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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (11 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if there are clinical psychologists working in the private sector from whom the HSE will accept a report confirming a diagnosis of autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23517/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I will add to Deputy Connolly's excellent questions and follow-up points. The Minister outlined that if anything urgent arose from the body it would be brought to his attention and action taken. Is there an opportunity, with the provision of the interim report at the end of July he mentioned, for that document to be made available to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 27. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the actions that the Government is expected to take following publication of the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23835/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: It is important that we set aside the debate that has arisen as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the context of the commission on the Defence Forces report and the course of action that the Minister and the Cabinet takes and that this House will then endorse by way of majority, which I assume it will. That is primarily because the conversation about neutrality is completely...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I firmly echo Deputy Durkan's remarks. After the Cabinet comes to its decision on the course of action to take implementation will be crucial. Our ability to detect and dissuade are two of the most important aspects of the commission's report outside of the personnel, force strength etc. On that I re-emphasise a point I have made in this House on a number of occasions around primary radar...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: If I may, I wish to be as constructive if I can. I appreciate that the Ceann Comhairle has little to do with this but the groupings this morning on the Defence questions were most peculiar. A number of questions were totally separate to the commission on the Defence Forces but the vast majority of the questions that were inter-related were not grouped. Some were grouped and some were not....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Chair. Apologies as I have had some technical difficulties in my office and I was unable to turn on my camera or keep my hand up. However, I have been participating in the meeting from the beginning. It has been a thoroughly interesting conversation. I will return to the efficiency of heat pumps which we touched on at the very start of the meeting. There is a lot of rumour...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I have two very quick follow-up questions. The first of these is in relation to windows. I ask that the witnesses please forgive me for my non-technical phraseology. On the basis that the assessment needs to be made on a case-by-case basis for each property, and given that the air seal is probably one of the most important aspects, can a retrofit be successful in sealing up a property and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ukraine War (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of Ireland's contribution to the defence of Ukraine through the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23836/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken by her Department to include climate action studies within the primary and post-primary curriculum; the future steps that might be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23826/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional schools accessed the summer provision during 2021; the anticipated demand for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Housing Policy (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will detail the FutureBuilding Initiative and the way his Department can help recruit and train workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25243/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for driving tests in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the efforts to supply housing for displaced Ukrainian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing unit builds commenced in Fingal in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the way that the year to date in 2022 compares to previous years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his efforts to ensure power-sharing in Northern Ireland continues in the aftermath of the Stormont elections. [24335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on work to review the National Action Plan on Bullying, with particular focus on the inclusion of gender identity bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 544. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of his Department’s efforts to ban conversion therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24331/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 545. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation and outcomes of the national LGBTI+ inclusion strategy and to detail the next steps that are being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24332/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: 569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in the roll-out of additional apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24339/22]