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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (18 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post primary schools that require iPads or tablets as part of their school policy; the financial supports that are available for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an emergency care facility (details supplied) is operating limited hours; the reason bloods are not being taken on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36447/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the OPW’s works on the lodge at the Phoenix Park Castleknock Gate; to provide a summary of the works being carried out by the OPW, a timeline and the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37260/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he can provide an update or commit to renewing the process on changes to the casual and occasional trading licence legislation dating from 1995 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37823/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider incorporating an all-weather, multi-use sports pitch in conjunction with their new build for a school build (details supplied), which has full planning permission, to streamline the process, take advantage of economies of scale and ensure that the new school is delivered as a completed project; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if free schoolbooks for primary age children are available for students using home tuition grants, many of whom do not have an appropriate school place for additional needs and who are doubly penalised without proper supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37380/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 207. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a funding stream is available for local, smaller-scale theatrical productions, such as Christmas pantomimes, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37617/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural appeals pending, by month; how long an application is taking for a final decision; how long an application is taking from oral hearing to final decision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37813/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 358. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the lack of flexibility for childcare providers (details supplied) to join the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme during the year in order to support parents financially, even if providers are late registering with Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her policy on opening reading classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38397/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the ownership of the field adjacent to a school (details supplied); the timings for the extension and remediation works for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38398/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome all the guests who have come here. Being the last speaker, I am able to reflect on other people’s questions and the contributions of the witnesses. Mr. Corrigan said this is not about personalities. I differ with him on that. I think this is about personalities. Are there any good people on the HSI board now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I do not like calling Mr. Freyne by that name because I know him, so I will call him Tom if that is okay. As a former Minister of State, I dealt a lot with Tom. He did an absolutely fantastic job in the equitation school and I am very familiar with it. I was very supportive of it when I was Minister of State. Tom, are you the only witness here who was on the board of HSI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Are there any competent people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I was interested in what you said earlier, Tom, about the larger board of 17 members. If it went back to that make up, with a number of ministerial appointees, do you believe we might be able to fix some of the problems and issues we are chatting about this evening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I have a question for each of the affiliates and a one sentence reply will suffice. When is the last time they had any face-to-face interaction with HSI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: This is the meeting you referred to earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Was it a face-to-face meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Was it on a specific agenda item or general issues? Did it have to do with passports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: When HSI came before the committee to discuss licensing, I had a major go off it because it is totally not professional in the way it does its job in that regard. This is what I hear back from constituents who are involved in the sport horse industry. I am interested in Mr Hanly's exchange with Senator Boyhan. I thought it was a little frosty. I want to tease the matter out a bit more....