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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Headline figures from the Labour Court recommendation suggest an increase of between 24% and 32% in the annual €8,000 retained firefighters payment. It is a long way off a fixed or fair wage. I understand there are also ten recommendations to be examined by SIPTU and the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA. I had several phone calls this morning to my office about this....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Carlow women’s refuge. [33820/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many applications to the community-based CCTV grant scheme have been successful to date; and if the scheme will be continued beyond 2023. [33819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an area (details supplied) is underserviced for broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33566/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport why a person (details supplied) lost time on a driving licence shelf life because of applying earlier than the expiry date on foot of a letter from a licensing authority; if there are plans to streamline the licensing process to ensure no person loses out on time before expiration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of candidates who sought access to the deferred sitting of this year's Leaving Certificate exams due to medical emergencies; the number of applications that were approved; the reasons for which applications were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33910/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 598. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement his Department has had with the HSE regarding the unmet needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33504/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 672. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce orthodontic treatment waiting times for children, with particular reference to those whose current estimated treatment referral date is beyond school-going age; if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) is referred for orthodontic treatment before they complete second-level education; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 673. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of funding allocated in Budget 2023 part of a €100 million fund to support community-based service providers in the provision of health services across country for a service in County Carlow (details supplied). [33511/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 689. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be provided for occupational therapy for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33567/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of both social and affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32972/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the number of housing commencements in Carlow to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32971/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Carlow children's disability network team is in crisis. There are families getting YouTube tutorials. I know of one family that is in urgent need of therapies and essential medical equipment. South East Community Healthcare has secured some funding to tackle enormous waiting lists, but in many cases it is working on refusals from a good few years ago. There are preschool children who are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know the Minister of State will go back to the Minister. As I said, I have had him in Carlow, we met different groups and given our population growth an injury clinic has to be part of the plan going forward. The Minister of State said an implementation plan for the recommendations from the review is now being developed and areas such as Carlow will be considered as part of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for attending. Carlow is one of the fastest growing counties in Leinster according to the Central Statistics Office, CSO, figures. Although Carlow town now has more people living in it than has Kilkenny city, we have no hospital. Earlier this year, the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, came to Carlow and saw the pressure on our out-of-hours service and the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 59. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what engagement his Department has had with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding the provision of additional college places for speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, child and adolescent mental health psychologists and social workers; and if...

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the news today that the Minister will be commencing an independent, root-and-branch examination of RTÉ and a review of contractor fees, including for those on short-term employment contracts and whether any of the existing recruitment and HR practices have an impact on equality and opportunity. The only thing we can say is that our trust in our public service television and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (4 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to change the fee structure for early childhood care service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32241/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (4 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the next steps in the process for awarding the 2% increase in the An Post pension for a person (details supplied), agreed on 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32478/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (4 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 722. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail, in tabular form, the health infrastructure projects currently underway in CHO5; the projects completed since June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32836/23]