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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 506. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an updated position on the future of the physiotherapy service currently based at a location (details supplied); if she is aware that the service remains at risk due to the planned demolition of its existing premises and the absence of a confirmed alternative location; noting previous meetings and ongoing discussions regarding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: It put forward a business case, which the Department accepted, for the purchase of a machine that could not fit into the building that we wanted it in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome the witnesses. In the previous term, I had a lot of engagement with a number of the organisations. I look forward to continued engagement. All of the witnesses said the news and content produced is tried and trusted and it is correct information. That is extremely important. I ask the witnesses to provide short answers as I have eight minutes. What can be done to improve the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: That relates to funding seeping down to regional radio stations. What is there now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: There is a restriction regarding new or additional coverage as part of some of the schemes. Locally, the vast majority were doing that work already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: It needs to be changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: It was €845,000

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: All right. On the written media, are the witnesses happy with how it is designed? Do the funds meet their needs going into the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I agree. From previous work I have done, my view is 25% of the licence fee should be ringfenced into a larger Sound and Vision fund to allow both written and community radio apply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Can I get a quick answer from NewsBrands?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for ASD classrooms within the approval process for a school (details supplied); the projected timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 942. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the ongoing review of access to approved spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatments; if she is aware that approximately 20 adults continue to be excluded from treatment on the basis of having been over 18 years of age at the time of initial HSE approval; if she will outline the steps being taken to address this age-based...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I welcome this legislation. As the Chair of the housing committee, I also thank its members from all parties for waving pre-legislative scrutiny at a meeting yesterday so this Bill could be on the agenda here today and passed before the week is out. I just wanted to put that on the record. Ultimately, this Bill is about protecting tenancies and trying to create an environment to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I advise Members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. Ireland faces many challenges in respect of delivery of housing such as addressing imbalances between supply and demand, streamlining the planning processes, improving construction productivity and ensuring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Just so members are aware, they have six minutes each for questions and answers, so I ask members to be specific with their questions and I ask the witnesses to try to be specific and sharp with the answers to give members an opportunity to ask as many as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I might let the witnesses from the LDA answer the specific question about treatment plants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: We will move on. We might get a chance to come back in.