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Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The issue here is responsibility. I served on Cork County Council and was there at the time of the abolition of the town councils. Cork County Council took over from the local town councils and municipal district councils but I do not think the council realised that when it took over the running of Fermoy Town Council, it assumed responsibility for the weir. For a number of years there was...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: We do not know until-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I know that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I do not disagree. However, when one raises the possibility of repairing the salmon pass and making it usable again, reference is made to other species of migrating fish.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Two questions. I agree that the OPW and its contractors must feel responsible for the structural damage to the Mill Race wall. Was other structural damage done within the town during those works?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I asked that question to the Minister who said there were no claims.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is it possible to incorporate IFI's fish pass and still maintain or upgrade the existing structure? Can it be done together? Can everybody be kept happy?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: It means manual supervision as well, of course.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: May I ask the Chairman a question?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is the Chairman in a position to invite Cork County Council before the committee?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: The Chairman might also invite the Duke of Devonshire.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: No.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for the removal of the healthcare assistant role from the ineligible categories of employment for the employment permits list in view of the shortage of same which is presenting as a crisis for the management of nursing homes. [20178/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 81. To ask the Minister for Health if a request by an organisation (details supplied) on a specific service will be considered. [20163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 88. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the publication and implementation of the pricing review for high dependency, specialist care needs of persons requiring nursing home care. [20183/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 89. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek clarification from the HSE on the submission of documentation to the medical card unit on 14 March 2019 and a subsequent letter issuing from the unit in recent days seeking the same documentation concerning a person (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the application is being held up as a result of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 91. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new wheelchair provided for a person (details supplied) needs to be repaired or replaced; and if the problems will be resolved out of respect to the person in view of the expenditure of public funding for the wheelchair. [20196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 102. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for persons who have been affected by a drug (details supplied). [20241/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (9 May 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 110. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for nursing home support by a person (details supplied). [20255/19]