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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I have asked when the Government will rerun the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up campaign on a number of occasions. This morning, I spoke to Lucy, a 20-year-old student who missed the HPV vaccine when she was at school and who wants to take it up now. She has been quoted up to €600 to get the vaccine. The cost of the initial appointment with a practice nurse, multiple shots and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Lucy will not benefit from that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Last Thursday Deputy Ahern raised the issue of climate with the Tánaiste. In response the Tánaiste said: The climate emergency has not gone away; far from it. We need to look at how we can accelerate the pace of change that needs to take place. I agree with the Tánaiste. One thing we should not be doing is appointing a climate denier to lead out on the new EU 2040...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: There was a vote in the European Parliament last week and three Fine Gael MEPs voted for Ondřej Knotek as rapporteur on climate policy. During his term in the European Parliament, he said: [The] policies of climate activists, as you are, are not leading to saving the climate. You are lying to people about that if they will be ambitious, that there will be no floods and so on.... But...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children attending a school (details supplied) who have applied for a place in a special school and have a letter from the NCSE that they are entitled to such a place will get a place in one of the two new autism classes being established in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40455/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Two weeks ago, parents of children who attend St. Mochta's National School in Clonsilla who have diagnoses and who have been approved for a place in an autism class were shocked to find out that, even though the school is opening two autism classes, none of their children was being offered a place. I have met the parents and the school leadership, as have other Deputies. A lot of work has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Minister of State knows how to build the tension. He has given us some general points but we are still on tenterhooks as to what is happening in this particular school. I believe the Minister of State has a little bit more to say, so I will allow him to complete his answer.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome that clarification. He spoke about intensive work having taken place around the country to support the opening of new classes. I know very intensive work took place between parents, the school leadership team, the principal, the deputy principal and the chair of the board of management over the last two weeks. I have met parents, as have other...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the allocations for the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund operated by his Department will be made known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if meeting Ireland's climate targets will be a consideration in the allocation of the final tranche of money raised from AIB share sales, as part of the National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39896/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to ensure that a school (details supplied) receive a decision on their emergency works grant application to enable the numerous leaks in the school roof be repaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40072/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to allow a school (details supplied) access to land owned by Fingal County Council immediately adjacent to the school for the duration of building works that will be commencing soon, so school students have access to some play areas while building works are taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Irish Rail to provide luggage storage lockers at the principal railways stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40326/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Directives (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management. [40327/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the free public transport for children under nine years of age as committed to in Budget 2025, will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40473/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the recently announced changes around contracts of indefinite duration for teachers will differ from the current system for the treatment of contracts of indefinite duration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40470/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department's plans for the tenant-in-situ scheme, given recent reports that both Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council have exhausted all of their available funds for 2025; if he intends to increase funding available for the scheme this year given the large waiting list for the scheme in both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it took so long for the visa application for the 33 young players and 14 mentors for the Moataz Sarsour GAA club in the Palestinian Occupied Territories to be determined on and rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce legislation to ban surgical artificial insemination in all dogs, including greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (17 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the results of his Department's public consultation on banning surgical artificial insemination in dogs will be published; the steps that will be taken as a result of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40462/25]