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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Thomas Pringle: For public health service employees, the special scheme of paid leave for employees unfit for work post-Covid 19 infection is due to end on 31 March, as has been outlined earlier. Healthcare workers suffering with long Covid are devastated by this news, as many rely on this support while recovering from an illness they say destroyed their lives. If the normal HSE sick leave scheme was...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: I will give the Deputy the same answer I gave Deputy Naughten earlier. I am aware the scheme is due to end at the end of the month. It is a matter for the consideration of the Department of Health and the Minister. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy directly. We have not had any recommendation to Government in relation to this issue, at least not yet.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I would like to raise the deep concern I and many others have on the success of the vaping ban in relation to children. I see evidence every single day of children in school uniforms vaping. We are not seeing any sanctions on those clearly breaking the law. The environmental health service stated that there has been one prosecution to date. The issue of the abuse of fast gas is a huge...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for his important question. As he knows, the ban on the sale of vapes to under-18s has just come into force. We are working on new legislation on packaging which has gone out to public consultation. We are all very aware of how young people are being targeted. Regarding the enforcement question which the Deputy asked, it has been implemented and enforcement is happening...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: On Friday people around the country will go to the polls. I encourage everyone to exercise their franchise on Friday. From 2 p.m. tomorrow, a moratorium will kick in for radio and television broadcasts but social media will continue right up to the close of polls. This is a period of 32 hours when our reliable news sources are effectively gagged, but the wild west - that is, social media -...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: There is very real concern on this issue. I want to say to people listening to vote at the end of this week. Changing a country's constitution is a big deal. No one should allow other people to make decisions for them. I encourage everybody to vote. This is an opportunity to modernise and improve our Constitution in relation to both questions. I hope people take the opportunity to do...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: Tá cathaoirleach nua ar bhord RTÉ á cheapadh anois. Beidh sé gnóthach. Guímid gach rath air. Tá go leor le déanamh. Beidh an-chuid béime ar riachtanais RTÉ féin ach tá riachtanais ag TG4 agus ag Raidió na Gaeltachta chomh maith. Tá an-chuid á déanamh acu le sciar beag airgid. Tá sé...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: 1 o’clock I thank the Deputy for that question. I know the incoming chair of RTÉ well. He is a very smart and capable person. He will be more than aware of the importance of TG4 and Irish-language media more generally. I am confident he will ensure the concerns the Deputy has addressed regarding the Irish-language speaking community and the importance of TG4 and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: As was alluded to, most of us in politics have spent the last few weeks discussing care, people's right to care, how we care for our families and how we care in the home. Can we get an update in that regard, in light of the fact that a very large portion and majority of older people would like to stay in their homes for as long as possible? The programme for Government made a commitment to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy very much for her question. We have been speaking about care all this week. I was only saying to the Tánaiste last night that of my budget for older people and mental health, which is €3.9 billion, every single cent of it is spent on care. There is home care, day care, meals on wheels and supporting people to age in place and in nursing homes and there are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: I have raised this issue in the Dáil before. Five weeks ago, I raised a Topical Issue matter regarding a young lady who was 17 years old. Her name is Katie Byrne, and she has been waiting for a hip operation for 14 years. That is absolutely bonkers. In that Topical Issue debate, I said to the Minister who was substituting at the time that I had approached the Minister, Deputy Stephen...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for his question. I will follow up on this today. The Deputy is aware that we had a situation over the last six months where the Fórsa union was not co-operating in relation to giving us responses. Some 54% of all parliamentary questions asked in the Oireachtas are for the Department of Health. I cannot tell the Deputy the volume that comes through this Department-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: It was sent directly to the Minister's mailbox.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: In relation to that specific case, which the Deputy raised directly, I will give the Deputy a commitment that I will follow up on that today and try to get a response for him.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Carol Nolan: As I am sure the Minister is aware, there is chaos in many schools because of the proposed changes to the SET teacher allocations. A school principal in my constituency wrote to me about what he described as the fiasco of the new SET teacher allocations and the removal of the complex needs criteria. The school was confident it would see its hours being increased. However, because of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Whenever any changes are made to how resources are allocated in schools it can cause a lot of worry for students and parents, as Deputy Nolan has just outlined. We want to ensure that every child with special educational needs has access to the most appropriate school place. Schools were notified of their special educational teacher allocation...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Michael McNamara: The political system drifts in and out of outrage with regard to UHL, but the situation there does not really change very much. The last time it was in this level of focus was when the parts of the system analysis report, SAR, on the death of Aoife Johnston were leaked. In response to that, the CEO of the HSE appointed the former Chief Justice, Frank Clarke, to carry out an investigation...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: I think the terms of reference of that report were only agreed. I will have to check the timeline for the Deputy. Obviously, Frank Clarke is an extremely competent individual. I will get the Deputy a timeline for the publication of the report from the Minister. It was my understanding that the terms of reference were only created in the last few weeks.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Michael McNamara: It was meant to have been published within eight weeks.