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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (9 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 195. To ask the Minister for Health when the current national policy on palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40378/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline her Department’s provision for the additional funding and resources of veterinary services by local authorities to implement the XL bully ban, given that all current local authority vets will transfer to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine by January 2025; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the Just Transition initiatives that specifically target women to maximise their employment opportunities as Ireland transitions to a climate neutral economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40712/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 134. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the general scheme of a Bill to govern overseas deployments into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a timeline for his Department to undertake its examination of the report reviewing income eligibility for social housing; when he expects to develop a new social housing income eligibility model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Gender Equality (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the initiatives to address gender inequalities in the agriculture and food industry and to promote female participation and leadership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40714/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (10 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 282. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given by his Department to the inclusion of care work in climate policy in line with the Environmental Protection Agency’s recognition of the social-ecological value of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40713/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chair and thank our witnesses. It is very obvious they have all had a conversation and it is brilliant to see a cohesive message coming from a particular community. It is incredibly important. To Ms Agbona I have to say I am always very sorry when somebody has to come to a committee and recount their difficulties because we should have a system that does not require people to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: When Ms Walsh says "highlighting an issue" it implies that she, as an advocate, is reaching out to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: There is not a policy working group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that January of this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: That involves a court case, is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Ten months later, Ms Walsh has not received that correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Are we building in choice for the benefit of the student or the view that the system might fail them at a later date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: To clarify, Ms O'Dwyer would see summer provision as an opportunity for VI students. Most VI students are in mainstream education and, as described, are received supports from teachers and SNAs who are probably learning with the child what that child needs as with all disabilities but VI is very specific. Most SNAs will have only one child with VI throughout their career. If we can move it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Summer provision has become last minute as we do not know who wants to offer it or which employees want to take up the opportunity. Ms Healy indicated that ChildVision would be willing to undertake that kind of work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is the capacity there?