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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider deferring the proposed move of a school (details supplied) to the site off Thomas Omer Way until 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1041/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no operational or implementation details were agreed in relation to the free HRT products scheme announced in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1473. To ask the Minister for Health if secondary legislation is ready to be placed before the Houses of the Oireachtas to facilitate promised free HRT products being made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1036/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to claims by a union (details supplied) that there will be a significant lead-in times required to facilitate IT changes for the delivery of free HRT products; the way this can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1037/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1475. To ask the Minister for Health to list in full the range of HRT products proposed to be made available free of charge; if this has changed from the range originally announced in October 2024; whether there is scope to increase the range of products in amending legislation given that this has not yet been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1038/25]

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: It is now more than six years since the occupied territories Bill was sponsored by Senator Frances Black. Before the election, I welcomed that the Government indicated support, in some shape or form, but now, like others, I am extremely worried that this Bill might not proceed further or might be watered down in such a way as to be rendered meaningless. It is one thing to hone the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (5 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health the additional respite care available to family members while their carer is on maternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/25]

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Last month, Storm Éowyn rampaged across our country, causing havoc in its wake. Our power grid was crippled, with smaller communities especially devastated and left without power for weeks on end. Despite the best efforts of ESB Networks and international volunteers, getting repairs done quickly proved a challenge. I thank everyone on the front line for their work, but nationally this...

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Where do we start? I will point to a few sections of the document. On housing, there are a lot of aspirations but nothing tangible or deliverable, and given that the previous targets were not met, we have no faith that these ones will be. I mentioned climate earlier in the context of Storm Éowyn. The programme is equally woolly in this regard. We are talking about meeting our 2030...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is additional support available for women on maternity leave who have been temporarily relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to provide additional supports for women on maternity leave who have been relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance temporarily, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care, for example, additional child support payments, fuel allowances, and so on, given the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Legislation to enable a domestic violence register was listed as a priority in the Fianna Fáil manifesto before the general election. However, this important matter is not mentioned in the programme for Government. Will the Minister for Justice indicate whether it is still a priority - he has said that it is - and, if so, when will legislation, to be known as Jennie's law in memory of...

Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (12 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I reiterate my support for the recommendations of the Housing Commission report and emphasise the need to act on a macro level. I will outline a few more suggestions I will bring forward in more detail at a later stage. The first is increased penalties for housing not occupied including the right of a local authority to make a compulsory purchase order faster than the current derelict sites...

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: I have one minute and 30 seconds to speak. I actually supported curtailing this debate because it was all done and dusted when the Government was announced. There is a simple sentence that describes this ministerial appointment splurge. It is "The Late Late Show", with one for everyone in the audience. That is what it seems like. I can take on board that we have additional tasks and we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recent studies, if any, carried out in Ireland, the UK or EU in relation to the benefits and or challenges of permitting private vehicles or full EVs with at least four people being transported to use bus lanes, with the appropriate signage and licensing structure, in an effort to discourage individual car use and reduce carbon and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes to legislation that would be required in what sections to facilitate private motor vehicles or EVs with four or more passengers being permitted to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 587. To ask the Minister for Health why medical alert dogs are not recognised under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: 588. To ask the Minister for Health if the same provisions shared by the various support dogs recognised under legislation can be extended to medical alert dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4022/25]

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: The Road Safety Act was a progressive piece of legislation and I commend those involved in its implementation. The legislation, which I broadly welcome, targets three main areas namely mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious collisions; penalty points and some movement around speed limits. It is not a universally well received piece of legislation but we must look first and foremost...

Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

Paul Gogarty: Why is it that despite investment, we seem to be, at best, running to stand still in respect of our mental health services? There are many things to cover, but I will focus on some of the matters that are getting worse despite a record allocation of €1.48 billion in budget 2024. Of particular concern to me and my constituents, and the topic I wish to concentrate on in my brief...