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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Budget 2025 (8 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide detail on the funding available from his Department to implement the new national strategy for youth work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40099/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Budget 2025 (8 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide detail on the funding provided under Budget 2025 for universal youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40100/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (8 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 461. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide detail on the funding available from his Department to participate in decision making within the framework of the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision-Making: Action Plan 2023-2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40098/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider allowing children of Irish parents who have emigrated outside of the EU, and have not lived in the EU for three of the past five years, to avail of the free fees scheme to attend third-level education in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40176/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: We are moving on. At the rate we are going, we will barely hit the next question.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the lower rate of VAT on gas and electricity to natively produced renewable and sustainable fuel, where the proceeds go back into the local economy, given that 70% is sourced from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40343/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would consider extending the reduction of 23% to 9% of VAT for heat pumps, to all appliance using renewable fuel given that many households may not be able to afford to retrofit their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she could reply to a follow-up email in relation to a national school (details supplied), which has a number of queries in relation to a funding request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (10 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he considers recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon to be a violation of Lebanon's sovereignty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide further information on the allocation made in Budget 2025 of €5 million for a forgotten farmers scheme; the details of the scheme; when these details will be published; when the scheme will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 295. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that elective surgeries have been paused in a hospital (details supplied) for the months of October and November; if his attention has been drawn to the serious impact this is having on patients on waiting lists; the action he will take to reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40792/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making the administration of the flu vaccine free of charge to those working in education, given the large number of people working in such settings and the need to hire cover when staff are sick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40865/24]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Business of Joint Committee (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Apologies have been received from Deputies Denise Mitchell and Simon Coveney. I will read into the public record that all minutes of public and private meetings of the joint committee between 21 May and 9 July, previously agreed at private meetings, are considered the agreed minutes of meetings.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The agenda item for consideration this afternoon is the resumption of pre-Committee Stage detailed scrutiny of the Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023, which is a Private Members' Bill in the name of and drafted by Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh. Its main aim is to establish an independent commission for future generations which will report on how best to establish an office of...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Thank you both. I remind members before I open the floor to questions and answers that when putting their questions to the witnesses, they should adhere to the agenda items scheduled for discussion. I now call on the members to put their questions in accordance with the speaking rota circulated in advance of this meeting. Each member will be allocated seven minutes, and I ask members to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Would anyone else like to respond?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Do any of the witnesses wish to make concluding remarks?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I propose that we publish the opening statements to the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the witnesses for being here this afternoon and for their input and insights, which have been helpful and will assist us greatly when we draft our report on this Bill.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Thank you, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. I ask Ms Duffy and Ms Ní Bhuachalla, both of whom are representing the NYCI, to deliver their opening statement.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to raise the terrifying case of Najwa Alsabbagh, who is 74 years old and is trapped in northern Gaza which has been and remains under deadly bombardment. An Irish visa was granted for her to travel here back in February and eight months later she is still trapped in Gaza. I have raised this with the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach several times, and I have also raised it with the...