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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) is without ASD classes from second class up to sixth class, that the current school building the ASD unit is situated within has been deemed unsuitable by Department inspectors, and that the principal has tried without success to engage with the school capital appraisal section; if support and...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Long-term residential nursing home care is yet another aspect of the health service that we have surrendered to the private sector and it is ordinary people who are suffering the consequences. Increasingly, nursing homes are considering leaving the Fair Deal scheme and we are losing more and more bed capacity as nursing homes close. Some 31 have closed since 2020 with the loss of almost...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Deputy, allow the Minister to reply.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: The Minister to reply, please.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Let the Minister reply.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Before we move on, I welcome our visitors from Portroe National School in Tipperary, who are in the Public Gallery. We need to be on our best behaviour for the schoolchildren.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: I will have to ask the Minister of State to finish there.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Engagement with An Taoiseach (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: I apologise to the Taoiseach as I was in the Chair in the House this morning. I am Chair of the health committee. I welcome the recent announcement of the €50 million investment in the North via the Government's shared island project and the €45 million investment in the Derry campus of Ulster University, which will have a positive impact on the local economy as well as a...

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Huge factors in the causes of crime involving young people are poverty, deprivation and disadvantage and, I suppose, the normalisation of certain crime in our communities. Young people and children often fall victim to those who exploit that poverty and use them as drug couriers or sellers. My party colleague, Deputy Ward, has introduced legislation that will make the coercion of a child...

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Due to a difficulty this morning, we will suspend for 15 minutes.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: The difficulty is that the Minister has not turned up on time. That is the big challenge we are facing.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: We do not really know. The Minister might be able to explain what-----

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: We will resume in 15 minutes.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: I realise that. Unfortunately, it is out of my hands.

Select Committee on Health: Business of Select Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: We agreed to take this session. We have known for some weeks that this would be taken this morning. I apologise. While we are in public session, I wish to formally welcome the representatives of the Irish Kidney Association in the Gallery. They are very welcome.

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses, or an official, either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I also remind members they may participate in this meeting via MS Teams if they are physically located in the Leinster House complex....

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister. I wish to inform him that there are representatives of the Irish Kidney Association here with us. I welcomed them earlier on during the meeting. I am told that as staff of the Bills Office are present, I better be on my toes this morning.

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister. I imagine that a number of members will want to come in on those amendments.

Select Committee on Health: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Crowe: Amendments Nos. 4, 7, 10, 27, 28 and 32 are related and will be discussed together. Rather than going back and forward with the Minister, if members have something to say or questions to ask, we will just ask him to reply in order to speed things up.