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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the agreed review of the special needs assistant contract as part of the Building Momentum national pay agreement will take place. [8151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons from CHO8 who used the Cross Border Directive in order to avail of health services in Northern Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2021. [7779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 712. To ask the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided in the Louth Hospital; and the agencies and bodies that hold responsibility for these services. [7780/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 713. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of the planned primary centre for Dundalk, County Louth. [7781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 714. To ask the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided in the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and the agencies and bodies that hold responsibility for these services. [7782/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that accessed healthcare under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; the counties from which persons accessed the scheme; the aggregate number and types of healthcare received under the scheme for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7855/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of scans and x-rays awaiting reading by a radiologist at the RCSI hospital group by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7856/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department’s Covid-19 and health unit. [6481/22]

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A major body of work has been done by this commission, which is necessary. I will add my voice to the commendations of the commission for that work. I will also add my voice to what some of my colleagues have spoken about, which are the legacy issues that still remain and have had a significant impact on certain people's lives. We talked about chemicals and poisoning in respect of the Air...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Everybody welcomes this protected disclosures legislation. Everybody recognises the necessity for it. There have been discussions in regard to some of the recommendations that might not be covered in it, but in fairness to the Minister he has stated he is open to a conversation around that and to taking on board some amendments. That is necessary. A significant number of Deputies have...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am happy to continue.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There is an element of shock. I am not used to this. In fairness, I am being straight with the Minister, as I am occasionally, in the sense that he has been somewhat forward-thinking around this particular issue and the idea of openness and transparency. It is a matter of ensuring that we follow through on the actions because the current system is not good enough. We have already heard...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I follow on from some of the questions about NBI. There was a considerable amount of conversation around the investors. Peter Hendrick has told us that on some level, the investor profile he has is not the investor profile he wants. He spoke about two things. One of them was how at some stage, NBI would become some sort of European super-telecoms outfit - I am not entirely sure how....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, stated the project is viable and nobody is particularly worried. I know there were certain fears around performance bonds being paid early and people thought it was a possible cash flow issue but I accept the argument that this was not the case. Has there been any further communication relating to any possible future investors? Perhaps we are not...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is okay. I appreciate that. We spoke previously about another story that had broken about the encroachment numbers, which came to 45,000. I think other numbers have been quoted. The Minister always disputed that. Do we have a figure? This involved the crossover between Eir and NBI in the intervention area.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is acceptable to me.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is an answer. Nobody is happy that this has not reached the deadlines. There is an acceptance regarding the Covid delays. I will ask a couple of questions rather than have a couple of pieces of paper cross over. Are we fairly sure 60,000 premises will be reached by the end of March? Do we have what will be the new figure for the end of this year? I know it was somewhere between...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Once we can keep close to the target. Everyone can allow for an element of slippage. Unfortunately, there has probably been too much in the past while. Are we still talking about June for the hardening up or the contractual information on the acceleration and catch-up?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, NBI had two asks, one involving what it calls the self-install product and the other involving Eir make-ready works that allow NBI to attack more, for want of a better term. NBI has the capacity to finish the last piece rather than calling Eir in, even though there has been a slight improvement.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (9 Feb 2022)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get that. I imagine the Department is engaging on all this work at this point.