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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: We have to suspend at this stage. There is a vote in the Chamber so we have to go. I propose that we suspend until 3.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: That is okay. Thanks very much, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: I welcome Deputy John Brady, the Bill's sponsor; Mr. Brian Ó Éigeartaigh, director of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, IPSC; and Mr. Éamonn Meehan, chairperson of Sadaka to the meeting. Unfortunately, I have to go to meet another group. I will be back if I can but I have asked Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh to chair the meeting if that is agreeable. Is that agreed?...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); the stage the project is at; the timeframe involved for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12112/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be provided as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12541/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 725. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of maximum benefit. [11896/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 741. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a history of contributions made by a person (details supplied) to determine if they have sufficient contributions to qualify for a State pension (contributory). [12114/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 1152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all the services and therapies required in the case of a person (details supplied) have been put in place; the steps being taken to ensure that all the interventions that have been recommended in their case are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 1288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child psychiatrists employed by the HSE in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in the CHO 5 area; the number of children waiting for an appointment with a child psychiatrist in each county within the CHO 5 area; the number of referrals that have been refused an appointment for this service; and the number referred awaiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (20 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 1289. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that all public information made available by his Department and the HSE is in a format that is easily read, with particular regard to assisting people with intellectual disabilities. [11901/24]

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: There is a great deal to celebrate in the achievements of women in this country over the decades. It is also fair to say that a significant amount remains to be done. Political parties in this House are not supporting women within their organisations as they should. This is why we do not get women coming forward for election. That has to change. The current system whereby a certain...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: The number of families in Carlow and Kilkenny attempting to access child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, services is increasing. They simply cannot access those services. I asked this question previously. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, answered on the day, but nothing has changed. In 2023, one family's GP referred them to CAMHS. They were seeking access to a child...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application under the emergency works scheme at a school (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [9998/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the status of an application (details supplied) for a construction project; the stages for such applications; the timeframe involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10006/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a certificate of citizenship formally approved by her Department on 19 December 2023 in the name of a person (details supplied) will be issued to her immediately. [9989/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 579. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a further early childhood care and education year will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied); and If he will expedite a positive response. [10532/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Mar 2024)

John McGuinness: 607. To ask the Minister for Health if the home care hours committed to by the HSE in the case of a person (details supplied) will be delivered now in full; if a commode will be provided as promised by the HSE 80 days ago; if the cost of a hospital bed will be refunded to the patient as the bed had to be purchased, such was the delay in delivery by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Feb 2024)

John McGuinness: 84. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CHO5 in 2023; the number of persons with disabilities in 2023 that received personal assistance hours in CHO5 in 2023; the total number of hours provided in each category in CHO5 in 2023; the target number of hours for each category in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (28 Feb 2024)

John McGuinness: With respect, that is the same reply I received in 2023 and on several previous occasions prior to that. It is the same as the reply issued on 12 February this year. Will the Minister of State tell Irish Water that 3,300 customers are receiving water that is not just of poor quality; it is not usable? It is disgusting. I have received samples of the water in recent months to show me how...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (28 Feb 2024)

John McGuinness: I raise this issue not just because of the importance of the water supply to Clogh and Moneenroe in County Kilkenny but also because of the many decades that have passed since this problem first arose. I fully appreciate that there is a manganese issue with the water supply and that works to upgrade the system are ongoing. However, this issue dates back decades. The county council at the...