Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

396. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will embark on an advertising campaign for the national broadband plan in advance of the beginning of the roll-out of fibre; if so, the nature of the campaign; the budget for the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48929/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Jack Chambers

463. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of efforts to address the pension issues for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors based on the 2008 Labour Court recommendation and in view of the Fianna Fáil motion on the issue, which was passed by Dáil Éireann in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48591/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

48. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019. [48197/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48187/19]

Passport Applications Administration

Jack Chambers

73. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a passport by a person (details supplied) will be expedited due to extenuating circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48112/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

75. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48191/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

92. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48190/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

131. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48188/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

157. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48194/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

172. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by her Department to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48183/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

208. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48192/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

236. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48182/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

260. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48185/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

262. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm that his Department has agreed to remove already connected premises from the intervention area of the national broadband plan. [48227/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

263. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm that further commitment agreements entered into in the intervention area of the national broadband plan would be in line with those set down in managing the high speed broadband map and the previous commitment agreements entered into by commercial operators.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48228/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

264. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to add additional unbuilt premises to the intervention area of the national broadband plan; the reason these premises were not included in previous maps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

287. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48198/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

301. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by her Department to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48184/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

311. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48196/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

327. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by her Department to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48189/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

363. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by his Department to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48193/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Jack Chambers

380. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date, subject and attendees of each meeting to date in 2019 she has attended with NGOs on the subject of biodiversity. [48181/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Jack Chambers

381. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent on bottled water and disposable coffee cups by her Department to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48186/19]

Commemorative Events

Jack Chambers

108. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the commemoration for fallen service men and women which was due to take place on 8 November 2019 was cancelled; when it will be rescheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47332/19]

White Paper on Defence

Jack Chambers

110. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the progress made in the implementation of each of the 88 projects under the White Paper on Defence in tabular form; the number of projects commenced and the date on which they commenced; the number completed; the proposed starting date for those that have not been initiated; and the timeframe for completion. [47840/19]

Public Service Pay Commission Reports

Jack Chambers

111. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made in those actions in the high-level plan to implement the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on recruitment and retention issues in the Permanent Defence Force that are due for immediate implementation and those due for implementation in the short-term in tabular form. [47841/19]

Respite Care Services Funding

Jack Chambers

393. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene to ensure a respite centre for persons with disabilities (details supplied) will not close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47414/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

508. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of operator submissions and-or operators referred to the European Commission to determine whether state aid issues arise in the context of a mapping exercise for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47101/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

509. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his attention was drawn to the fact that commercial operators were of the view they can provide broadband to 137,000 premises included in the national broadband plan. [47102/19]

National Broadband Plan Expenditure

Jack Chambers

510. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on consultancy fees for the national broadband plan to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47106/19]

National Broadband Plan Expenditure

Jack Chambers

511. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on advertising across each platform for the national broadband plan to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47107/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

512. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the national broadband plan is compliant with EU guideline 2013/C 25/01; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47108/19]

National Broadband Plan

Jack Chambers

517. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if commercial operators have signed a declaration that they will enter into a commitment agreement with the Department within the intervention area of the national broadband plan in 2019; if commercial operators have expressed an interest in entering into such a commitment agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47281/19]

Broadcasting Sector

Jack Chambers

521. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the number of hours of original Irish content that has been produced by Irish independent production companies over the past 11 years for RTÉ has halved; the impact this has had on the sustainability and growth of the independent production sector; the actions he has taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47409/19]

Appointments to State Boards

Jack Chambers

522. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which he approved the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the board of EirGrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47413/19]

Energy Schemes

Jack Chambers

524. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of approval letters issued to those households whose applications for the SEAI pilot deep retrofit scheme were received before the deadline but did not go through the process for consideration; the number that have now been approved following his decision to consider these applications; the number that have not been approved; the reason applications were approved or refused, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47535/19]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Jack Chambers

530. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a review of pricing and access arrangements for metropolitan area networks, MANs, which was referred to the Commission for Communications Regulation in February 2019. [47860/19]

Broadcasting Service Provision

Jack Chambers

680. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the number of hours of original Irish content that has been produced by Irish independent production companies over the past 11 years for RTÉ has halved; the impact this has had on the sustainability and growth of the independent production sector here; the actions she has taken to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47410/19]

Broadcasting Sector

Jack Chambers

681. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her role in relation to supporting independent producers of content which is aired on RTÉ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47411/19]

Departmental Bodies Data

Jack Chambers

682. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the institutions which are under her remit; the procedures in place to appoint persons to the board of each of the institutions; the appointments made to boards under the remit of her Department since January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47412/19]

Prescriptions Data

Jack Chambers

139. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if changes have been made to the way in which prescription medication is dispensed in pharmacies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47038/19]

Departmental Funding

Jack Chambers

198. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports, funding schemes and grants which are available to non-governmental environmental and conservation organisations; the updates to same made in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46770/19]

Departmental Funding

Jack Chambers

209. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports, funding schemes and grants which are available to non-governmental environmental and conservation organisations; the updates to same made in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46771/19]

Departmental Funding

Jack Chambers

232. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports, funding schemes and grants which are available to non-governmental environmental and conservation organisations; the updates to same made in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46769/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Jack Chambers

85. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach the role his Department is playing in the winter ready campaign; the expenditure his Department will incur in this campaign; and the details of expenditure on external consultancy and advertising or communication. [46636/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Jack Chambers

91. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role his Department is playing in the winter ready campaign; the expenditure his Department will incur in this campaign; and the details of expenditure on external consultancy and advertising or communication. [46626/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Jack Chambers

116. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role his Department is playing in the winter ready campaign; the expenditure his Department will incur in this campaign; and the details of expenditure on external consultancy and advertising or communication. [46630/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Jack Chambers

135. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the role his Department is playing in the winter ready campaign; the expenditure his Department will incur in this campaign; and the details of expenditure on external consultancy and advertising or communication. [46629/19]

Public Sector Pensions Legislation

Jack Chambers

143. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering changes to the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46214/19]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Jack Chambers

151. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department is playing in the winter ready campaign; the expenditure his Department will incur in this campaign; and the details of expenditure on external consultancy and advertising or communication. [46634/19]