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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: Mr. O'Leary has raised a red flag over staffing for Christmas, which is something we will have to take up with the DAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: Does Ryanair have a formal process in place for liaising with the DAA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: How does it work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: I thank our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: Consequently, the executives have fed back that concern they have about Christmas to the authority already.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 687. To ask the Minister for Health the total estimated monthly budget and annual expenditure on paediatric aids and appliances by the resource allocation groups in CHO3 per RAG group for each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (29 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for aids and appliances for those under 18 years of age in each health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59171/22]

Forestry: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: The forestry and timber business is of huge economic importance to those involved in the sector across County Tipperary. It is a national business and industry that has never achieved its full potential. There are many unhappy people in the forestry sector. These same people are very disgruntled with the administration of the Department. Services, practices, procedures and various schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if gambling awareness workshops have been rolled-out in secondary schools in County Tipperary; if she will ensure that no gambling industry-funded literature is used in schools to educate school-aged children regarding the dangers of gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special educational needs officers that have been appointed to County Tipperary; the reason that there is no full-time SENOs appointed in south County Tipperary; the number of children currently seeking special educational needs supports in County Tipperary; the number of students currently awaiting placement in an ASD unit and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will conduct a review of the school transportation crisis that occurred during the start of the 2022/2023 academic year as a result of her Department's decision to waive costs of obtaining school bus tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department's ongoing engagement with both the HSE and the Department of Health to ensure that no alcohol industry-funded literature produced by a website (details supplied) is used in schools to educate school-aged children regarding the dangers of alcohol; if she has formally directed or informed schools...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed is the only co-educational and multidenominational school in Thurles. It has DEIS status and is the only provider of ASD classes to boys in Thurles. It is experiencing continual pressure to accommodate increasing enrolments since 2010. It has an enrolment of 500 post-primary students, which is an increase of 90% in the past six years. This enrolment does not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Taoiseach for what is generally a positive and constructive approach. I ask that the matter be dealt with as a matter of urgency. It has been dragging on for a number of years. Coláiste Mhuire Co-Ed is a very successful and progressive school and the management and staff there have been outstanding. They are delivering excellence in education under extremely difficult...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: I look forward to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform visiting us.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered delaying the implementation of the new benefit-in-kind regime for company vehicles, which is scheduled to begin in 2023, given the broader context of rising living costs and the fact that these changes will reduce income for workers who require a company vehicle to perform their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to reports that persons who were receiving a disability payment from her Department and have then commenced training or entered into further education and were transferred to a training allowance for the duration of their training and education, will not be eligible for the €500 lump...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue in Tipperary CHO3 and CHO5, in which diabetes-related lower limb amputations and in-patient foot ulceration treatment have increased significantly between 2020 and 2021 (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the number of permanent full-time podiatry posts in CHO3 and CHO5; the number of posts that...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Michael Lowry: I support the Chairman on this matter. We raised it with the RSA and made the point that these people were on long-term temporary contracts and so had experience and were understood to be capable and competent. Because we were effectively in an emergency situation with a very large backlog, it made sense to employ these people on permanent contracts. The process the Minister of State says...