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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Would Dr. Byrne be willing to give his opinion to the Department that he believes this would be a worthwhile exercise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome the Taoiseach to our committee. The Taoiseach's Department is responsible for the third strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence implementation plan. That is a whole-of-government approach across Secretaries General and there is meant to be a dedicated secretariat in the Taoiseach's Department. Last week, we raised the proof aspect of domestic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: It was in the Minister's report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Has the Taoiseach spoken to the Minister about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Was the Taoiseach surprised at the Minister's position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: On the five days' domestic violence leave, Sinn Féin has a Bill before the House brought by Deputies McDonald and O'Reilly proposing a ten-day domestic violence leave, which is already in operation in many universities and large companies like Vodafone and several other companies. Are we now going to ask universities in receipt of public funds to reduce their ten-day domestic violence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department can provide clarity as to the outcome in the matter of the double welfare payment due where nursing homes have automatic access to and control of a resident’s regular payment; if in this case the resident will have independent control of, and access to, the second part of the payment, or if it will be treated in the way of the usual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is just or equitable, that there appears to be no mechanism for persons who made a complaint about the behaviour of a teacher towards a child (details supplied) to appeal a decision made by the Teaching Council in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52253/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department views the lack of an appeals process in the matter of a decision made by the Teaching Council regarding a complaint as contrary to the common-law principles of natural justice; if her Department is in favour of the introduction of such an appeals process for complaints and complainants; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will identify the primary legislation within the Teaching Council Act 2001 or the Teaching Council (Amendments) Act 2015 that provides the legal grounds for the investigating committee of the Teaching Council to refuse an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52255/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will identify the primary legislation within the Teaching Council Act 2001 and Teaching Council (Amendments) Act 2015 that provides for refusing a complaint, classifying it as frivolous; the officers of the Teaching Council who retain that power; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52256/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legislation that provides for a determination of the seriousness of a complaint during the investigating committee process of the Teaching Council under part V section 42; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52257/22]

Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I also thank the Social Democrat for tabling this important motion. However, it has come to the stage where I kind of dread getting up here and talking about mother and baby homes because so many of the people who were excluded from our society back in the dark old days of the State are still being excluded by the Government’s proposals. At the time of their first exclusion, their...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I thank the Minister for coming in today. I ask him for his views on prepay meters. He is leaving much to the CRU. Many people on these prepay meters are actually paying a higher tariff for their electricity. They are also paying a higher standing charge. That seems extremely unfair because the provider is actually guaranteed payment whereas if someone had an ordinary meter, the provider...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022 (Supplementary)
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (18 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: The Minister mentioned them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: I want to raise public transport. My constituents have been stranded on the side of the road because buses were late, did not turn up or rolled past because they are full. Students at Maynooth University have been unable to get to their lectures in time. Young people appeared before the climate committee last Friday from all across the country. All spoke about public transport in their...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: Accessible, reliable, affordable and safe travel is what commuters want and need in north Kildare. Instead, we have workers from Prosperous and Clane receiving late warnings from work, with one constituent receiving a final late warning. Parents must take time off work to get their children to Maynooth University for lectures or laboratory work. Mothers - it is always mothers - in Straffan...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a matter in relation to the installation of a photovoltaic system (details supplied) will be examined; if he will liaise with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52837/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (27 Oct 2022)

Réada Cronin: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if homeowners awaiting the 'taking-in-charge' of estates, the process of which is taking an inordinately long period of time, can be exempt from paying local property tax until it is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54065/22]