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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the implementation of circular 25/2016 by each State body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will provide, in tabular form, by State agency the compliance with each of the standards and timelines set out in responding to Oireachtas Members’ queries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29476/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 746. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the implementation of circular 25/2016 by each State body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will provide, in tabular form, by State agency, the compliance with each of the standards and timelines set out in responding to Oireachtas Members’ queries; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (22 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current 5G population coverage; the steps being taken to progress the deployment of 100% population 5G coverage by 2030; the timeline for the delivery of this objective and interim targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (22 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the publication of the general scheme of legislation to establish the national cybersecurity centre on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 305. To ask the Minister for Health when the new digital healthcare framework will be published; the current status of the roll-out of the electronic health record system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if those PhDs classified as non-EU will be provided with updated residency visas with a four-year duration, similar to the hosting agreement scheme used for attracting non-EU research talent; if PhD researchers will be given access to the PRSI system; if he will mandate that PhD researchers have access to sick leave and/or parental leave; if...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Services (22 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 409. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list the dates of meetings of the reconstituted mobile phone and broadband task force; the progress to date in overcoming barriers to the deployment of 100% population 5G coverage by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30303/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: It is no secret that children's disability services are at breaking point. However, the sheer scale of the problem is shocking when you learn that almost 800 vacancies exist in children's therapy services across the HSE's primary care services and children's disability network teams. Those 800 vacancies exist across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: How about offering part-time contracts that may suit therapists who are currently taking career breaks, in many instances for family reasons? I have spoken to several therapists who had actively considered taking up employment for a set number of hours per week, including evenings and weekends, enabling them to maintain their skills. Evening and weekend appointments would also assist...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (27 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications processed to date for the warmer homes deep retrofit scheme; the number approved and denied under the scheme to date constructed pre and post-1940 respectively; the number of homes completed and the number of homes where work is ongoing under the scheme to date constructed pre and post 1940...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Insurance Coverage (27 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 444. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to tackle the insurance issues that have arisen within the EmployAbility programme that are hindering people with disabilities from gaining employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (27 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: 535. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unaccompanied minors taken into State care in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, respectively; the number of children accommodated within the foster care system in each year; the number of children who went missing from State care each year; the type of accommodation they went missing from; the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: Members participating in the meeting remotely are required to do so from within the precincts of Leinster House only. I ask members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones or ensure they are on silent mode. I advise members of the committee who are participating in the meeting remotely to use the raise hand function on Microsoft Teams if they wish to contribute. This meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Carmody for her opening comments. We will now hear from Ms Rantala from Comhdáil Oileáin na hÉireann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Carmody for that. Before I bring Deputy Paul Donnelly in, I note that some devices are not on silent. I ask that people please put them on silent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: That is a broad range of questions. We might start with the peripheral and work up to the witnesses. I will begin with the Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann team and Ms Moran as there were some specific questions there on the broader issues that impact on island communities. I ask Ms Lennon to come in with a rural perspective on those and then we will come to the witnesses in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: Will Ms Rantala answer one question for me? She specifically mentioned satellite education. Five of the islands have second-level schools, every one of which has high-speed broadband. In fairness, the then-Minister, Pat Rabbitte delivered that and started with the islands first. How has use of broadband developed the range of subjects in those five schools? She may not be able to answer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Denis Naughten: I ask anyone coming in remotely to introduce themselves because it might not be clear who is speaking. It makes it easier for the transcribers.