DÁIL ÉIREANN Déardaoin, 4 Feabhra, 2021 Thursday, 4th February, 2021 CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS 8 DÁIL ÉIREANN 457 Déardaoin, 4 Feabhra, 2021 Thursday, 4th February, 2021 CEISTEANNA LE hAGHAIDH FREAGRAÍ SCRÍOFA QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Chun an Tánaiste agus Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta: To the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. *1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in early 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul Kehoe. [6144/21] *2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the HSA has conducted an inspection of a meat processing plant (details supplied) to ensure recently arrived workers here are being facilitated by the company to quarantine in line with public health advice prior to commencing work at the plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [6187/21] Chun an Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide: To the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. *3. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the angling season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [6048/21] *4. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the work being done by the post office network in the context of the Covid-19 crisis and the fundamental service that the rural post office network has delivered in this context; if he will take steps to ensure that the level of payment to postmasters is maintained during the current Covid-19 challenge in view of the fact that the number of transactions and volume of business has dropped due to a less frequent collection of some social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Creed. [6080/21] *5. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in Donoughmore, County Cork. — Thomas Gould. [6085/21] *6. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband supply will be available to an area (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [6094/21] *7. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the 2020 annual transition statement will be published as required by section 14(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [6095/21] P.T.O 458 *8. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Climate Action Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [6096/21] *9. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects a system of feed-in tariffs to be implemented in respect of electricity generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Cathal Crowe. [6099/21] *10. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the sanctions in place for those who breach the smoky coal ban either by the continued burning or selling of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [6104/21] *11. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in delivering broadband to all households and businesses on the island of Cobh; the timeframe for the full roll-out of broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Buckley. [6131/21] *12. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when households and businesses in broadband intervention areas in east County Cork will be guaranteed proper broadband services such as Conna, Fermoy and Mallow hinterlands, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pat Buckley. [6133/21] *13. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make arrangements through National Broadband Ireland to urgently roll-out fibre broadband supply to an area (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [6138/21] *14. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has delayed the opening of the angling season on rivers in County Kerry (details supplied); if they will be opened in line with the 2020 season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [6156/21] *15. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will liaise with National Broadband Ireland to ensure fibre broadband is urgently rolled out to an area (details supplied). — Robert Troy. [6159/21] *16. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the SEAI homeowners grant scheme; if a new scheme has been finalised; and if there will be an announcement on this funding stream shortly. — Robert Troy. [6162/21] *17. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a new home (details supplied) has been unable to be connected to fibre broadband given the nearest fibre pole is just 150 metres from the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Claire Kerrane. [6195/21] *18. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures and actions that have been undertaken between 2010 and 2020 towards reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions under the 2020 EU effort sharing decision; the extent to which these measures were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc Ó Cathasaigh. [6211/21] 459 *19. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the funding from his Department to the Carbon Fund for Europe and the biocarbon fund is counted in Ireland’s overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marc Ó Cathasaigh. [6212/21] *20. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current timeline under the National Broadband Plan for the roll-out of a fibre connection to a premises (details supplied). — Sorca Clarke. [6254/21] *21. To ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has reviewed the Joint Committee on Climate Action’s report Pre-Legislative Scrutiny on the draft of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Christopher O’Sullivan. [6301/21] Chun an Aire Iompair: To the Minister for Transport. *22. To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to help support the aviation industry including airlines during the Covid-19 restrictions. — Seán Canney. [6143/21] *23. To ask the Minister for Transport if additional financial supports will be made available to Irish airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Colm Burke. [6157/21] *24. To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for sector specific supports for aviation given the continued suppression of international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Paul McAuliffe. [6042/21] *25. To ask the Minister for Transport if there are plans to retrofit windows on Irish Rail trains given the evidence-based role of fresh air ventilation during the pandemic; if Irish Rail will ensure there is a sufficient number of personnel to monitor the required and correct wearing of face coverings by passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [6070/21] *26. To ask the Minister for Transport if a route by route analysis of rail lines has been conducted in order to assess whether diesel, electric or hydrogen powered trains are the most appropriate; if not, if he plans to carry out such an analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [6090/21] *27. To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a date by which polluting diesel trains should all have been removed from the rail network and replaced by more environmentally sustainable alternatives as in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [6091/21] *28. To ask the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Irish airlines to ensure their future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Emer Higgins. [6093/21] *29. To ask the Minister for Transport if he will take measures similar to those taken in other countries such as New Zealand and the UK to provide additional support and funding for airlines and their staff who are struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [6111/21] *30. To ask the Minister for Transport if a value for money policy review was conducted on the current search and rescue agreement in order that its findings can be taken into consideration P.T.O 460 before any future contract is awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ged Nash. [6125/21] *31. To ask the Minister for Transport if financial supports for airlines have been considered especially given air travel will be suppressed up to at least late summer 2021. — Joan Collins. [6139/21] *32. To ask the Minister for Transport if further supports beyond the €80 million package announced in November 2020 will be made available to the Irish aviation industry. — Cathal Crowe. [6140/21] *33. To ask the Minister for Transport if he will pursue with an institute (details supplied) the need for examinations to proceed as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.