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Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 1762.To ask the Minister for Health the number of flights he has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office.[34759/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 1885.To ask the Minister for Health the number of DNAs (did not attend) outpatient hospital appointments at each public hospital; the number of additional measures he is taking to reduce DNAs to reduce lengthy waiting lists in order that those in need of urgent and timely healthcare receive it, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35592/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 1886.To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who were removed from public healthcare waiting lists as a result of having passed away, and the numbers who had removed themselves from public healthcare waiting lists as a result of opting to pay for private healthcare treatment, for each of the past five years, in tabular form.[35593/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 1978.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of flights he has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office.[34758/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Official Travel (9 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 2031.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of flights she has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office.[34763/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: There are 4,000 local authority homes in the State that are empty. That is an incredible figure. It takes eight months on average to get these local authority homes back into use. Many of them are empty for well over a year. It takes three weeks for private rental accommodation to come back into use. The difference is that private landlords cannot leave their accommodation empty for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [36612/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I raise the horrific case of Harvey Sherratt. Harvey is an eight-year-old boy. For some reason, he has been removed from the waiting list for scoliosis surgery without his parents being informed of this. Many people will have seen images of Harvey circulating in the media. It is shockingly clear that this child is suffering significantly. The curvature of his spine seems to be in excess...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Aontú has long been calling on the Government to introduce a common-sense migration policy. We want one that determines who needs help and who does not, and to do so in a speedy fashion in order that decisions can be made about whether people can stay in this country or are returned. We have been raising that information for the past two or three years yet the EU migration pact was...

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome Deputy Leddin's speech. He lacerated the Government's lack of investment in public infrastructure in recent years.

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: It is only a pity that Deputy Leddin was not in government for the past five years. He conveniently forgot that the Government has plenty of money, which it is squirrelling away in a rainy day fund for the future, but that is another point. I also welcome the decision today by the finance committee to request that the Minister for Finance and the Minister for public expenditure present...

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I will take the first five minutes if that is all right.

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate that. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, mentioned his vision for public delivery for childcare. It is a pity that he has not been in government for the past year to have an opportunity to put that vision in place. It is an incredible situation that we are having speeches at the end of this Government's term that should have been made at the start and the subject matter of which...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Varadkar said that short of an asteroid hitting the planet, the national children's hospital would be built for €700 million by 2020. Here we are, with €2.2 billion spent, and it is still not built. A total of €300 million has been spent on metro north and not a shovel has been put in the ground. Ventilators costing €22 million that did not work were...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: I will give another couple of examples. The Minister for Justice promised there would be a policing review after the Dublin riots. It does not exist anymore. There are 4,000 empty local authority homes at the moment. It takes eight months for them to be returned to the market. It takes three weeks for a private rental home to be returned to the market. A planning application has not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Everything is grinding to a halt. The Minister has to admit that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: There is no staff in the planning-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Staff the planning departments.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: Not even a planning application has gone in in Midleton.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (19 Sep 2024)

Peadar Tóibín: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to increase the rate of tourism in County Meath. [36754/24]