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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a concern relating to the fair deal scheme (details supplied). [23698/23]

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I very much want to be associated with the Ceann Comhairle's words in respect of the two Ministers of State. We will hold them to account but we always seek to be respectful in doing so. I will go back to the Labour Party motion tabled last week, when we specifically raised the issue of assessments of need. I acknowledge the fact the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, gave a commitment in...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their opening statements. Mr. O’Sullivan stated: While the volumes of applications to the IPO have increased significantly, this did not materialise into significantly increased volumes to the IPAT until early 2023. In 2022, it received 1,180 appeals and disposed of 1,571. Will he unpick that? It reads a little strangely to me.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Is that an increase in the number of full-time equivalent staff dealing with the cases?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: There is sanction for 60. Is Mr. O’Sullivan confident, given the current skills shortage, that the Department can find that number of people?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: On Ms Mullins’ comments, I noticed her use of the phrases "clear business intelligence" and "accelerated procedures". I do not mean this in a derogatory way, but it sounds very like management consultant speak. My antenna went up because she mentioned that the Department had gone to an external resource for advice. Who was that external resource?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: No, and for the record, I am not personalising it to Ms Mullins -----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: What I am really getting at is whether the Department has gone to the EYs, the KPMGs or the PwCs of this world, and, if so, how much did it cost? How much did Connect the Dots cost in terms of procuring external services?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for the information. I very much see this exchange as an information-providing and gathering exercise, if you will. I welcome the frankness with which the witnesses have given their information. That is a recurring theme, given the earlier witnesses we heard from, and I am grateful for it. I am trying to seek a better understanding of two processes...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I have the same question for the Department officials.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: I seek a better understanding of the tender process for designating a property like an hotel. I do not have a sightline on that. As a Deputy, it is very helpful to understand the tender process, whether a facility has been built into the tender process to ensure there are no bad actors or that they have been weeded out of the process, that due diligence is done on the process, and, given we...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: Please forgive me but I have a limited amount of time.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: On child protection issues, are the Department officials confident that engagement with the Child and Family Agency is so robust that children who come into this country have protection?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: No. Will Mr. O’Sullivan give me that in plain English?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (23 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with energy companies in advance of winter 2023 in order to protect vulnerable persons from high energy costs. [25020/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of the apparent delays in introducing contactless next gen ticketing on public transport, if he will examine a QR Style scan system as outlined in (details supplied). [24609/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm the date of occupation for a school (details supplied) under construction. [24201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the targets set out in Appendix 1 of the Laying the Foundations: Housing Action Report produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government were met in respect of Cork City Council; and the final spend on the same. [24061/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 35 AHB housing units approved for construction (details supplied) have finished construction; if so, their completion date; the final number of units delivered; the total cost of the project; if the development was officially opened by a Minister; if so, when that happened; if not, the reasons for the project not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific plans and timelines he has received from a local authority on a project (details supplied). [24205/23]