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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 706. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the appointment of the four epilepsy nurse specialist posts to manage the patient safety requirements for women who are prescribed sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46242/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 708. To ask the Minister for Health when the services currently in place to support families who have been affected by the use of sodium valproate will be fully operational; the details of his plans to expand support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 709. To ask the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria of the HSE aids and appliances scheme; the items available through the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46245/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the way the HSE aids and appliances scheme is administered; the amount of funding allocated to the scheme for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46246/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas, a Chathaoirligh. I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee today. The committee has already gone into a great deal of the detail. I want to check a particular matter. I understand that we are talking about the electronic identification, ID, and the wallet. In fairness to Mr Lowry, he said that the whole idea for this to be successful is that it has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I assume Ms McCabe can deal with the timeline issue and how the various interactions will occur with the different players.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is brilliant. In a perfect world, then, everything would get sorted out between the individual member states and the Commission and the digital wallet would be ready to go. People moving to Spain, for example, or elsewhere, will be facilitated in opening bank accounts. Like any good system, it would then be assessed and reviewed six months later and any required fixes will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is that what is foreseen as happening with this project? Will it be built in that sort of way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It seems that there is a solution in play. It is hardly a big deal that there are only two trust providers. Which are they? I accept that services from across Europe can be used.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All of us have had questions in the last while. People are consistently on and a kid might end up using a YouTube account connected to an email address, then information about a person's bank card number is requested, which that person might not be happy to provide. People are already uploading information such as passports, driving licences and so on as a means of informing companies about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree. We are back to easy-to-use systems which deal with security and privacy. It makes sense that it is owned by the State rather than subcontracted to a third party, while accepting that third parties will have the technical capacity to be part of the build and the maintenance. That is a different kettle of fish. I add my voice to what was said earlier, that if we are looking at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As I said, there is the anomaly of the person living in the South who has been vaccinated in the North, having been working in the North in healthcare or whatever, and possibly a couple of others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have heard anecdotally in the last period that has become easier for-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It also made it difficult enough for some of those cohorts to get the certificate and that has been loosened up, which makes this easier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We hope to have no more unforeseen circumstances in the next while. We have had enough of them.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (23 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I want to add my voice to those of the previous two speakers in regard to the need for any system we put together for Irish language teaching to take into account provision from naíonra level right up to third level. That consultation is necessary before we put plans in place. I thank the Minister for her support for Coláiste Ghlór na Mara and its satellite school, which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 49. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the CFRAM programme specifically in relation to schemes in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45568/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (23 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to tackle large class sizes; if a commitment will be made to undertake an audit of class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45567/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an update will be provided in relation to the issues surrounding the school transport scheme; the status of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45566/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recent discussions she has had in relation to the school bus transport system; the funding made available for physical distancing for post-primary students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44228/21]