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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know that the Minister is fully committed, as is the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, who was spokesperson for children previously. It is important that parents understand how committed we and the Minister are and communication to all of the different agencies is key and of great importance here. No mother should ever have to come into any Senator or Deputy’s office and say that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I ask the Minister to provide an update on measures to make childcare more affordable and sustainable.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am substituting for Deputy Niamh Smyth. I would like to know the Department's plans to support increased domestic violence refuge provision and the progress in this regard. I am asking the Minister about Carlow, which he will know only too well.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. I ask that he get a report for me on Carlow. I have been involved with various networks. A group of us, including all the relevant agencies, has been working together for the past few weeks, particularly since the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, announced Carlow was to have a women's refuge. We have a great network in Carlow but nobody has corresponded with it....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Again, I thank the Minister for answering. The matter is important. I have met the Minister and the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, several times about a women's refuge for Carlow. Particularly in the nine counties that do not have a refuge, the urgency is recognised. Sadly, Covid created a crisis for something we knew was not working properly. In Carlow, we have a network set up....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I, too, have concerns about the plans. I really welcome the work that is being done to welcome Ukrainian refugees but, like other Deputies, I have had several telephone calls from people who have houses available but need more communication and information on how to proceed. I contacted Carlow County Council, which told me it is setting up a forum and gave me a telephone number. I said...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 28. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied with the level of crèche facilities throughout the country; if provision is being made to accommodate early learners fleeing war torn Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 66. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if records for the former Carlow Mother and Baby Home, Carlow Maternity Hospital and a home (details supplied) are held by either the Adoption Authority of Ireland and or Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff that have joined the Passport Office to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications by persons in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that are currently outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15039/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 302. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress he has made in establishing a national youth assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8763/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 303. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of subject access requests, SARs, received by his Department seeking personal information contained in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation archive; the number of those that were successfully responded to; if he will update on the barrier with respect to access to health information;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 304. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he intends to proceed with regard to the next national LGBTI+ inclusion strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15303/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am coming and going because I was in the Chamber for oral questions. This is one of the biggest issues I, like all Deputies and Senators, face in my clinics. A response to a parliamentary question I tabled states that at present there are more than 400 family carers who are over 80 years of age. I have concerns about that because I do not know if it is sustainable. I understand the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is important to mention I had a virtual meeting with a group of young carers last week. I just felt they were young carers doing a terrific job so it is important we recognise them and their dedication. We must ensure we always remember the great work done by such people and we should definitely look at what we can do for young carers. I thank the Minister.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome any legislation that seeks to provide a framework for regulating surrogacy and addressing the gaps in the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. It is good that the Bill will provide, for the first time in Ireland, regulation of this wide-ranging and technology-centred area of healthcare. Nevertheless, it is sad that the time spent waiting for this legislation to pass has no...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am delighted to join with my colleague, Deputy Ó Cuív, in bringing forward this Bill in the House today. It is an important Bill for the thousands of householders excluded from support for the maintenance and repair of their septic tanks because they did not register their septic tanks by a prescribed date. A registration and inspection scheme was introduced in 2012 for...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (23 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State and I am aware of his commitment and that of the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien. My first concern is that it is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Acts. That should be addressed and all local authorities should look at this. I ask the Minister of State for a commitment on this. It is about resources and saving lives...