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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 384.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on planned new social and affordable housing units for east Cork over the next five years, including expected unit size, cost, completion deadline and any additional details. [24786/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 699.To ask the Minister for Health the reason a 68-year-old lady (details supplied) has been on a waiting list for breast surgery for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24735/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 707.To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the exorbitant prices being charged for melatonin which has been prescribed for adolescents, as much as €60 per month, but is not covered by the drugs payment scheme, DPS, or medical card; the reason for this; and the steps he will take to resolve the hardship being caused. [24775/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 708.To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children who are prescribed fluoxetine under 30mg are not covered by the DPS or medical card scheme; the reason for this, considering 30mg tablets are not available; and the steps he will take to resolve the hardship this is causing people in mental health distress. [24776/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 709.To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the cost of medicines related to the treatment or management of autism and ADHD given increasing diagnosis at adult ages and the prohibitive costs of treatment for many adults who do not have medical cards, given the fact that the drugs payment scheme, DPS, may not cover any of their monthly costs or only a small part. [24777/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 896.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that families where one parent is a carer are not unduly penalised when seeking support for a child entering third level education in terms of SUSI and other State supports. [24778/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (11 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 897.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if work has been carried out to develop a more nuanced approach to determining the independence of SUSI applicants (details supplied). [24779/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on his Department’s plans for the upgrading of broadband services and infrastructure in rural areas of east Cork. [25931/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 129. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the efforts being made to provide funding and support for small- and medium-sized enterprises in east Cork, especially new businesses which are struggling to turn a profit due to the high cost of setting up a new business. [25928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (18 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken by her Department to identify additional school places and sites to meet the demand of growing communities in east Cork, particularly in light of overcrowding at a school (details supplied). [25932/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 328. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the steps being taken to address the shortage of general practitioners in east Cork; and the targets for new positions to be created in the next five years. [25929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: 329. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update for local waiting times for counselling and psychotherapy services for adults, children and adolescents in east Cork, in tabular form, detailing the numbers of people waiting over six months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months, respectively. [25930/24]

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I welcome everyone to our meeting this afternoon. No apologies have been received. The first item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes of the meetings of 22, 23, 29 and 30 May 2024. The minutes have already been approved in a virtual private meeting but for procedural reasons they must be approved in public. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. I will now read the note on...

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses for their in-depth opening statements. I have a couple of questions but as I am known to be a very fair Chair, I will let the other members start. I call Deputy McGrath.

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Deputy for not going over his time. We did say time was vital. Does Ms Kavanagh wish to come in?

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I apologise for cutting across Ms Kavanagh but I am conscious of time. I know others want to get in.

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: That is just over five minutes but she can certainly come in again. She can finish up the point she is making.

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: I want to let Deputy Durkan in and then Ms Kavanagh can come back in.

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: Is Deputy Durkan aware that his camera is turned off? Can the Deputy turn on his camera please?

Committee on Public Petitions: Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (13 Jun 2024)

Pat Buckley: Before I let Deputy McGrath go next, I want to say that this committee is very non-political, which is something we are very proud of. This is your "last-chance-dot-com" committee and everybody is entitled to have their say. I am very proud to say that with all the work of the members, the secretariat and researchers, it is one of the committees that gets results, sometimes very quickly. A...