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Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: We have three witnesses here, and we are doing our best to accommodate them. They will be around after the discussion.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Absolutely, Deputy Aird, and I do so as best I can. I ask the three witnesses now-----

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: -----to give just a roundup of one minute.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I am sorry, Senator. I am the Chair, so a bit of respect.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: Will Mr. O'Donnell give a one minute roundup please?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: I thank Ms Cronogue and the local development companies network, Irish Rural Link and the Kildare Public Participation Network for their contributions today and providing the various briefing materials in advance of the meeting. Following both sets of hearings I propose the committee send a letter to the Minister enclosing the meetings' transcripts for review as part of the budgetary...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Enterprise Sector (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to supporting social enterprises such as a charity's (details supplied)’ bike project, which has diverted over 700 bikes from landfill and donated many to disabled groups and schools, thereby contributing both to the circular economy and to improved mobility for people with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the proposed new fire station in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 795. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if measures will be introduced to expand employment opportunities for deaf and disabled individuals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49158/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 796. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding and supports will be allocated to organisations such as a charity (details supplied), which is the largest employer of deaf people in Ireland, employing 40 staff, 29 of whom are deaf or disabled, and which currently has a waiting list of applicants seeking meaningful employment; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1106. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will recognise the role of school assistance dogs within the implementation framework of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025–2030; if she will support the expansion of the evidence-based school assistance dog pilot, operated by an organisation (details supplied) to additional schools...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1110. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is formally considered by the Cabinet Committee on Disability, in order that people with IBD are included in national discussions on disability rights and supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49048/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1347. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the long-term illness scheme to ensure that people living with inflammatory bowel disease can be accommodated as part of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49046/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1348. To ask the Minister for Health if she will incorporate inflammatory bowel disease into the National Chronic Disease Management Programme, in recognition of the long-term and often debilitating impact of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1371. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to support workplace well-being initiatives for employees with disabilities, including continued access to well-being training and regular visits from social workers, as successfully implemented by a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1394. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being considered by her Department for the introduction of a minimum distance requirement from schools for the establishment of new off-licence premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places currently available in veterinary medicine in each institution across the country; if he intends to make more spaces available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (17 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 1431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to supporting and funding further QQI-certified training programmes specifically designed for members of the deaf community, given that a charity (details supplied) has successfully trained the first two deaf individuals in Ireland through the City and Guilds programme, and continues to provide essential...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Force; the efforts being made by his Department to increase recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49254/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Sep 2025)

John Paul O'Shea: 106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the publication of the Biomethane Sustainability Charter which is intended to transparently outline the key principles to guide AD developers in relation to plant operation, management, sustainability and local engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49271/25]