151. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the status of granting the final approval for an extension at a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the average timeline involved in granting final approvals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4710/22]
83. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a school extension at a special needs school (details supplied); the remaining steps in the approval process; the average timelines for those steps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4709/22]
378. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if another round of the Connected Hubs Fund is planned; if so, when the fund will open for applications; the level of funding that will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4157/22]
150. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the policy document, Civil Defence – Towards 2030; if consideration will be given to greater resourcing of its emergency response efforts and particularly in assisting during times of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3793/22]
108. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Defence if funding has been provided to organisations working with former Defence Forces and ex-service personnel; if so, the way the funding is being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/22]
67. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals to reduce the waiting time for passport applications; if additional resources are being allocated for improving waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/22]
54. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken to link-in with the local diaspora for the Consulate General for the North of England; if consideration is being given to the use of a building which housed an Irish club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/22]
276. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new MICA redress scheme will result in any upfront costs for homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/22]
69. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work under way to ensure that each local authority has a dedicated officer or officers to work on reducing housing vacancy rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3050/22]
329. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State backed incentives and schemes that are available for young farmers; and the additional measures planned for young farmers in the next CAP. [2840/22]
313. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force, in particular the youth mental health pathfinder project; if a pathfinder team is now in place; if so, the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2844/22]
312. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department and the HSE are providing to address the backlog in ophthalmology waiting lists for children: if his Department is considering empowering community optometrists to treat children over eight years of age in the public system for a specific period; and if not, if he plans to build capacity to address the waiting lists. [2843/22]
230. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way local authorities such as Mayo County Council will implement important objectives of housing policy outlined with Housing for All to deliver an affordable housing scheme in towns such as Castlebar, Ballina and Westport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/22]
229. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will issue a circular to local authorities that have no affordable housing schemes in place which details the requirements for those applying to affordable housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/22]
169. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the date he expects the youth travel card scheme to go live; and the progress the NTA has made to expand the eligibility of the scheme to include private bus and coach operators in order to avoid the exclusion of young persons living outside large urban areas in which public transport is not readily available. [2839/22]
165. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the process for creating a new rail spur adjacent to an existing railway for private companies wishing to use rail for freight purposes; if policies are in place as part of the Rail Freight 2040 Strategy to encourage increased direct access to the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/22]
164. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the status of rail projects (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/22]
163. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed traffic calming works on the N60 at Breaffy, County Mayo; if further consideration will be given to reducing the speed limit to 60kph through Breaffy village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2685/22]
162. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport the status of road projects and improvements (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2684/22]
108. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of two projects (details supplied); if it is expected that there will be further rounds of the platforms for growth facility centres for water sports investment scheme announced by her in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2445/22]
19. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a scheme (details supplied); the reason for the delay in his Department finalising the review, which was expected as imminent in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2448/22]
16. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the external assurance process for major capital investment projects announced in December 2021; if part of the mandate for the associated major projects advisory group will be to improve the timeline of delivering major capital projects versus the risk of increasing bureaucratic delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2449/22]
1907. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised since 2016 by HSE staff at a health centre (details supplied) in relation to the provision of an ambulance bay, disabled parking bay, patient parking spaces and hand-rail to support entry into centre and adequate seating for the waiting room. [2405/22]
1390. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the number of children in each county within CHO2 who are waiting for an assessment of needs including waiting times in tabular form; and when the HSE proposes that these assessment of needs will be resolved in the interests of children who require timely assessment and corresponding service intervention to address their needs. [63094/21]
595. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the economic analysis that takes place in determining rent pressure zones; if his Department is monitoring the number of private landlords selling their properties in rent pressure zones; if so, the number in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2180/22]
561. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or the agencies within his aegis provide grant aid for the repair of septic tanks in cases in which an immediate environmental risk is evident; if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken in terms of environmental clean-up costs versus increasing the provision of grant aid to boost the number of repairs to septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/22]
560. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the types of grant aid available to households in cases in which a septic tank has failed an inspection by a local authority; if consideration is being given to extending potential grant aid for repairs in circumstances in which an immediate environmental risk is evident outside the inspection process by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/22]
559. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections carried out by a local authority (details supplied) on septic tanks over the past three years; the efforts that have taken place to ensure that Covid-19 has not resulted in a detrimental decrease in the number of inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/22]
641. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the progress since being announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62486/21]
516. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan in place to reimburse a person who paid for the recommended PCR test prior to travel back to Ireland from the UK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62496/21]
515. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the policy on an issue (details supplied) regarding healthcare assistants and home helps employed through section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62490/21]
354. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current or former Departmental secretary generals, assistant secretary generals or civil servants that have or will undertake diplomatic missions abroad in tabular form; if he will list the name, location of diplomatic mission and previous public sector employment roles in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62494/21]
353. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the grade and associated pay scales for diplomatic ambassadors posted overseas; if this pay scale varies amongst Ireland’s embassies abroad; if so, the variations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62493/21]
352. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration is being given to using the Public Appointments Service to source candidates for senior roles in Ireland’s diplomatic missions abroad; the efforts being considered to increase transparency on assigning senior postings abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62492/21]
351. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the selection process to nominate an Irish ambassador to Ireland’s diplomatic missions abroad; the oversight proposals that exist on such appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62491/21]
309. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if applications have been received regarding new connections under the rural water programme for townlands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62488/21]
308. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a programme (details supplied), in tabular form; the project spend to date; the estimated timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62487/21]
307. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the progress since being announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62485/21]
293. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of organisations that were awarded equipment-only funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme earlier in 2021; when they will be contacted in relation to drawing down funding; if an organisation (details supplied) can proceed and purchase equipment using its own resources; if not, if organisations should wait to make purchases until after the drawdown of their funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62500/21]
232. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update regarding a proposal (details supplied); if his Department is considering projects to improve access from south County Mayo into Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62871/21]
171. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the issues at the World Trade Organization governing intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines; if progress has been made with regard to waivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62489/21]
96. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Finance the proposals being considered by his Department to put in place reliefs to reduce energy bills considering the significant cost increases over recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62356/21]
66. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering plans for extending the Raheens to Turlough Greenway through Castlebar, County Mayo; if there has been progress on extending it to the Great Western Greenway on its western side; if there has been progress on extending it to the monasteries of the Moy on its eastern side; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62359/21]
38. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering plans for an east Mayo greenway passing through towns and villages in the eastern part of the county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62360/21]
137. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of persons who are due to retire across the public and private combined over the next five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62224/21]
136. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who retired across the public and private sector combined over the past five years to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62223/21]
135. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the State pension (non-contributory) over the past five years to date; the number of persons receiving the State pension (non-contributary) over the past five years to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62222/21]
134. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the State pension (contributory) over the past five years to date; the number of persons receiving the State pension (contributory) over the past five years to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62221/21]
73. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the non-financial or pension supports and resources available to those preparing for retirement and currently employed in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62230/21]
72. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of persons who are due to retire across the public sector over the next five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62229/21]