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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: As the Minister is aware, the Government has a plan to reduce the cost of part-time education, which was announced in the budget. He is aware that many people in counties Sligo and Leitrim, and throughout the country, are part-time students. In my constituency, Atlantic Technological University, ATU, which we are very proud of, offers a number of part-time education courses. Often,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: I will try to be brief because a few of the questions have been asked. I thank Dr. Banks, Ms McDonagh, Dr. Travers and Ms Byrne for coming in. Ms Byrne's contribution was very appropriate. She had to fight to go to Maynooth University but her fight did not just give her direction, but also gave many other people direction. It was significant. I thank her. My colleague said it is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: I understand that it has been an interesting evening and the fact there were a lot of votes has held up progress. I will try to be as brief as possible. The perception among parents in schools is that placement in a special class or special school is better than to receive strong support in public discourse, which in turn increases the pressures on the NCSE and the Department of Education....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the exemption for local authorities from the part 8 own development approval process and from planning, for the provision of specified forms of housing developments on designated State lands, beyond the current deadline of 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Safeguarding: Safeguarding Ireland (21 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Rickard-Clarke, Ms O'Connor and Mr. Cavanagh for coming in today. We appreciate the great work Safeguarding Ireland has done since it was established following issues in December 2015. I have a few questions. The Irish Association of Social Workers has highlighted that 51,000 concerns about the abuse and neglect of adults have been reported to the safeguarding and protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (21 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 107. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she would consider reviewing the means test for non-contributory and part-contributory pensioners who may rent their home and live with relations or friends, within the framework of the next budget, to incentivise older people who have options around moving in with relatives and may have sizeable homes to consider the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (20 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the publication of an OPW funded study into coastal erosion in Strandhill, County Sligo has not been released publicly to date; the reason it has taken almost two years to complete and release this report findings; when the draft report is set to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8011/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: It is a great honour and pleasure to have the witnesses here today. It is great to see young people having a huge interest in politics and the way our countries work. This is the future. When I was growing up, I wished there were forums like this. I am not sure I would have been allowed to be on them, but I am delighted to see the witnesses have an interest. It is important that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Key Issues Affecting Youth: North South Youth Forum (15 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: Sometimes it is little things like that are very important. We need to break down those barriers. A former leader of my party, John Bruton, passed away last Saturday. He was very respected. It was wonderful to see the First Minister and the deputy First Minister along with the leaders of parties coming to pay their respects because it meant a lot to my party and politicians across the...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the constituents and the members of Fine Gael in the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal, I want to send my condolences and sympathies to Finola Bruton, the Bruton family and my colleague Richard Bruton. John Bruton was a man of principle, ideas, honour, integrity and passion. He was also a great man of honesty and fun. I want to talk about my...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider as part of his planning for Budget 2025 re-introducing the tax relief at €2,000 for persons paying tax in the State who have private health insurance and have experienced the dramatic price rises in their premiums in recent months. [5441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (1 Feb 2024)

Frank Feighan: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any further consideration has been given to the proposal to sanction a new primary school for Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; if the Board of Management has identified a potential site for a new school; and whether communication has been received by her Department seeking approval to negotiate with any potential site owner. [4691/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (31 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he is taking to safeguard the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland, and future investment in manufacturing and research and development into Ireland, from any unintended consequences as a result of the European Commission pharmaceutical review, currently under way; if he can update on any meetings his Department has had on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: 161. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of Ireland's national position on the revision of the EU general pharmaceuticals legislation as proposed by the European Commission; when Ireland will be making its official response to the European Commission on the pharmaceutical review known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/24]

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss this very important charities Bill which, as the House is aware, revises and updates the 2009 Charities Act. I thank the Minister of State for taking time to come to the House today but also for his work in this area. We are all too aware of the various news stories over the past number of years detailing various accusations. It is a fact...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: The Tánaiste will be aware that last year the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, announced over €50 million for communities across Ireland who opened their village or town to so many people from Ukraine fleeing war and aggression from Russia and the Putin regime. The funding has been allocated across all local authorities based on the number of new arrivals located there. Many...

Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (25 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: The petitioners are very welcome. It was very interesting to note their commitment to and passion for an area in which I feel we have lacked in recent years. Every time I cycle in Germany or Holland, in the summer or winter, I always ask why we cannot have their facilities in Ireland. We can have them only if people like the witnesses, from various communities, get up and go with an idea...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (24 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State. I am happy that the Minister recognises the importance of the community involvement scheme and that it allows communities to access funds for repairs of more lightly trafficked public roads. I hope the upcoming budget will be more committed to continuously supporting the community involvement scheme because it is important. It is about residents living around...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (24 Jan 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for coming to Sligo last Friday. His trip was very informative and welcome. I also thank him for taking this Topical Issue on the community involvement scheme. The House, especially those of us who were members of our local authorities before being Members of the Oireachtas, will be aware that the CIS was fully embraced and taken up by many...