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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and for what they have outlined. If we were to prioritise quick wins in how to fill the gaps, how would the witnesses prioritise these wins? What is the first area we need to attack? Is it the nursing crisis or the number of beds? How would they tier, from a priority point of view, where we would attack?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: I do not mean to put Mr. Hughes on the spot, but often when dealing with services we have to prioritise the first and second issues we need to hit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: So Mr. Hughes reckons the nursing shortage is the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: Where I am coming from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: The recruitment process for nurses works in other areas so we need to find out why it is not working in the psychiatric service. In Limerick a number of nurses were hired recently for the accident and emergency department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank Dr. Shannon for his extremely enlightening report. There is a lot of information there for me to get my head around. I recently had a communication from the office of the Minister for Justice and Equality about this report. It stated that the then Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, agreed that a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: From Dr. Shannon's experience, does he find drug use is starting to increase as well, in particular prescription drugs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: Mine is more an observation regarding Dr. Shannon's report, namely, that I welcome the information he has given on rank-and-file gardaí with whom he has been working closely. Given the challenges the Garda has had to go through over the past six to 12 months, it is imperative that we, as a committee, highlight that. We see from Dr. Shannon's report and his audit that rank-and-file...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: Please explain.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: What happens when parents want brothers and sisters to go to the same school? Must a parent with three or four children bring them to three or four schools every morning on the way to work?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: It is not about elitism.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Tom Neville: In rural areas also.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: 292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars that were scrapped in 2016 due to the fact that they exceeded 300,000 km mileage and or exceeded ten years of age. [31288/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (4 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. To be honest, given where I am from, I have had no interaction with boat owners or fishermen. Like the other speakers, I am very disturbed by some of the information given today. I have been educated about what is happening by the testimony and by Senator Nash and his experience in this regard. There should be no politics involved in this at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (4 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: This is above and beyond that. We are talking about human beings and the reported conditions in which they working, or trying to work. We must invite all the stakeholders to appear before the committee as soon as possible. As Senator Reilly said, perhaps the witnesses could suggest solutions that they think might be applicable. Quick solutions that could begin to alleviate the problem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (4 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: That will be useful to help me get my head around the issue.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (11 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: 93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of grants available for a person who wants to buy a derelict business and refurbish same in order to provide a retail business in a town. [32112/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (11 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 31 May 2017, the timeframe in relation to refurbishment works; when the design team will be appointed; and when the works will be carried out and construction works begin. [32799/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (11 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: 339. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the national guidelines will be available to local authorities in respect of the renewal energy landscape character assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32794/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Landscape Strategy (11 Jul 2017)

Tom Neville: 340. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport was not consulted when compiling and reviewing the renewal energy strategy landscape character assessment in respect of County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32798/17]