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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waterways Issues (13 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from an organisation outlining concerns regarding new controls proposed for the River Suir (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62407/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the plans regarding special leave with pay for Covid-19; and the number of people who will lose this payment at the end of the year and transition to the public sector sick leave scheme. [62413/25]

Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: None?

Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: That is not good enough. We do not know what we are-----

Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: Again, we had a scripted speech from a Minister of State that was just a continuous attack against the Opposition and Sinn Féin. Every time we raise issues in relation to the cost of living, the Government’s response is to ask where are the solutions. We brought forward a motion today with solutions, and we had a very scripted speech from the Minister of State that rubbished...

Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: Any measure that we examine and look at has to be seen in the context of what is a very real cost-of-living crisis for workers and for families. It is absolutely staggering that we had a Government that spent so-called billions of euro in the budget just gone, yet left so many people worse off and the vast majority of people certainly are not better off. The €10 increase in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will renew funding for the bikes and ebikes upcycling initiative or continue to fund the services concerned until a decision is made on model 1, 2, or 3 as presented in the report (details supplied); whether he has decided on model 1, 2, or 3 as proposed by the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 1032. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to maintain special leave with pay for healthcare workers injured on the frontline during the pandemic; if not, if she still plans to end this arrangement at the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 1087. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for cataract surgery at University Hospital Waterford, by time band, in tabular form. [61911/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 1088. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hernia surgery at University Hospital Waterford, by timeframe, in tabular form. [61912/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: 1089. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of pain management as they wait for procedures at University Hospital Waterford, by the specialty on procedural waiting lists, in tabular form. [61913/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: I want to raise an urgent issue that has arisen in relation to the Irish Coast Guard air search and rescue service. I met with crew representatives from across the State yesterday, including pilots and other crews, who raised serious safety issues and fatigue issues. This is down to 24-hour shifts where a greater portion of their shift is now being classed as "on standby" time. They are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: Neither I nor my party will take lectures from Fianna Fáil on economics. It crashed the economy and made people's lives a misery. They lost their homes and jobs. The Minister is in no position to come in here and lecture anyone on economics. When he talks about platitudes, I am talking about people who are making tough choices, such as what bills they pay. It is a reality facing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: It is all Sinn Féin's fault. We have been in Government, not you. Own your own responsibilities.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: The Minister is avoiding answering the questions for ordinary working families because he has no answers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: I welcome an Teachta Boyd Barrett back to the House. His return is great news. Workers and families in this State are under savage pressure. They are being hit from every direction: soaring rents, sky-high energy bills, rip-off groceries, childcare that costs more than a mortgage, and insurance premiums that are through the roof. Yesterday’s Future Forty report from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long-term Planning in the Health Services: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: Mr. Gloster left out the kitchen sink.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long-term Planning in the Health Services: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

David Cullinane: I want to pick up on the audit on stroke services by the National Office of Clinical Audit, NOCA, published today. Perhaps I will start with Mr. Gloster. The audit does recognise some positives but there is a very stark key finding, namely, that "the overall picture reveals limited improvement since 2021”. Those are not my words; they are directly from the report. It states...