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Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: It is a very worrying way of doing business, if I may say so. What safeguards are in place for these people?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: We are in the middle of a climate and cost-of-living crisis and need to do everything we can to offer alternatives to car journeys. People in south Kildare and Laois drive to Sallins, north Kildare, to avail of the short hop zone. An annual rail ticket from Newbridge to Dublin costs €1,900 while an annual rail ticket from Sallins to Dublin costs €1,500 but includes travel on...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: This is not just a Donegal, Sligo, Clare or Mayo issue. It is a basic issue of fairness. These families are living in homes that are crumbling. They deserve our support and anything less than 100% redress is not acceptable. The State was asleep at the wheel. It was too busy squandering money in the Celtic tiger era and neglecting its responsibilities to ensure that building materials...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: This amendment Bill contains a number of changes to various laws on topics as varied as the Stardust inquest and the crisis in Ukraine. It contains provisions for the Department of Justice, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and the Department of Transport. I welcome the provision to empanel and summon a jury for the Stardust inquiry. Forty-eight young...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: I recently asked a parliamentary question regarding how many section 37A notices have been issued in counties Kildare and Laois in the past two years. The answer I received indicated the legislation has been used twice to date: in the Dublin 15 area in 2019 and the south Dublin area in 2020 in respect of primary school provision only. The legislation has not been used in Kildare or Laois....

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: The Bill exempts children under 16 years old from hospital inpatient charges. Sinn Féin welcomes this, but the Bill does not go far enough. The Government should abolish hospital inpatient charges for all patients. This should start with abolishing inpatient charges for all children and dependants, not just those aged under 16 years. The Minister is looking for a quick win to mask...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Patricia Ryan: The Minister need not panic because I am coming to the next part. It notes that there is €16 million of an underspend. I understand all that, but we still need to have dentists, so I do not know what the Minister is doing there. I will move on. The Minister and the Government are concerned, but not concerned enough to implement a comprehensive plan actually to address the crisis. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to incentivise farmers to provide solar panels on farms for their own use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35101/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reduce or abolish toll charges for commercial passenger operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform excise duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the role of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide funding for credit unions to provide ATM machines in towns that have lost their 24-hour accessible ATM machine due to bank branch closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35094/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to end pension abatement for post-2012 entrants into the Defence Forces who take up a position in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35096/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement the report of the independent body examining additional working hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35085/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that several council-owned homes in a location (details supplied) in County Kildare remain empty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35086/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the regeneration plan for St. Patrick's Park, Rathangan, County Kildare; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35087/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to develop retirement villages for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35088/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 177. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address uniformity of pension entitlements in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35097/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 178. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the administrative costs relating to the pensions of veterans who live abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2022)

Patricia Ryan: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing average class sizes by two pupils in a single year. [35079/22]