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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 437. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of including assessments of need under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [39865/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of investing €15 million annually in respite services. [39868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of creating an additional 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 personal assistance hours per year. [39869/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 440. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of aligning disability home support pay rates with older persons' services. [39870/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 441. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of rolling out personalised budgets nationally, including a brokerage model. [39871/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 442. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the sensory initiatives grant to €1.5 million annually. [39872/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 443. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of expanding the coverage of ‘autism one-stop shops’ in all regional health areas. [39873/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 485. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of one inpatient rehabilitation bed. [39859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of hiring one neurology nurse specialist. [39862/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 558. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of hiring one consultant neurologist. [39863/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing training places for speech and language therapists by 5, 10 and 20 places. [39866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of increasing training places for occupational therapists by 5, 10 and 20 places. [39867/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the Governor and the two deputy governors. I have a number of questions for Mr. Makhlouf. I will start by looking at the Central Bank's function, which is in respect of providing analysis on national economic policy. Does Mr. Makhlouf agree that the Irish economy is in good health at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Would Mr. Makhlouf say that the factors that made him conclude it is in good health are full employment, a large surplus, which a lot of countries do not have, and lowering inflation? Is there anything else he would add to that as a symptom of the healthy Irish economy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Makhlouf mentioned in his statement that we have stronger growth rates than expected. Why is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Of course. Is the large surplus we have unusual in a eurozone context?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: In terms of the risk to our receipt of corporation tax, is there anything on the immediate horizon, other than what the Central Bank has referred to as geopolitical risks, that pose a risk to the ongoing receipt of those revenues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it too specific to say the Central Bank may have a concern about a change in policy in the United States which could have an impact on American multinationals in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: We are getting considerable receipts in from the multinational sector but what can be done to try to reduce that? We are not in a position where we want to try to reduce receipts coming in, but what does the Governor advise a government that it should do in respect of trying to lessen dependency on that? It is difficult to do that if one is very successful in a particular area, as we are.