobile infrastructure; if so, the process by which his Department is informed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43660/18]

Languages Programme

Timmy Dooley

712. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants awarded to Irish summer colleges outside of the Gaeltacht in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43296/18]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Reports

Timmy Dooley

26. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the report of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on the operation of the household waste collection market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37632/18]

Afforestation Programme

Timmy Dooley

244. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will accept an alternative land parcel (details supplied) in circumstances in which a replanting order has been issued on good farmland that has been reclaimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43133/18]

Wastewater Treatment

Timmy Dooley

339. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, guidelines on set-back distances of buffer zones from urban wastewater treatment plants serving a population equivalent of 1,000 or more and 2,000 or more that are in place and which take highly sensitive receptors such as school and preschool children into account (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/18]

Garda Deployment

Timmy Dooley

11. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42411/18]

Waste Management

Timmy Dooley

549. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if support for the once-off collection and recycling of farm tyre waste in the remaining counties where a collection service has not taken place will be provided; if the sustainable and environmentally friendly management of this waste stream will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42143/18]

Waste Management Regulations

Timmy Dooley

550. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of a waste regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42144/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Timmy Dooley

551. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of meetings and the dates of meetings at which he met representatives of a company (details supplied); if minutes of these meetings were taken; if he will release these minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42145/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

552. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date for the publication of the review of State-owned fibre networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42146/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

559. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a review conducted of the metropolitan area networks will be published; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42323/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

1. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41459/18]

Post Office Closures

Timmy Dooley

3. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a public service obligation for post offices in areas in which these post office are set to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41206/18]

Mining Industry

Timmy Dooley

25. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the monitoring and actions to be taken to address the opening of a sinkhole at Magheracloone, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41210/18]

Environmental Policy

Timmy Dooley

28. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of use of single use plastics in public buildings; the likely environmental impact of a ban in public buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41208/18]

Waste Management

Timmy Dooley

36. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the speed of the roll-out of brown bins for organic waste in view of a recent Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41207/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

192. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the monitoring undertaken of the roll-out of broadband in the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

193. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the deadline for the roll-out of broadband to the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; if a previous deadline was in place; if this deadline was reviewed; the reason for the review; the changes to each deadline put in place since publication of the map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/18]

Autism Support Services

Timmy Dooley

232. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to reduce costs for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in view of the recent publication of a report which indicates a significant financial burden for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41431/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Timmy Dooley

286. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) who is on the waiting list for three years will have hip surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40862/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Timmy Dooley

326. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have knee surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41031/18]

Naturalisation Applications

Timmy Dooley

267. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a review of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39487/18]

Mining Industry

Timmy Dooley

513. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the response to the opening of a sinkhole at Magheracloone, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39865/18]

Mining Industry

Timmy Dooley

514. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements in place for the monitoring of disused or historic mines that may develop a risk of causing the development of sinkholes or other forms of subsidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39866/18]

Mining Industry

Timmy Dooley

515. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position with regard to the identification and monitoring of potential sinkholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/18]

Mining Industry

Timmy Dooley

516. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the location of closed or abandoned mines; the nature or designation of each mine, for example, open or shaft; the date on which an inspection or site visit was last carried out or reported to his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39868/18]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Timmy Dooley

570. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when there will be an outcome to a review of an application by a person (details supplied) for funding under the strand 3 natural outdoor play area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39918/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

216. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the members and partners of the consortium which has submitted a tender for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38987/18]

Telecommunications Services Data

Timmy Dooley

217. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of a composite national coverage map by the Commission for Communications Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/18]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

218. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the only remaining bidder for the national broadband plan is a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/18]

Telecommunications Services Data

Timmy Dooley

227. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the provision of a map of blackspots in mobile coverage undertaken by the mobile phone and broadband task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38989/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

266. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have cataract surgery on both eyes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38326/18]

GLAS Payments

Timmy Dooley

390. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is acceptable that a GLAS 2017 payment for a person (details supplied) is delayed as a result of a Department approved commonage manager failing to submit a commonage management plan on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38511/18]

GLAS Payments

Timmy Dooley

173. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the outstanding payment on GLAS 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38088/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

107. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 10 July 2018, his views on whether it is acceptable that a person awaiting knee surgery with a referral graded as urgent has been informed the person will have to wait for up to 30 months for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37961/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

109. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health further to his replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 606 of 12 June 2018 and 275 of 3 July 2018, when a person (details supplied) will have the surgery in view of the fact the person has already been on a waiting list for this procedure for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37966/18]

Post Office Closures

Timmy Dooley

42. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it is acceptable that a minimum of 159 post offices will imminently close; and the steps he will take to restore viability to the An Post network. [37875/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

44. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan process; and the dates by which construction of the broadband network will commence and be completed. [37876/18]