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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State and her the team in the Department. There is huge unmet need and a capacity issue. Following on from the Minister of State's response to Deputy Wynne's points, some of the section 38 and 39 organisations are coming to the State and to the HSE with ideas on ways of meeting the unmet need. They are meeting the families and parents in communities that are looking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Yes, saved by the bell. Before I finish, I thank the committee secretariat for the work it has done during the session. I particularly want to thank our team because they are superb people to work with. There is no job or task too big for them. I come up with some crazy ideas from time to time, so I want to thank them sincerely for the work they do. I ask the Minister of State to respond...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I am slow to stop the Minister of State but the division bells have been ringing for some time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I would love to hear all she has to say.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Courts Service (9 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions his Department has had with the Courts Service in relation to the courthouse in Kanturk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29336/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (9 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 3 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29335/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (9 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what actions are being taken to ensure that bus drivers aged over 70 years can provide school bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29495/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Wage-setting Mechanisms (9 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 616. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when section 39 employees will receive their pay increase following the pay agreement reached in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Business of Joint Committee (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: We will commence the meeting in public session so that we have our business properly done. The Minister of State is on the way. She has left a meeting in Government Buildings and it will be a few minutes before she gets here. We will suspend the meeting until she and the other witnesses arrive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Coveney. Today's meeting is to consider aligning disability funding with the UNCRPD. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for disability, Deputy Anne Rabbitte. I also welcome the officials from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Margot Loughman, principal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State. I call Deputy Tully.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: Junction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: We are very tight on time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: To follow up on that, further to a letter from the committee about those grants that are under review, the Minister wrote a letter I will share with the committee over the next day or so. There is no need for the Minister of State to look at me so. There are a number of things. She said the section 39 organisations were paused in respect of the two sides coming together on it. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: -----care tested. The Minister of State might reflect on those issues, but alternative respite is something that should be championed in a major way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I take the point with regard to equine services and other services. Some of the service providers were able to access facilities heretofore whereby they were able to take families away for weekends or for two or three nights and build equine and other services around people. One of the service providers is developing a project whereby it has acquired extra land and wants to develop some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State and the officials for their contributions. I thank them sincerely for being here with us today. The battle is ongoing and we wish the Minister of State the very best of luck when she takes on the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and the Department of Finance in the coming while. If she needs us to make any public...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 81.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to alleviate and respond to concerns about battery energy storage systems and the long term safety and security of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34057/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 82.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the monitoring and regulation of battery energy storage systems; who has ultimate responsibility for the safe management of these systems and if the appropriate equipment and facilities are available to deal with fires of this nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34058/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 83.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that there is a robust safety framework and system of regulation in place for battery energy storage systems; if any action is being taken to address the concerns of residents living close to these projects, to provide reassurance about the safety of these projects; and if he will make a statement on...