Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Broadband Plan Data

Timmy Dooley

170. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the documents he plans to publish upon the awarding of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7262/19]

National Broadband Plan Data

Timmy Dooley

171. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated workforce required to roll out the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

172. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to publish a map of broadband coverage blackspots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7264/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

173. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a deadline for the provision of high-speed broadband in dark blue areas of the national broadband plan has been put in place; if this was in place in the past; the rationale if there is no deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7265/19]

Fuel Allowance Expenditure

Timmy Dooley

147. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of an increase in fuel allowance for those who qualify in order to neutralise the impact of a €5, €10, €15 and €20 increase in the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6267/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

362. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have an assessment for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6355/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Timmy Dooley

566. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the establishment of 11 high-level interdepartmental teams that will develop actions to step up Ireland’s response to climate change in the context of the all-of-Government climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6266/19]

Broadband Service Provision

Timmy Dooley

573. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [6325/19]

Health and Safety Regulations

Timmy Dooley

101. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in rectifying deficiencies in the ESB safety procedures identified by the Health and Safety Authority; the timeline for the completion of corrective action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5820/19]

Visa Applications

Timmy Dooley

289. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visa offices here and abroad, respectively; the number of staff employed in each; the cost and benefits of each office; the number of applications processed by each office in 2018; the training given to visa officers before and during their assignments; if all relevant documentation, legislation, guidelines and support is provided to each visa officer to ensure consistency and fairness both to the officers and the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5572/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

362. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5186/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

438. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Clare will have an assessment and ultrasound in the urology department of University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5564/19]

Health Strategies

Timmy Dooley

186. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the results arising for respiratory disease sufferers who have benefitted from the warmth and well-being scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4863/19]

Departmental Schemes

Timmy Dooley

206. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes upgraded under the warmth and well-being scheme per annum since its inception; the average cost per home; and the amount spent to date under the scheme. [4862/19]

Illegal Dumping

Timmy Dooley

207. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the 2018 anti-illegal dumping initiative by county; the number of successful applicants by county; the amount distributed to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4864/19]

Illegal Dumping

Timmy Dooley

208. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent under the 2017 anti-dumping initiative specifically on information and communications technology enforcement tools such as CCTV and drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4865/19]

Illegal Dumping

Timmy Dooley

209. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the 2017 anti-illegal dumping initiative by county; the number of successful applicants by county; the amount distributed by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4866/19]

Forestry Data

Timmy Dooley

218. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry felling and planting licence applications awaiting a decision; the details of the backlog; the number of weeks applicants have been waiting for a decision in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/19]

Forestry Sector

Timmy Dooley

219. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a delay of more than 12 months in employing archaeologists in the Forest Service; the number of archeologists that will commence employment and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4522/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

291. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) waiting more than two years will be assessed for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3901/19]

National Broadband Plan

Timmy Dooley

1. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the completion of the tendering process for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Timmy Dooley

3. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address freshwater temperatures in view of increased fish mortality rates in summer 2018. [3369/19]

Mining Industry

Timmy Dooley

8. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the identification of further unidentified sinkholes in view of the identification of a further sinkhole on a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3367/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

17. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3365/19]

Waste Management

Timmy Dooley

34. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of an independent waste regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3368/19]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Timmy Dooley

44. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the restoration of post-graduate grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/19]

School Services Staff

Timmy Dooley

67. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the remuneration of school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2723/19]

Illegal Dumping

Timmy Dooley

519. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent by each local authority in 2018 on cleaning up illegally disposed waste. [2863/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Timmy Dooley

151. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over two years will have a knee assessed by an orthopaedic consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/19]

Electric Vehicle Grants

Timmy Dooley

215. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person (details supplied) who bought a 100% electric vehicle and applied for a grant was refused funding despite the vehicle complying with the conditions of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2068/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Timmy Dooley

265. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses, apartments and accommodation units owned or leased by Clare County Council as vacant social housing stock; the length of time each unit has been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2060/19]

VAT Rate Increases

Timmy Dooley

116. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance if VAT on hairdressing services is increasing on 1 January 2019; if so, the amount by which; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53485/18]

GLAS Payments

Timmy Dooley

429. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 173 of 20 September 2018 and 248 of 14 November 2018, when the farmer will receive the outstanding payment in view of the fact that the error was made well over a year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53616/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Timmy Dooley

46. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for completion of the tendering process for the national broadband plan. [53418/18]

Post Office Closures

Timmy Dooley

48. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process to review decisions to close rural post offices undertaken by An Post; the number of reviews and successful reviews, respectively, which have been completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53419/18]

Climate Change Policy

Timmy Dooley

50. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the United Nations climate summit in Katowice. [53443/18]

National Broadband Plan Data

Timmy Dooley

76. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the completion of tenders submitted for the national broadband plan. [53177/18]

Bord na Móna

Timmy Dooley

80. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made on the application for EU funds to aid affected Bord na Móna workers in their transition into new employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53180/18]

Post Office Closures

Timmy Dooley

85. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process to review decisions to close rural post offices undertaken by An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53178/18]

Electricity Generation

Timmy Dooley

92. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the development of facilities to support the sale of electricity back to the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53179/18]

Energy Efficiency

Timmy Dooley

104. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific actions he has taken to address split incentives for landlords and tenants as it relates to retrofitting for rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53181/18]

Biofuel Availability

Timmy Dooley

501. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of used cooking oil used in the production of biodiesel here annually; the volume of used cooking oil collected; and the volume of such oil that was imported by country of origin since 2010, in tabular form. [52742/18]

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Timmy Dooley

524. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if applications can be made by a business to the eel fisherpersons support scheme in cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53212/18]

Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group

Timmy Dooley

525. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the establishment of regulation for the household waste collection market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53213/18]

State Examinations Commission

Timmy Dooley

179. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all honours mathematics leaving certificate examination correctors for the leaving certificate in 2018 were qualified honours mathematics teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51567/18]

State Examinations

Timmy Dooley

180. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the case of a person (details supplied) is resolved in a similar manner in order to ensure fairness and equity in the third level education sector in view of a recent case at another college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51572/18]

Postal Codes

Timmy Dooley

421. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to delays in the provision of Eircodes to new or existing addresses; if this is preventing the roll out of FTTH or FTTC connections; the length of the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51693/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

Timmy Dooley

269. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the opening of RESS-1 and RESS-2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51097/18]

Horse Sport Ireland

Timmy Dooley

516. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant supports available to assist the breeding of sport horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50229/18]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Timmy Dooley

547. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which he oversees the metropolitan area networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50189/18]