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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I could not agree more. Deputy Patricia Ryan is next.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: As no other speakers are indicating I will finish the session. This was our first session and I thank our witnesses. They have given us a fantastic grounding in the conversation today and in their excellent opening statements. I thank them for their time. I hope when we write our report we can do their work justice. I thank Dr. McDonnell, Dr. Healy, Ms Murphy and Ms Rogers for their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the oversight process on progressing the delivery and implementation of accessible infrastructure for disabled students such as lifts and ramps, once funding has been approved and contractors appointed, in order that schools are fully inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4716/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Site Acquisition (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement her Department has had with a school (details supplied) in relation to its new permanent school location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps taken by his Department to promote and fund dedicated LGBTQI+ emergency accommodation within homelessness services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4565/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will set out in respect of the €20 million capital allocation announced in budget 2022 to schools for the purchase of books, audio books and other media, the way schools can access such funding; the timeline for the roll-out of the funding; her plans to conduct an evaluation of its impact after the fact; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee plan to revisit its recommendation in relation to the interval between the primary vaccine series and booster doses for those who have had a breakthrough infection in terms of reducing the current three-month recommendation further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making the HPV vaccine available free of cost to all persons up to age of 45 years given the October 2018 announcement from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America that the approved age for the HPV vaccine had been increased up to age 45 years for women and men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4515/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 791. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to promote and advertise the use of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive scheme to help alleviate waiting lists for medical procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5037/22]

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I will use my time to draw attention to the ongoing difficulties with homelessness, its interaction with addiction issues and how these have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and its resulting restrictions. In the early days of the virus, there was a necessary and welcome urgency in Government to address the homelessness and housing crisis while individuals and families were asked to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the medicines available under the drug payment scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum; the medicines available on the medical card to treat same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5225/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the programmes run by an organisation (details supplied) to assist those living with neurological conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5263/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has costed the recommendations made in the report of the review of the health services for persons with autism spectrum disorders; if the necessary funding will be made available to implement these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5452/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 118. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position on measures his Department is taking to implement the EU child guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5428/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I ask the Minister to outline the position on measures his Department is taking to implement the EU child guarantee.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I know from previous conversations with the Minister that he is well aware of some of these issues. As for the child guarantee, I am selfishly thinking particularly of my constituency, where we have high numbers of children experiencing homelessness and children who are from migrant families and who sometimes find it difficult to access services. I know that the Minister of State, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am very heartened to hear of the threading through of issues of child poverty throughout the Minister's statement. I appreciate that housing is not his brief, but we have 2,500 children in emergency accommodation. The cost of rents in particular is rising rapidly, and the cost of living is difficult for families on lower incomes. Will the Minister talk to me a little about what the child...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to raise some questions as a result of a recent freedom of information request from the Dublin Commuter Coalition around the Luas Finglas line. I should start by saying, with no disrespect to our witnesses, but between TII, the National Transport Authority, NTA, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, even I find it hard to keep track of what the plans are. It is very useful when groups...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: For clarity, what Mr. Walsh is saying is that it was there but there was a decision to set it aside and to rely on the greater Dublin area cycle network strategy.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (3 Feb 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is fair enough. The greater Dublin area cycle network plan is from 2013. What percentage of that has been built at the moment?