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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: The fall in the number of taxis is having a detrimental impact on towns and villages across rural Ireland. In County Tipperary, according to the most recent figures, there has been a drop to just 220 taxis, despite a population growth of more than 4,000. This has an obvious negative impact on hospitality and retail services. Pubs and restaurants are struggling as people are forced to stay...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: The most important element of this is that the €3 million was very welcome and it sustains those organisations throughout this year. Their difficulty is that they cannot plan ahead and they need an annual budget. I ask the Government to ensure that an additional €3 million or whatever the figure is included in the budget at the end of this year for next year, that is, the year...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: However, this has declined somewhat due to what has been a reduced investment and funding priority in the 2017 to 2026 strategy the Taoiseach just referred to, so I ask the Taoiseach to address that and ensure adequate and proper funding is put in place to keep the organisations doing the tremendous work they do.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: I raise the issue of community cancer support centres. A diagnosis of cancer can bring with it a myriad of changes. Life can suddenly become a roller-coaster of medical appointments and hospital stays, being unable to work, financial worries, a loss of independence, unintended isolation and a tsunami of fear and uncertainty. These all-consuming changes come at a time when a person is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an issue in relation to a school (details supplied); if she will consult with this school directly to rectify the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence from parents of children who require a school bus service (details supplied) will be reviewed and assistance provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23968/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 16 May 2024, the progress made to date in implementing the actions, committed to in the Strategic Action Plan for the Renewal of the National Parks and Wildlife Service 2022-2024, relating to the establishment of a structured stakeholder forum, and first meeting of forum held...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issues highlighted by an organisation (details supplied) in recent correspondence; the number of nursing vacancies currently unfilled in Tipperary University Hospital; when these positions will be filled; when the recruitment moratorium will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Issues (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 506. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development given the Department's position that there are no current plans to reform legislation regarding burial grounds due to other priorities, to provide detailed information on any public health incidents reported in the last five years that were directly related to burial ground practices; how these incidents were addressed under the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Issues (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 507. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail what comprehensive environmental impact assessments have been conducted concerning burial ground practices across the country, especially in relation to groundwater contamination from embalming chemicals and other pollutants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23963/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Issues (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 508. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how Ireland's current legislative framework for managing burial grounds align with European Union standards for environmental protection and public health, and what risks are posed by non-compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23964/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Issues (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 509. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development what financial and legal risks her Department acknowledges exist due to outdated burial ground legislation, and how she plans to mitigate these risks in the absence of legislative reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23965/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 513. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will introduce an annual funding stream for the maintenance and development of walking trails, similar to the allocation of funds provided to walking groups in 2022; if she agrees that such funding is vital for these hard-working community groups to maintain and developed trails throughout the country, which are contributing...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (28 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: 514. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received a valid application from a band (details supplied) under the community recognition fund 2024, for the development and repair of its band hall and community facilities; when applicants will receive their application reference number; when it is envisaged that decisions will be issued on same; and if she will make...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: I think before Deputy Crowe leaves we should remind him that he was always an active member of Fianna Fáil. If my memory is right, he was actually an apprentice to a senior Fianna Fáil Minister in Limerick.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: I am in.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: I want to make one general point. The situation in UHL in Limerick is appalling. At times, it is out of control. The real problem we have there is that there is a lack of confidence among the public in entering the hospital. To balance it and to be fair, the response I get from people is that when they actually enter the system and they are treated, they are looked after exceptionally...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: The Nenagh daycare surgery.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: We have had a situation in St. Conlon's in Nenagh. A new unit was built to accommodate the 23 patients out of St. Conlon's. We recently have had a lot of controversy and it has become very contentious and divisive because of the HSE's decision to take that unit over as a step-down facility for UHL. What is the rationale behind that? The patients and staff of St. Conlon's are extremely...