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Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Vaccination should have been done on age, with healthcare workers, those with underlying conditions and those living in residential care being vaccinated at the same time. We should continue with the plan to do this on age and at the same time prioritise those on the front line. We all got letters from teachers about their concerns. Schools have been a priority for us and that is great to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in Ireland. [17163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the measures his Department is taking under the insurance reform plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fixed penalty notices issued to persons who did not remove dog fouling by county; the counties which did not issue a single notice; the amount spent on awareness, signage and communication warnings to prevent dog fouling by county in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the financial stress and threat to livelihood being endured by a cohort of bus and coach operators; his plans to meet with this small cohort of operators or a small delegation from an organisation (details supplied) to identify the issues affecting them with a view to securing a resolution; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (31 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 388. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support a community banking system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17331/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Housing Policy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am in Leinster House. I thank the Minister of State. Many of the questions I wanted to ask have already been asked. We have a shortage of social housing, in particular two-bedroom units. We need to consider building more two-bedroom units. If one drives into a local authority housing estate, or even a private estate, one rarely sees five or six bungalows beside one another. We must...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The next group is the Regional Group whose speakers will have ten minutes. I call Deputy Grealish who will be followed by Deputy Shanahan. The Deputies have five minutes each.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to be associated with this. All of us know the work done by CE supervisors. It is absolutely marvellous. They deserve to get their proper pay and increments. I know the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, is working on this. I ask the Tánaiste to speak to him. This is very serious because the CE supervisors need it to be sorted.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have had a slow roll out of vaccines. We are now seeing increased cases among young children of school-going age. We have no vaccination for teachers or early childcare professionals. While we wait for them to be vaccinated, are there any plans to roll out antigen tests in school or childcare settings? We must do everything to protect these settings. These tests are cheap and can be...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to support the Bill. It is important. Just this week, Chambers Ireland and UNICEF Ireland issued a call to action for more family friendly workplaces. They launched a guide adapted from a document released by the International Chamber of Commerce and UNICEF which includes measures that business leaders can take to achieve short and long-term positive impacts in the workplace. In...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a Carlow town bus service; if funding will be made available for this service in quarter 3 of 2021; his plans to provide rural bus services between New Ross, County Wexford, and Saint Mullin's, Tinnahinch and Borris, County Carlow, and Arklow, County Wicklow, to Carlow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a differential in staff resources between the categories of the National Transport Authority active travel delivery structure; his views as to whether the reduction in resources between categories 4 and 5 is excessive; if additional staff resources are to be allocated to Carlow town to assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 696. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of funds applied for and subsequently allocated to the urban regeneration and development fund by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; when the next round of applications under the fund will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (24 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 1112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if graduate entry medicine students are to be included in the SUSI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14246/21]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am here in Leinster House. My thanks to the Minister. I welcome this budget. It is important because everything we spoke about today relates to vital services. We need to ensure funding is available. This funding is always important but it has been especially important in the past year when so much has happened with Covid-19 and everything else. I note one of the sections under...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is not acceptable. If a patient has a medical card or GP visit card, he or she should be entitled to a free blood test. I compliment doctors. I know how hard they have worked, particularly in the past year with Covid. It has been very difficult for everyone. Even so, vulnerable, often elderly, people who have medical cards have approached me on the matter. When someone has a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (11 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the new arrangements announced recently by the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, for those with medical prognoses of up to 24 months to be eligible for a medical card. I would go further in this regard and state that all cancer patients, regardless of their prognoses, should be automatically approved for a medical card. Cancer patients can be given a discretionary medical card,...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I also wish the Minister the best on her maternity leave. I hope she takes care of herself. I called for section 252 of the Children Act to be amended to allow for the identification of deceased children who are victims of crime. My colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, and I published legislation similar to this Bill. I commend Senator McDowell on sponsoring the Bill, which will achieve...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to raise the issue of headstones. I have been contacted by people in Carlow who are looking to have headstones placed on the graves of loved ones but who are experiencing difficulties in so doing. Particularly this year, it is a very sensitive issue. My understanding is that some local authorities are allowing it and others are not. I am just asking for guidance on this matter. No...