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Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the opportunity to discuss mental health and how our State responds. We all know the historic position that mental health services had in this country during the last century. There was little investment and a damaging institutional approach, all reflective of attitudes at the time. Thankfully, today attitudes are different and the State's response is different. We now have a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has noticed an increase in failure of private operators of clothing recycling banks to empty these banks in local authorities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6006/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Iarnród Éireann will take any necessary steps to facilitate the reopening of the bridge over the railway at Drumnigh, just south of Portmarnock station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 293. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the financial losses suffered by consumers due to the sudden closure of businesses recently (details supplied) where individuals are left without recourse for redress; if he will consider strengthening consumer protection laws to prevent such occurrences, including enhanced safeguards against reckless trading and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on progress to provide a school (details supplied) with a permanent site and build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress to provide educational settings (details supplied) with a new-build school campus; the stage the process is at; when the schools will be given approval to lodge an planning application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clearly articulate her Department’s policy with respect to reading or literacy schools and reading classes attached to mainstream schools; if her Department has taken a policy decision not to permit anymore reading schools or reading classes; if her Department has taken such a position, what is the basis for this decision; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all the reading/literacy schools in the country, all the reading classes in the country, and the number of children attending each, in tabular form. [6012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the waiting list for each reading/literacy schools in the country, and the waiting list for each reading class in the country, in tabular form. [6013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the next reading school or reading class attached to a mainstream school to be given approval by her Department; where this will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the Mulcahy report into planning irregularities in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to progress the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024 with regard to the rights of students in digs accommodation; if his Department intends to work or introduce any related legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the proposed extension of licensing laws as progressed by the previous Government; if his Department is continuing to progress this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6202/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the publication of the new student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6200/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Centres (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on the Shared Government Data Centre to date; the amount needed to complete the project; when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Emergency Services (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether there will be a review of the Tetra communications network for emergency services, given the experience of its performance during Storm Éowyn; whether it is planned to be replaced; if so, the technology that will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4827/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to open applications for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; the application criteria for the disbursement of funds under section 21 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; when he expects the application criteria will be published; when the first monies will be paid...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Priorities (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the progress of the OGCIO programme to digitalise life events; which life events will be digitalised; which Departments will undertake this; when the digitalisation of life events will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4825/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Some Members of the Opposition have remarked that the programme for Government represents more of the same. Having had some experience of how a programme for Government is put together and implemented I disagree with this point. I see a real difference and a real step backwards in terms of the absence of ambition, the vagueness of timelines and targets and the lack of clear funding...