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Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: The Ombudsman for Children is an expert as well.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. In this House on 9 November, the Taoiseach suggested, in response to comments from Deputy Tóibín about the reconfiguration of Navan hospital, that the Deputy should visit Roscommon University Hospital to see the expansion in the range of services there. I noticed that the Taoiseach said that when I was not present. He might...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce will meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60471/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: By the end of next year, 75,000 fewer homes will have access to high-speed broadband than had been planned just two years ago under the national broadband plan. The build of that plan is a full 12 months behind schedule after only two years of the project. This will have a significant impact on the uptake of remote working across the country. This includes public sector workers, for whom...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: Wait for the supplementaries, Minister.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister. I welcome the fact this task force is being re-established. I am deeply disappointed it did not sit for the two years since the signing of the national broadband plan contract. In that time we have seen ongoing delays in engaging with local authorities, CIÉ and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. These are all problems the contractor has had with getting...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: When it was formed, the Government made it quite clear that one of its priorities was to fast-track the national broadband plan. Surely, one of the first things that should have been done was to re-establish the task force rather than considering it 18 months down the road. I have a suggestion for the Minister for inclusion on the work programme. As she knows, as National Broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will reappoint the just transition commissioner on an interim basis pending the establishment of the office on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 4 July 2018, if she will ensure that medical training is provided to schools with a pupil with a prescribed adrenaline autoinjector to ensure that they are in a position to properly manage anaphylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60070/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 546. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 24 October 2018, if he will ensure that medical training is provided by the HSE to schools with a pupil with a prescribed adrenaline autoinjector to ensure they are in a position to properly manage anaphylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60069/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 580. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the terms of reference of the review to be established by the end of the month under Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if he will seek the opinion of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on draft terms of reference; the timeline for the completion of the review; the membership of the review group; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 663. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final report of the wool feasibility study will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60108/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Properties (7 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: 706. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to put measures in place to support the refurbishment of vacant property in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60472/21]

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — Ireland has one of the largest maritime areas in the European Union (EU), seven times larger than our land mass, and covers an area of almost 500,000 sq. km, representing a 220-million-acre marine resource; — there is potential to develop over 70,000 megawatts of offshore renewable energy, providing Ireland with...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: Standing Orders clearly state that the final ten minutes is protected so we have exactly five minutes remaining. That is under Standing Orders. It is quite clear.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: Not in the home.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: They are not doing it in the home.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: Two years ago, the Dáil referred the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 for Committee Stage consideration by the health committee. This new law will provide for mandatory open disclosure in the case of serious medical mistakes. We have all dealt with incidents where individuals or their next of kin have been refused honest answers to the most basic of...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete lines 8 to 11 and substitute the following: “but does not include a claim— (i) under a policy that fails to provide cover for day case and inpatient care in model 2 hospitals, or (ii) for the cost of drugs that are not listed on the Reimbursement List established and published by the Health Service Executive under section 17...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Denis Naughten: I made it clear at the start of my contribution that this was a clumsy amendment. As the Minister of State knows, if I tried to word an amendment on this, it would cause a cost on the Exchequer and be ruled out of order. Second, it is disingenuous to talk about the public consultation because officials here have known for years about this issue. This is not the first time I have raised it....