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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: I wish to raise the matter of section 47 assessments in the context of the proposed reform of family law referred to in the programme for Government. In the case of one court-appointed assessor, several women in north Kildare have come to me extremely distressed at the removal of their children in questionable circumstances. They have also outlined how this court-appointed assessor inserted...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: The people's interest must trump the interest of lobbyists. It is perfectly clear that the Part V developer exemption must go. If it remains, we will lose thousands of affordable homes. We see rocketing house prices rocketing even further. They have gone through the roof in north Kildare. Crazy house prices is not just an information support group for distracted and disgusted potential...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I have a natural interest in it because my father was a proud member of An Garda Síochána. Minding the community, young and old, and building up that community was everything to him. While Sinn Féin is supporting this Bill, the potential dilution of community policing worries me. It worries me particularly because...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 510. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department will take to address the situation in which persons who suffered a severe adverse reaction to the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and are precluded on strict, medical grounds from receiving the second, find themselves through no fault of their own in certification limbo with concomitant negative effects on the practice of their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 630. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will introduce specific and discrete vaccination certification for the small but important number of vaccinees whose severe adverse reaction to the first dose precludes on strict medical grounds their completion of the vaccine cycle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45003/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 631. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to assist the small number of persons who require Covid-19 vaccination completion for their workplace but whose severe adverse reaction to the first dose precludes their receiving the second; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 632. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is discriminatory to leave persons who suffered major adverse reaction to the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and are unable to get the second in effective certification limbo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (22 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of any investigations into the leak regarding the report on the mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: I thank the officials for their presentation. As a society, we must be very careful about this transition and make sure it is fair and manageable for people who are already finding it difficult to exist financially. I refer in particular to situations where people spend a large proportion of their incomes on heat and light and, especially in Ireland, an even larger proportion on rent and...

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: I welcome this initiative from the Ombudsman for Children. I take this opportunity to thank Dr. Niall Muldoon and his office for the professionalism and kindness they showed when I went to them for help recently for some young constituents in north Kildare. Their families, too, were delighted. They are so used to knocking on doors that do not budge that when one finally opens it is a great...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (23 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remit for his review of the freedom of information system by the terms of reference, stakeholders to be consulted; the proposed date of publication of its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of HEPA filtration that has been acquired by the State for use in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will publish the documentation involved in the order, acquisition and checking of CO2 monitors for schools; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently examine creating a DART station at Kilcock, County Kildare within the new DART+West plans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45784/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable or appropriate under the UNHCR Best Interest of the Child principle or equality that 732 children with special educational needs are without a school place and currently sanctioned for home tuition with some families believing they are hidden away from society and mainstream education; and if she will make...

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: With Housing for All, we are being taken for a spin on a magic carpet, only there is a massive hole in it and many of my constituents in north Kildare are falling through. Let me tell the House about the housing situation in north Kildare because I noticed that the Minister was quite amused by the whole thing. My office is out the door with men and women in every age group desperate for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: I am aware that three-hour committee meetings are imminent. It is a pity that is not the case for this meeting because it has been so interesting. My questions for Dr. Tienhaara have already been asked and answered. However, I thank her very much for her contribution. CETA is very much in the news in Ireland. It has been great to hear Dr. Tienhaara debunk a lot of what we have heard. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: Yes.

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Social Democrats' Private Members' motion. The issue of data centres has to be dealt with urgently. Yesterday, as has been said, Dr. Patrick Bresnihan of the geography department in NUI Maynooth, in my home town, was one of the experts who came to talk to us at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. He made a good impression. It...

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Réada Cronin: These are dangerous days for the people of Afghanistan, especially its women and girls. In the space of a few weeks, they have been set back centuries. They have lost their presence and vibrancy in everyday life, which have been replaced by invisibility and monotony. They have also lost the whole array of reclaimed colours that feature in their stunning traditional dress. In exile from...