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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (29 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 1845. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of school children who will be in receipt of hot meals from the start of the next school year, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 2456. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children, by county, who benefitted from supports under the national childcare scheme in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43206/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 2720. To ask the Minister for Health if she will update circular 29/2019 regarding bereavement leave in the public health services, the staff of which are currently not entitled to leave that is comparable to other public servants regarding immediate family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings-in-law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 3078. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who has a prescription for medication in one EU country is entitled to use that prescription in another EU state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43112/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (29 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 3167. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; her assessment of its impact to date; if all sections of the Act have commenced; the details of those not commenced and the timeframe for their commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (29 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 3168. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail for each local health office area the number of home care support hours for older people to be provided in 2025, in tabular form, including the number provided in each local health office area in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 50. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches and early years educators to purchase Irish language learning materials. [50163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 64. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports she is providing crèches in rural areas with lower populations. [50164/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the long waiting time for BER assessments in County Clare; and the steps his Department is taking to address the same. [50281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 22 January 2025, if he will provide an update on plans for the opening of National Parks and Wildlife Service offices in Corofin, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50360/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) can expect to have their delayed forest premia payments made to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50357/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to support frontline healthcare professionals who continue to suffer from long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50235/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make changes to the passport application system so that apostrophes in surnames along with fadas for Irish names can be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a request made by a school (details supplied) to have an additional SNA approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50958/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I welcome everyone here this afternoon including those watching the livestream at home. We have no apologies received in advance of today's meeting. I ask anyone attending remotely to mute their device when not contributing so that the meeting does not pick up any background noise or feedback. I also remind those in attendance to make sure their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Pike. What he is saying is very important; however, we are conscious of time and the flow of the meeting. We have a facility whereby the remainder of Mr. Pike's speech can be read into the official record and remain there forever. It has been circulated to members, who have already read it. If Mr. Pike does not mind, we might go to Ms Cockerill and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It is there. The Deputy can come up if she wishes to view it. She will be the tenth contributor. I call Deputy O'Meara.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Senator Nelson Murray. The next speaker is from Sinn Féin, Senator Tully.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Senator Tully. I will wrap that up. I call Senator Curley.