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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Ms Buckley is from the next village to my home village, Kiskeam. There is no bias.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Well done. Who wants to take the other questions? I call Ms Cahill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Will Ms Haight in Washington address Deputy Murnane O'Connor's questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: We will go to Dr. Lally and Ms Doheny and then to Crann to address those points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I call Deputy Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: That is okay. We will start with Ms Buckley and then move on to Ms Cahill and the witnesses from Genio.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Thank you. Would Ms Cahill like to come in on the subject of SNAs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms Jarvey, Mr. Mallon, Ms Cahill, Ms Buckley, Ms Doheny and Dr. Lally. I also thank Ms Haight and Ms Toze who joined us from Washington DC. We are delighted they joined us and gave us their insights. My job is to wrap up the meeting and to thank the witnesses for coming before us. The discussion we had was on supporting people with disabilities leaving their communities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the progress of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54008/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Before we deal with the report, all those present at the committee are asked to exercise personal responsibility for themselves and others in respect of Covid-19. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: Some members have mentioned the pandemic. We, as a society, should have learned an awful lot from the pandemic in terms of how to plan for future seismic change or upset in the system. Perhaps this matter is outside of the remit of the HIQA officials but has HIQA a policy or conducted research on the shortcomings experienced during the pandemic and the decisions that had to be taken? The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: That is something we might look at. Ms Grogan has said that HIQA has not conducted research. Perhaps HIQA should consider conducting research. I suggest that because it appears to me that HIQA has collected a pile of information over the years on which research on the impact of the pandemic could be conducted from the point of view of the public. How difficult would it be to put that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I can see from the monitor that Deputy Cairns has completed asking her question in the Chamber so she is on her way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Deputy for her questions.

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute the debate. It is important that we have a discussion on water services and wastewater treatment throughout the country. It is fundamental. In the few minutes available to me I will raise the issue of the wastewater treatment plants that are inadequate, and in some places non-existent, in some of the smaller villages. If they were to be prioritised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: HIQA's Overview Report - Monitoring and Regulation of Designated Centres for People with Disabilities in 2021: Discussion (27 Oct 2022)

Michael Moynihan: I thank Ms McShane, Mr. Colfer and Ms Grogan for the information, for their report and for describing the challenges they meet on a daily basis. I would be grateful if they could share with the committee any of the research or the documentation they have because the more information we have, the stronger the position we will be in to advance the cause of people with disabilities in their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 1114. To ask the Minister for Health the number of front-line workers who have received the pandemic bonus payment to date; when all payments are expected to issue to frontline workers eligible for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54924/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Michael Moynihan: 1263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recently announced TAMS support for the installation of livestock underpasses could be provided to persons who installed underpasses in the past year, at the request of their local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/22]