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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1246. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that his Department is taking to secure dental services for medical card holders in County Tipperary; the services that are available to patients who cannot find a local dentist to avail of the dental treatment services scheme; when the current scheme will be replaced with a fit-for-purpose scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in County Tipperary which have ceased providing medical card services to persons with disabilities in the past five years; the medical card dental services that are currently available to adult persons with disabilities; the provision that is in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental practices in County Tipperary that have ceased providing medical card services in the past five years; the medical card dental services that are currently available to medical card users; the provision in place for those whose local dentist withdraws from the provision of medical card services, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1262. To ask the Minister for Health if women who have hyperemesis gravidarum and are prescribed Cariban by their general practitioner which will be funded from 1 January 2023, will receive Cariban free of charge, as per the funding for women's health initiatives in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the rules in relation to children who require after-hours Caredoc or Shannon Doc services but have been told that they cannot be treated or seen without a negative antigen test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63895/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1651. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a letter from Clare County Council regarding a notice motion and resolution passed at the January meeting of Clare County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1679. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the civil registration office for the register of births, deaths, and marriages in Thurles, County Tipperary is now closed; the reason the Health Service Executive is not providing this service to the people of Thurles; the solutions that have been put in place to have the civil registration office reopen in Thurles; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance that will be provided to the estimated 16,000 farmers who were unable to participate in the agri-climate rural environmental scheme; if these most vulnerable low-income farmers will receive a gap payment in 2023, given that they will be unable to afford a year without support payments; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1799. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the delivery of forestry licence targets in 2022 for both Coillte and the private forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63810/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1800. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is a policy within his Department to restore farmer confidence in afforestation or to increase afforestation levels through joint ventures between the State’s forestry company and large-scale institutional investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63811/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1801. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he instructed Coillte to become involved in afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63812/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1802. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any proposed arrangement between Coillte and a company (details supplied) requires ministerial approval or approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission or any other regulatory body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63813/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Lowry: 1803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the attention of the director of forestry was drawn to the proposed new arrangement between Coillte and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63814/22]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: At this time in 1994 the Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition collapsed. This month, exactly 28 years ago, during negotiations for a new Government, I was sent on a mission by John Bruton. The objective was to find a solution to a key Labour demand for a rotating Taoiseach. The Labour Party was in a strong position with 32 seats. It had the option of going back into Government with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Tánaiste for that response. It is also fair to say that arising from a trend towards violent disorder and aggression, the need for mental health and psychological support among members of the Garda force is growing and is a big concern. Up to the end of October of this year, €780,000 was spent on providing such support to members. That figure exceeds the entire...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: As we celebrate the centenary of the establishment of An Garda Síochána, it is appropriate to reflect on its current standing. Over the past 100 years, members of the Garda have served us with distinction and pride. We owe them a sincere debt of gratitude for their outstanding commitment and dedication. Over the years, the force has developed and expanded. It has constantly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (15 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance the dates of the board meetings of a bank (details supplied) that the independent non-executive director to the bank attended in 2021 and 2022 on his behalf; if the person submitted written updates to him on the themes covered during the board meetings; if the bank has discussed the possibility of making any of its branches cashless in 2023, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: 289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations without access to broadband in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63053/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) who has applied for a bus ticket for transport to school will receive their ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Lowry: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that she has achieved to date in bringing school completion officers back within her Department's remit; if her attention has been drawn to reports of the impact that education and training boards are experiencing in recruiting persons as a result of the current school completion programme governance; and if she will make a...