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Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (8 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: We are required by the UN sustainability goals to tackle climate change and prevent poverty at the same time. We are not doing that with this measure. The Government has talked about cross-party support. The reality is that the Government has failed to produce the review of energy poverty which was requested by the all-party Oireachtas committee. What the Minister announced today in terms...

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (8 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: What about the carbon tax on public transport?

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (8 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: So there will be an increase in fares.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (8 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation has been initiated into allegations of breaches of greyhound welfare as highlighted in the media (details supplied); the stage the investigation is at; the actions that have been identified from the investigation; and the enforcement actions and prosecutions that have resulted from same. [40884/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care ophthalmology appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41321/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 108. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care physiotherapy appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41322/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 109. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care occupational therapy appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 110. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care speech and language therapy appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41324/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dietician Service Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 111. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care dietician appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41325/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a primary care audiology appointment by LHO, age and time waiting. [41326/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to amend regulations in order that all supermarket stores over a certain size must have glass and can bring banks on site. [41374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (9 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if provision will be made for families in terms of the forthcoming affordable housing scheme that are not first-time buyers, but has previously purchased an affordable home under the old scheme but now require assistance to purchase a different affordable home on medical grounds and grounds of increased family size; and if...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I asked a particular question during the budget debate on Tuesday evening but I did not get a reply, so I will now ask it of the Tánaiste. Has the budget been poverty-proofed? Several features of the budget are clearly regressive, particularly the failure to index-link social welfare payments. Although the Government flagged that there would be no standard increase of €5 in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Of course everybody understands that choices have to be made.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: This Government has chosen to hit low-income workers, pensioners and people on social welfare. That is the effect of the choices it has made. These people will take the brunt of Brexit, just as they took the brunt of the recession. The Government has chosen to hit those people.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: On the other side of the equation, it has extended the special assignee relief programme and introduced a range of tax cuts for business, while failing to introduce taxes that could have been imposed on the richest people in this country. The Government made those choices, just as choices were made during the recession. That is the problem. That is the issue. Basically, Fine Gael is not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I have asked two questions. I would like the Tánaiste to answer them.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Is the Tánaiste going to answer the two questions?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: Was the budget poverty-proofed?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I have asked the question three times now.