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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate examinations in 2022; if the categories of serious illness have been finalised; if the stakeholder engagement process on this matter has begun; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12635/22]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I, too, welcome the changes there. They are very important. As the Minister said in our previous meetings, he is listening. It is important that adoptees get full information. I welcome that the the Minister will have a look at these amendments.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (3 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report his work to promote active travel in County Carlow [12098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the provision of social and affordable housing in County Carlow. [12099/22]

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. Before I continue, I acknowledge how engaged the Minister and his staff have been. He listened to families, survivors and the wider community and made changes in this legislation that were recommended to him. We had a very lengthy process at committee but it was good that we did so. The Chairman, Deputy Funchion, and committee members from all parties worked...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Many amendments have been submitted, which we received today. I too have received many emails. It is important we listen to survivors and look at these amendments to see what we can do. It is important we give proper information in order that people, including the survivors, in particular, and other advocates, understand what is happening. There are a lot of amendments and it is important...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree. I hear and welcome what the Minister said, but it is important for the adoptees that we have the proper information of what can be accessed. I am sure the Minister is correct in what he says, but I believe, and I am going to harp on about this, that communication and information will be the important issues going forward. That is what I have been told by adoptees. We need to get...

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his statement. More than half a million people, most of them women and children, have already fled Ukraine. It is the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. In this age of social media, we are watching the horror unfold on our devices. I was especially concerned to hear 19-year-old Rachel from Carlow, a medical student in Ukraine, tell her experience...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have had some calls from older people in Carlow who are no longer allowed to drive a school bus because they have turned 70. I have repeatedly asked why Irish citizens can serve as public representatives after the age of 70 in either of these Houses yet other people cannot drive a school bus at that age. It is policy that retirement age is currently 66 at Bus Éireann but part-time...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister for Transport.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It does. I thank the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding being allocated by the Office of Public Works for its projects at Carlow Castle and Carlow courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11269/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the regeneration works at St. Patrick's Park Rathangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received for assisted technology for students in primary school in each of the years 2017 to 2021, inclusive; the number which were successful; the average length of time the process took; the budget allocated to this specific assistance scheme; the funding allocated to each school in each year; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rebuild and refurbishment of the lakeview unit at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10871/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The retrofitting scheme was both welcome and ambitious but the public are anxious to know when the one-stop shops for the home energy upgrades will be available and if their locations have been decided. I am hopeful there will be an even spread across the country. It is so important that information is available in our area of Carlow-Kilkenny.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is very welcome. A network of one-stop shops that will handle all the work involved in carrying out a significant energy upgrade is really good for homes. I know that people have to apply for this. Will there be a recruitment campaign for apprenticeships? How long will that take? That is the biggest issue. We know there is a lack of apprenticeships here. The turnaround time...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is very welcome. My other concern is that as we know, people get very confused by the different types of grants on offer. I am concerned about the communication. The scheme, for example, is offering a payment of 80% of the cost of doing simple works such as attic or cavity wall insulation. These latter grants mean these jobs will only cost approximately €300 each but together...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadcasting Sector (24 Feb 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: When that Bill is enacted and the BAI is formally dissolved, the new regulator, coimisiún na meán, will be established. This is important because it will be responsible for overseeing the regulation of broadcasting, video on-demand services and the new regulatory framework for online safety set out in the Bill. It is essential from both an operational and reputational standpoint...